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

1 Usage
2 Wanted
3 In progress
4 How To
5 Templates
6 Categories

[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:

Sunbury - 80N 18:17, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

[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.