OpenStreetMap
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| URL | OpenStreetMap.org |
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| Slogan | The Free Wiki World Map |
| Commercial? | No |
| Type of site | Collaborative mapping |
| Registration | Required for contributors |
| Available language(s) | Over 50 site translations and unlimited map languages [1] |
| Users | 904,752 |
| Owner | OpenStreetMap Community. Project support by OpenStreetMap Foundation. |
| Created by | Steve Coast |
| Launched | 1 July 2004 |
| Alexa rank | ▲ 8,412 (July 2013[update])[2] |
OpenStreetMap is a free editable map of the whole world. It is made by people from the entire world.
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People make the maps using data from a GPS device and pictures from airplaces. Map vector information can be downloaded under the Open Database License,[3] and the map pictures can be downloaded under Creative Commons Share-Alike license.
OpenStreetMap allows you to view, edit and use geographical data in a collaborative way from anywhere on Earth.
Source[change | change source]
- ↑ "Translating OpenStreetMap". http://translatewiki.net/wiki/Translating:OpenStreetMap/stats/trunk. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ↑ "Openstreetmap.org Site Info". Alexa Internet. http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/OpenStreetMap.org. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
- ↑ RWeait (12 September 2012). "OpenStreetMap data license is ODbL v1.0". OSM Foundation. http://blog.osmfoundation.org/2012/09/12/openstreetmap-data-license-is-odbl/. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
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