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  2. OpenStreetMap - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenStreetMap

    OpenStreetMap ( OSM) is a free, open geographic database updated and maintained by a community of volunteers via open collaboration. Contributors collect data from surveys, trace from aerial imagery and also import from other freely licensed geodata sources. OpenStreetMap is freely licensed under the Open Database License and as a result ...

  3. OpenStreetMap Foundation - Wikipedia

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    OpenStreetMap Foundation. / 52.55098; -1.81860. The OpenStreetMap Foundation (abbreviated OSMF) is a non-profit foundation whose aim is to support and enable the development of freely-reusable geospatial data. Founded in 2006, it is closely connected with the OpenStreetMap project, although its constitution does not prevent it supporting other ...

  4. Comparison of web map services - Wikipedia

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    OpenStreetMap Foundation. Paid for by various individuals and companies. HERE: Apple: Yandex: Data Feature Google Maps Bing Maps MapQuest Mapy.cz OpenStreetMap Here WeGo Apple Maps Yandex Maps; Age of satellite imagery 1–3 years [dubious – discuss] 1–3 years [citation needed] 1–4 years No 1–3 years 1–3 years 1–4 years Map data ...

  5. List of online map services - Wikipedia

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    Bing Maps – covers the whole country. Google Maps - covers the whole country. Libre Map Project. MapQuest - covers the whole country. The National Map by the United States Geological Survey. Roadtrippers - covers the whole country. TerraServer-USA - covers the whole country.

  6. Wikipedia : Creating shape maps from OpenStreetMap data

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    Method 2: Using the OpenStreetMap website After right-clicking the shape you want to map (for instance, Scioto Audubon Metro Park), click 'Query features' to bring up the lefthand toolbar. Select the feature name to bring up its relation. Go to OpenStreetMap and zoom into the general area where the shape is.

  7. iD (software) - Wikipedia

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    iD is a free software online editor for OpenStreetMap (OSM) geodata created in JavaScript and released in 2013. It is the most popular [2] and the default editor on the main OSM page. [3] [4] iD's features include choosing custom aerial imagery and native support for Mapillary photos. Specialized forks of iD include RapiD, developed by Facebook ...

  8. Tiled web map - Wikipedia

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    Tiled web maps are normally displayed with no gap between tiles. A tiled web map, slippy map [1] (in OpenStreetMap terminology) or tile map is a map displayed in a web browser by seamlessly joining dozens of individually requested image or vector data files. It is the most popular way to display and navigate maps, replacing other methods such ...

  9. Web Mercator projection - Wikipedia

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    Web Mercator, Google Web Mercator, Spherical Mercator, WGS 84 Web Mercator [1] or WGS 84/Pseudo-Mercator is a variant of the Mercator map projection and is the de facto standard for Web mapping applications. It rose to prominence when Google Maps adopted it in 2005. [2] It is used by virtually all major online map providers, including Google ...