OpenStreetMap
OpenStreetMap (OSM) is a collaborative project to create a
free editable map of the world.
OpenStreetMap allows you to view, edit and use geographical
data in a collaborative way from anywhere on Earth.
Features include:
- Data has been provided from government data sources.
Sources include
- Landsat 7 satellite imagery
- Prototype Global Shorelines
(PGS)
- TIGER data of the United States
- Ordnance Survey OpenData
- Available at a number of different sites and in differet
formats
- Offline raster maps
- Map editor called Potlatch 2:
- User-friendly tagging with customisable presets
- WYSIWYG rendering
- Vector Background Layers
- A more flexible undo/redo system
- OAuth support so you can deploy it on other websites
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