Potlatch (software)
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Potlatch 2 with OpenStreetMap data | |
| Developer(s) | Richard Fairhurst |
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| Stable release | 2 v2.3 / December 2014 |
| Development status | Active |
| Written in | ActionScript |
| Platform | Adobe Flash |
| Type | GIS software |
| License | WTFPL[1] |
Potlatch is an editing tool for OpenStreetMap geodata using Adobe Flash. It is one of two editors embedded directly within the OpenStreetMap website.
Potlatch 1 [2] was released mid 2006[3] and was the default editor on the main OpenStrretMap site till it was replaced by Potlatch 2 in April 2011.[4]
An alpha version of Potlatch 2, a complete reimplementation of the software, was published in summer 2010. In December 2010, Potlatch 2 was released for general use. After Microsoft had granted OpenStreetMap permission to use aerial imagery from their Bing Maps service for tracing, Potlatch 2 was extended to display these images in the background.
Potlatch 2 requires a web browser with at least version 8 of the Flash plugin installed, it continues to be actively maintained.
The default editor on OpenStreetMap is now openstreetmap:iD.[5][6]
References
- ↑ "OpenStreetMap Potlatch 2 git repository". Retrieved 2012-06-23.
- ↑ "P1 repository".
- ↑ Fairhurst, Richard. "Potlatch 1".
- ↑ Weait, Richard. "Awesone Patlatch 2 team awarded Lolcat of Awesomeness".
- ↑ Fairhurst, Richard. "It all starts with an editor". Retrieved 2012-11-02.
- ↑ MacWright, Tom. "iD Updates". MapBox. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
Further reading
- Ramm, Frederik; Topf, Jochen; Chilton, Steve (2010). OpenStreetMap: Using and Enhancing the Free Map of the World. UIT Cambridge. p. 386. ISBN 978-1-906860-11-0.