OpenStreetMap facts for kids
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OpenStreetMap of Cambridge, England
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Type of site
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Collaborative mapping |
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| Available in | Over 50 site translations and unlimited map languages |
| Owner | OpenStreetMap Community. Project support by OpenStreetMap Foundation. |
| Created by | Steve Coast |
| Alexa rank | ▲ 8,412 (July 2013[update]) |
| 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, 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.
Images for kids
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Editing with JOSM after a ground survey
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StreetComplete asking user a question. User filled in the answer. After tapping "OK" this answer will be added to an OpenStreetMap database.
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Surveying routes with a Satellite navigation device
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OpenStreetMap of Soho, central London, shown in "standard" OpenStreetMap layer
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OpenStreetMap Philippines GPS map, an end-product of over a thousand crisis mappers that contributed almost 5 million map updates during the 2013 Haiyan humanitarian activation.
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The Forest Landscape Integrity Index, which incorporates a global planet dump of OSM.
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State of the Map Asia 2017 Conference Poster
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Moovit Navigate
See also
In Spanish: OpenStreetMap para niños
