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2. Comparison of web map services - Wikipedia

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   Google Microsoft Seznam.cz 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 ...

3. OpenStreetMap - Wikipedia

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   OpenStreetMap's adoption was accelerated by Google Maps's introduction of pricing in 2012 and the development of supporting software and applications. The database is hosted by the OpenStreetMap Foundation, a non-profit organisation registered in England and Wales and is funded mostly via donations.

4. List of online map services - Wikipedia

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   United States. Apple Maps - covers the whole country. 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.

5. Web Mercator projection - Wikipedia

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   The standard style for OpenStreetMap, like most Web maps, uses the Web Mercator projection. 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 ...

6. Tiled web map - Wikipedia

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   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 as Web Map Service (WMS) which typically display a single large ...

7. OpenStreetMap Foundation - Wikipedia

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   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 projects.

8. Collaborative mapping - Wikipedia

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   Collaborative mapping. Collaborative mapping, also known as citizen mapping, [1] is the aggregation of Web mapping and user-generated content, [2] from a group of individuals or entities, and can take several distinct forms. With the growth of technology for storing and sharing maps, collaborative maps have become competitors to commercial ...

9. List of street view services - Wikipedia

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   The Danish map-tool Krak offers their own version of street view in the largest Danish cities, including Copenhagen, Odense and Aarhus. [22] Nokia Maps or HERE offers street views of Copenhagen. COWI offers the charged service Danmarks Digitale Gadefoto (DDG), which sees yearly updates of full coverage panoramas including the Faeroese Islands. [23]