"Wikipedia of maps" open sources Atlanta map data

"Wikipedia of maps" open sources Atlanta map data(news.bbc.co.uk)

28 points by cubedice 16 years ago | 7 comments

cousin_it 16 years ago |

OpenStreetMap is my favorite community project in the world. Truly open map data is a huge deal, given how many companies are making money from the stuff. Long ago when I started OpenPhotoVR I'd dreamt of eventually integrating it with OSM, too bad it never gained enough momentum.

Mark_B 16 years ago | |

Agreed. Also, adjusting street positions is somehow very addictive.

secret 16 years ago |

The article reminded me of: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Exactitude_in_Science

adrianb 16 years ago |

Wikipedia of maps is called Wikimapia.

pieter 16 years ago | |

I don't see how. The maps used by OpenStreetMap are under a free license, Wikimapia is just proprietary (Google) maps with a bit of user data on top. It's like comparing Wikipedia to Encyclopedia Brittanica with user comments.

ynniv 16 years ago | | |

But wikimapia has wiki in the name!

Seriously tho, few people realize that wikimapia data is © wikimapia and you are not permitted to create derivative works except for "personal or educational" use.

grandalf 16 years ago | |

Actually it's called wikifieldtrip.org too.