Wikivoyage:Cooperating with OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap is a free, editable map of the whole world.

How we can use OpenStreetMap

Travel guides needs maps for a variety of reasons:

• showing travel regions like United States of America
• showing where attractions, bars and hotels are in a city map, like Chicago/Loop
• showing detail on large free-standing attractions like Borobudur
• showing maps of public transport systems

Most maps and satellite imagery are copyrighted by a site's owner. However, OpenStreetMap uses a license that allows their maps to be freely used, as long as attribution is given to its contributors. This means it's a great source for our maps!

OpenStreetMap is licensed under the Open Data Commons Open Database License (ODbL).

Images

Sometimes, OSM users generate photographs with embedded GPS co-ordinates as part of their mapping efforts. These may be useful to us if imported to Wikimedia Commons. See .

Benefits for OpenStreetMap

OsmAnd openstreetmap application, showcasing Wikivoyage integration.

But it works both ways: while Wikivoyage uses OSM for its travel maps, our input is worthwhile for OpenStreetMap. OpenStreetMap is a collaborative project that is edited, improved and built upon by everyone. So, if you're working on a map of a certain region that has a low coverage on OSM, you can start tracing the map on OSM and then use it for your own travel map afterwards. This way the OSM project moves forward as do we.

Linking to OpenStreetMap

Links to OpenStreetMap-based maps appear in the upper right corner of a destination article. To add a map of a destination, add {{geo|lat|long}} to the page, where lat and long stand for a destination's coordinates. For example, add {{geo|51.5086|-0.1264}} for London.

See also

• Wikivoyage:Dynamic maps Expedition
• Wikivoyage:Mapmaking Expedition
• Wikivoyage:List of related projects
• Wikivoyage:Regions map Expedition
• OpenStreetMap's page on Collaboration with Wikivoyage
• mw:Maps and mw:extension:Kartographer on MediaWiki.org