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This is an Open submission for Wikimania 2017 that has not yet been reviewed by a member of the Programme Committee.

Submission no. P-9012
Title of the submission

OpenStreetMap

Type of submission

Poster

Author of the submission

Mikel Maron

Language of presentation

English

E-mail address

mikel@osmfoundation.org

Username

mikelmaron

Country of origin

USA

Affiliation, if any (organisation, company etc.)

OpenStreetMap Foundation

Personal homepage or blog

http://groundtruth.in/

Abstract (up to 300 words to describe your proposal)

OpenStreetMap is a freely licensed, freely editable map of the world – the Wikipedia of maps. Contributors include volunteers, academics, and paid mappers from industry. This poster presents basic facts and statistics about OpenStreetMap and its community; showcases some of its applications, including some ways that Wikipedia and OpenStreetMap are used together; and suggests ways for Wikipedians to get involved. A OpenStreetMap Foundation representative or other OpenStreetMap contributor will be present to answer any questions.

What will attendees take away from this poster?

Attendees will learn about the OpenStreetMap project and how to get involved. This will also be a good primer for attendees ahead of the mapathon and OSM birds of a feather session.

Theme of presentation
  • WikiCulture & Community


Will you attend Wikimania if your submission is not accepted?

not sure

Slides or further information (optional)
Special requests
Is this Submission a Draft or Final?

Final


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  1. Minh Nguyễn 💬 18:59, 25 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]
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