OpenStreetMap: Using and Enhancing the Free Map of the World - Softcover

Ramm, Frederick; Topf, Jochen; Chilton, Steve

 
9781906860110: OpenStreetMap: Using and Enhancing the Free Map of the World
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1906860114 ISBN 13: 9781906860110
Publisher: UIT Cambridge LTD, 2010

Synopsis

This book is a comprehensive guide to all aspects of OpenStreetMap, the free map of the world.

OpenStreetMap (OSM) is a map of the whole world which can be used and edited freely by everyone. In a Wikipedia-like open community process, thousands of contributors world-wide survey the planet and upload their results to the OpenStreetMap database.

This book

  • Introduces you to the OpenStreetMap community, the data model, and the software used in the project.
  • Enables you to use the constantly growing OSM data set and maps in your own projects.
  • Explains in detail how you can help collecting and processing data for OpenStreetMap.

If you want to become an OSM "Mapper" then this book is the ideal starting point.

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About the Author

Frederik Ramm and Jochen Topf have been working in the IT business for over ten years. Since 2006 they are active contributors to the OpenStreetMap project and they also work professionally in the field of neogeography. Together they started Geofabrik GmbH in Karlsruhe, Germany, which offers services related to OpenStreetMap and free geodata.

Steve Chilton is a trained cartographer, having originally studied at Oxford Brooks. He is the current Chair of the Society of Cartographers. He is the Educational Development Manager at Middlesex University, where he also acts as research cartographer.

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Publisher
UIT Cambridge LTD
Publication date
2010
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1906860114
ISBN 13 
9781906860110
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
384