Open StreetMap

Platform/Software
Year initiated: 
2004
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Open StreetMap
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Open StreetMap is a collaborative project to create a free editable map of the world. Two major driving forces behind the establishment and growth of OSM have been restrictions on use or availability of map information across much of the world and the advent of inexpensive portable satellite navigation devices.

Created by Steve Coast in the UK in 2004, it was inspired by the success of Wikipedia and the preponderance of proprietary map data in the UK and elsewhere. Since then, it has grown to over 1.6 million registered users, who can collect data using manual survey, GPS devices, aerial photography, and other free sources. The site is supported by the OpenStreetMap Foundation, a non-profit organization registered in England.

(Source: Wikipedia)

Works Developed in this Platform:

Work title Author Language Year
Enter the Plains Johannes Heldén English 2006

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Record posted by: 
Magnus Lindstrøm