iD (software)

iD
Original author(s) Richard Fairhurst
Developer(s) Multiple contributors
Initial release May 7, 2013 (2013-05-07)[1]
Stable release
2.2.2 / June 12, 2017 (2017-06-12)[2]
Repository https://github.com/openstreetmap/iD
Development status Active
Written in JavaScript
Platform Web browser
Available in 78[3] languages
Type GIS software
License ISC
Website ideditor.com

iD is a free software online editor for OpenStreetMap geodata created in JavaScript and released in 2013. It is designed to be simple and user friendly[4] and is used as a default editor on main OSM page.

Usage

It's the most popular OSM editor by number of users.[5]

iD's features include choosing custom aerial imagery and native support for Mapillary photos.[6]

Some specialized forks of iD:

Name

The choice of iD as a name is related to popularity of getElementById in JavaScript, combination of iPad with Système D, and a tribute to the Citroen iD car model. It was also meant to be easier to pronounce than Potlatch.[12]

Technical background

This editor was meant to be a Potlatch 2 architecture reimplementation in JavaScript with redesigned user interface. The only big internal change was departure from XML tagging preset architecture to a JSON-based one.[12]

While the initial versions were based on Dojo framework,[13] iD now uses D3.js library for rendering and its primary mode of rendering is via SVG. Its core architecture is modular and designed to be easily used in other JavaScript-based tools for OpenStreetMap.[14]

Versions

Branch Original
release date
Version Version
release date
Support Model
Alpha December 21, 2012 Alpha 3 February 23, 2013
Beta April 2, 2013 Beta 1 April 2, 2013
1.0 May 9, 2013 1.0.1 May 10, 2013 EOL (End-of-life)
1.1 August 9, 2013 1.1.6 August 23, 2013 EOL
1.2 September 26, 2013 1.2.1 September 30, 2013 EOL
1.3 24 de outubro de 2013 1.3.10 May 21, 2014 EOL
1.4 May 29, 2014 1.4.0 May 29, 2014 EOL
1.5 July 8, 2014 1.5.4 July 29, 2014 EOL
1.6 October 6, 2014 1.6.3 10 de fevereiro de 2015 EOL
1.7 11 de fevereiro de 2015 1.7.4 September 16, 2015 EOL
1.8 November 8, 2015 1.8.3 December 11, 2015 EOL
1.9 March 1, 2016 1.9.4 May 4, 2016 Active
2.0 November 15, 2016 2.0.2 December 22, 2016 Active
2.1 February 4, 2017 2.1.3 February 24, 2017 Active
2.2 May 9, 2017 2.2.2 June 12, 2017 Active

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