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OpenStreetMap

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Imagine being able to create accurate maps that look how you want them to, and use them on the Web or in print, for free. OpenStreetMap allows exactly that, with no restrictions on how or where you use your maps. OpenStreetMap is perfect for businesses that want to include maps on their website or in publications without paying high fees. With this book in hand you have the power to make, alter, and use this geographical data in a collaborative way from anywhere on the Earth.OpenStreetMap was started because most maps you think of as free actually have legal or technical restrictions on their use, holding back people from using them in creative, productive, or unexpected ways. This book will allow you to take control of your own maps and use them smoothly. This book introduces the reader to the OpenStreetMap project and shows you how to participate in the project, and make use of the data it provides. No prior knowledge of the project is assumed, and technical details are kept to a minimum.In this book, you'll learn how easy it is to add your neighborhood to OpenStreetMap using inexpensive GPS equipment, or even no GPS at all. You'll find out how to communicate with other mappers working in the same area, and where to find more information about how to map the world around you.Once you have your area mapped, you'll learn how to turn this information into maps, whether for use in print or online, large or small, and with the details you want shown. The book describes several rendering methods, each suited to different types of map, and takes you through a tutorial on each one.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
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OpenStreetMap
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OpenStreetMap
Credits
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Credits
About the Author
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About the Author
About the Reviewers
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About the Reviewers
Preface
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Preface
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Making a Free, Editable Map of the World
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Making a Free, Editable Map of the World
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What is OpenStreetMap?
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Why use OpenStreetMap?
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Why contribute to OpenStreetMap?
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History
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Does it work?
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Structure of the project
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The OpenStreetMap Foundation
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Achievements
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Summary
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Getting started at openstreetmap.org
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Getting started at openstreetmap.org
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A quick tour of the front page
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Creating your account
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How to use the slippy map
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Interacting with the data
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Project documentation: the wiki
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Communicating with other mappers
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planet.openstreetmap.org
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Reporting problems with OpenStreetMap software
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OpenStreetMap on social networks
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Don't be afraid to ask
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Summary
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Gathering Data using GPS
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Gathering Data using GPS
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What is GPS?
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What's a GPS trace?
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What equipment do I need?
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Making your first trace
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Making your traces more accurate
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Surveying techniques
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Getting your traces into the right format
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Adding your traces to OpenStreetMap
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Collecting information without a GPS
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Have you finished?
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Summary
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How OpenStreetMap Records Geographical Features
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How OpenStreetMap Records Geographical Features
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Data primitives
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Tagging
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OpenStreetMap's Editing Applications
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OpenStreetMap's Editing Applications
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Potlatch
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Java OpenStreetMap Editor (JOSM)
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Merkaartor
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Mapping and Editing Techniques
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Mapping and Editing Techniques
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Drawing and tagging features
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Summary
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Checking OpenStreetMap Data for Problems
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Checking OpenStreetMap Data for Problems
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Inspecting data with openstreetmap.org's data overlay and browser
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Finding unsurveyed areas with the NoName layer
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OSM Mapper
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OSM Inspector
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Producing Customised Maps
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Producing Customised Maps
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The openstreetmap.org exporter
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Rendering maps on Windows using Kosmos
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Osmarender
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Getting Raw OpenStreetMap Data
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Getting Raw OpenStreetMap Data
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Planet files
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OpenStreetMap's REST API
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The extended API (XAPI)
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Manipulating OpenStreetMap Data using Osmosis
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Manipulating OpenStreetMap Data using Osmosis
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What is Osmosis?
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How Osmosis processes data
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Cutting out a bounding box
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Cutting out data with a bounding polygon
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Using tag filters to produce tailored datasets
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Splitting and merging data streams
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Automatically updating local data from diffs
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Reading the OpenStreetMap API from Osmosis
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Using Osmosis with a database
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Other Osmosis tasks
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OpenStreetMap's Future
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OpenStreetMap's Future
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Changing the OpenStreetMap license
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MapCSS—a common stylesheet language for OpenStreetMap
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Specialized editing applications
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The OpenStreetMap Foundation

The OpenStreetMap Foundation (OSMF) is a non-profit company based in the UK that supports the project. The foundation exists to own the project's infrastructure, accept donations, organize the annual conference, and provide arbitration in the event of disputes. It was established in 2006 as a Company Limited by Guarantee—a type of company in the UK that is suited to non-profit-making organizations. This type of company doesn't have shareholders; rather its members or guarantors are expected to pay a small amount (currently £5) in the event of the company becoming insolvent. The foundation's Memorandum of Association forbids it from paying dividends or otherwise distributing any profits.

Anyone may join the OSMF, although it's not necessary to use OpenStreetMap or contribute towards it. Neither does the OSMF dictate what can or can't be mapped, or how mappers work. Although it owns the project's infrastructure, the foundation doesn't own the data stored on them unless mappers have explicitly chosen to reassign the copyright on their contributions to the foundation.

The OSMF is governed by a board of directors, elected by the membership, which oversees the general running of the foundation. There are also a number of working groups made up of members of the foundation in addition to board members, which provide recommendations about particular aspects of the project, such as licensing, promotion of the project, the annual conference, and a data working group, responsible for ensuring the accuracy of the data as a whole. The data working group will intervene if unresolvable content disputes occur, or for cases of persistent vandalism, but, in general, most issues are solved by the OpenStreetMap community.

The foundation also administers the GPStogo,scheme, which provides GPS receivers to mappers in developing countries. The scheme is aimed at improving OpenStreetMap's data in countries where the equipment needed is too expensive to buy by lending receivers to mappers who have already made some contribution to the project.

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