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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 {{tag\|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\|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.		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.