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Open Street Map I

Open Street Map I. Mills SOC128 Fall 2013 Dan Ryan. Contents. What? Why? How? Us. Open Street Map. What is it?. Open Street Map: What?. OSM DB. Raster Data. TIGER. API. GPS. USers. APPs. Open Street Map: What?.

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Open Street Map I

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  1. Open Street Map I Mills SOC128 Fall 2013 Dan Ryan

  2. Contents • What? • Why? • How? • Us

  3. Open Street Map What is it?

  4. Open Street Map: What? OSM DB Raster Data TIGER API GPS USers APPs

  5. Open Street Map: What? • Starts with TIGER*(topologically integrated geographic encoding and referencing) • Peer production: anyone can add features • >1,000,000 accounts and >15,000 active • Data can be used in other applications • WHY DOES THAT MATTER? *See Also: US Census Bureau. “TIGER Products”

  6. Open Street Map WhY?

  7. Open Street Map: Why? • Lots of maps on web, but only free to VIEW • Cannot use data to build new applications • Mapnik • OpenCycleMap • OpenQueerMap • WaterColorMap • Peer Production harnesses enormous amounts of contributions to public goods

  8. Open Street Map How?

  9. Open Street Map: How? http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Press_Kit

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