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The '''OpenStreetMap Wiki''' ('''OSM Wiki''') is a very active [[wiki]] supporting the OpenStreetMap (OSM) project. The wiki has project {{tag|documentation}} for the main OpenStreetMap server software and also for the myriad of other {{tag|open source}} offerings in and around the project, and branching out to document many {{tag|Geography|geo}}-technologies in general (but mainly from an OpenStreetMap perspective). | The '''OpenStreetMap Wiki''' ('''OSM Wiki''') is a very active [[wiki]] supporting the OpenStreetMap (OSM) project. The wiki has project {{tag|documentation}} for the main OpenStreetMap server software and also for the myriad of other {{tag|open source}} offerings in and around the project, and branching out to document many {{tag|Geography|geo}}-technologies in general (but mainly from an OpenStreetMap perspective). | ||
OpenStreetMap itself is a project to do with {{tag|map}}s, but interestingly it is applying [[WhatIsWiki|wiki]] principles to map making. You can consider it essentially one big wiki with a single document: a map of the {{tag|Earth|world}}. Contributors can view the map and then move across to the edit tab and edit the map! The OSM project is modelled on [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]], and like Wikipedia, is overseen by a {{tag| | OpenStreetMap itself is a project to do with {{tag|map}}s, but interestingly it is applying [[WhatIsWiki|wiki]] principles to map making. You can consider it essentially one big wiki with a single document: a map of the {{tag|Earth|world}}. Contributors can view the map and then move across to the edit tab and edit the map! The OSM project is modelled on [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]], and like Wikipedia, is overseen by a {{tag|Non-profit|not-for-profit}} organisation registered in {{tag|England}} and Wales, the [https://wiki.OpenStreetMap.org/wiki/Foundation OpenStreetMap Foundation] (OSMF). It releases all of this map data (and wiki content) with an open license; namely the {{tag|Wiki Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike|Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 license}} (CC BY-SA 2.0). With over 300,000 registered [[user]]s, it's a very active community of map makers. | ||
The map itself has special information about wheelchair ramp {{tag|accessibility}} and {{tag|cycling}} lanes and pathways. | The map itself has special information about wheelchair ramp {{tag|accessibility}} and {{tag|cycling}} lanes and pathways. | ||