OpenStreetMap
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 OpenStreetMap of Cambridge, England | |
Type of site | Collaborative mapping |
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| Available in | Over 50 site translations and unlimited map languages [1] |
| Owner | OpenStreetMap Community. Project support by OpenStreetMap Foundation. |
| Created by | Steve Coast |
| URL | OpenStreetMap.org |
| Commercial | No |
| Registration | Required for contributors |
| Users | 904,752 |
| Launched | 1 July 2004 |
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.
Sources
- ↑ "Translating OpenStreetMap". Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ↑ "Openstreetmap.org Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
- ↑ RWeait (12 September 2012). "OpenStreetMap data license is ODbL v1.0". OSM Foundation. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
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