OpenStreetCam
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| Website | https://www.openstreetcam.org/ |
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| Launched | 2009 |
| Current status | Active |
Content license | CC-BY-SA |
OpenStreetCam, formerly called OpenStreetView, is project to collect crowdsourced street-level photographs for improving OpenStreetMap.[1] Collected imagery is published under a CC-BY-SA license and most of the project's code is open source.[1]
Contributors gather imagery with their smartphones using an Android or iOS app.[1][2] It is also possible to upload images captured with other cameras. The OpenStreetCam app supports using an ODB-II dongle plugged into the vehicle in addition to GPS to improve the accuracy of the positions of images. The app also recognizes and process street signs in real time while capturing imagery.[1] Once the imagery is recorded, it is uploaded, processed, and published to the website.[2]
Once uploaded, OpenStreetMap users can access the imagery via a JOSM plugin.[1]
OpenStreetCam's purpose resembles that of Mapillary, but OpenStreetCam is a non-profit enterprise. OpenStreetCam also makes it easier for user to delete their uploaded photos in case they change their mind about contributing.[1]
History
OpenStreetCam was founded in 2009 as OpenStreetView, but it failed to gain popularity until much later.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Gilbertson, Scott (14 December 2016). "OpenStreetView? You are no longer hostage to Google's car-driven vision". The Register. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- 1 2 Williams, Mike (24 December 2016). "OpenStreetCam 1.4.7 for iOS". Techworld. Retrieved 23 July 2017.