OSM for Wikimedians
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This document provides an overview of OpenStreetMap (OSM), a collaborative project to create a free editable map of the world. It notes that OSM was founded in 2004 and is run by the OpenStreetMap Foundation. Volunteers contribute geospatial data under an open license. The document encourages contributing location data using a GPS device and app. It highlights opportunities to add or improve metadata for places. It also discusses why OSM data could be useful for Wikimedia projects like Wikiversity and Wikispecies.
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for Wikimedians
[[User:Tom Morris]]
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OSM for Wikimedians
- 2. We’re pretty similar • Founded in 2004 • OpenStreetMap Foundation, non-profit UK limited company started in 2006 • Freely-licensed geospatial data contributed by a community of volunteers • It’s also enormously addictive
- 3. Contributing • Get user account • Collect traces with a GPS device with GPX export. • Other formats than GPX can be converted using GPSBabel
- 4. Town and city • There’s lots that needs doing, but it’s mostly maintenance of existing content (like WP!) • To find things to do, go to the OSM wiki: wiki.openstreetmap.org and type in city – e.g. London. • Metadata improvements, pubs, churches, public toilets, schools, bus stops etc.
- 5. In the countryside: loads to do!
- 7. • Get GPS trace off device • Login • Upload • Wait patiently... • Edit map • Trace • Save • Repeat until barnstar ;-)
- 8. Why? • OSM now used in Wikipedia apps • Can be reused within Wikimedia projects? • Imagine: Wikiversity? Wikispecies? • Can be used as part of GLAM/ partnership work • Fits within our mission!
- 9. OpenCycleMap OpenPisteMap
- 10. Happy mapping. ~~~~ OpenStreetMap tiles are Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike. OSMTracker for Android is licensed under GPLv3. OSM logo, wheelmap.org logo, Wikimedia logos and web graphics are trademarked and used under §30(1) of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 for the purpose of criticism and review.