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''' | '''= a free editable map of the whole world''' | ||
URL = http://www.openstreetmap.org/ | URL = http://www.openstreetmap.org/ | ||
=Description= | |||
OpenStreetMap '''allows you to view, edit and use geographical data in a collaborative way''' from anywhere on Earth. | |||
"OpenStreetMap is the free and open alternative to commercial providers - where users collect GPS tracks and additional information and make that into a high-quality map. The Economist concluded an article about the aforementioned geodata big guns saying: "In time, such [OpenStreetMap] contributions could create a detailed, free map of the world. If so, TomTom's and Nokia's acquisitions would look very overpriced." | |||
(http://events.ccc.de/congress/2007/Fahrplan/events/2286.en.html) | |||
[[Category:Resources]] | [[Category:Resources]] | ||
[[Category:Geography]] | |||
Revision as of 05:28, 30 December 2007
= a free editable map of the whole world
URL = http://www.openstreetmap.org/
Description
OpenStreetMap allows you to view, edit and use geographical data in a collaborative way from anywhere on Earth.
"OpenStreetMap is the free and open alternative to commercial providers - where users collect GPS tracks and additional information and make that into a high-quality map. The Economist concluded an article about the aforementioned geodata big guns saying: "In time, such [OpenStreetMap] contributions could create a detailed, free map of the world. If so, TomTom's and Nokia's acquisitions would look very overpriced." (http://events.ccc.de/congress/2007/Fahrplan/events/2286.en.html)