Wikipedia:WikiProject OpenStreetMap
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This project is for anyone who wants to create maps for Wikipedia using data from OpenStreetMap. OpenStreetMap offers raw mapping data with a creative commons license, and also provides the tools to create rendered map images. Such a rendering is a derivitive work which can be published here on wikipedia with the same open license. See the OpenStreetMap article for more information.
The parent project is Wikipedia:WikiProject Maps
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[edit] Usage
Map images derived from OpenStreetMap data are in Category:OpenStreetMap maps.
The category at Wikimedia Commons is also Category:OpenStreetMap maps.
[edit] Wanted
If you want a map for a particular article, and don't know how to or don't want to create it yourself, then add it to this list. With luck, someone will notice and make a map for you sooner or later.
- Timbuktu
- Moorgate (replace the copyrighted map)
- Replace copyright disputed map Image:Brpkmap.jpg which isn't particularly good anyway (see dispute)
[edit] In progress
Maps for the following articles are being worked on by someone. If you want to help them contact them via their talk page:
[edit] How To
An outline of all the steps in the OpenStreetMap/Wikipedia mapping process:
- Visit all the streets in an area, with a GPS unit.
- Upload GPS tracks to OSM
- Use the OSM editing tools to markup and tag the nodes, segments, and ways of the map
- Render as SVG with Osmarender
- convert SVG to PNG
- Upload the image to wikimedia commons
- Put Template:OpenStreetMapImage on the image page
- Use the image in a wikipedia article.
[edit] Templates
- {{OpenStreetMapThumb}} - Use this template on an article page to include a thumbnail of an OpenStreetMap image.
- {{Openstreetmap}} - Use this template on an image page to indicate that it was created from OpenStreetMap data.
- {{OpenStreetMapImage}} - Use this template on an image page when there is a corresponding page on the OpenStreetMap wiki.
- {{Wikipedia:WikiProject OpenStreetMap/mappingParty}} - Use this template on the talk page of any article that will be visited by an OpenStreetMap mapping party.
- {{User:Ksbrown/User OSM}} - Userbox for Wikipedians who also contribute to OpenStreetMap for use in user space.
