OpenStreetMap

Using and Enhancing the Free Map of the World

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OpenStreetMap

Using and Enhancing the Free Map of the World

by Frederik Ramm,
Jochen Topf,
Steve Chilton

UIT Cambridge,
1st edition, 2010
ISBN 978-1-90686-011-0
386 pp

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You can learn more about OpenStreetMap on these web sites:

International

Germany

Wiki

What others say about this book:

about the English edition:
Gary Gale: A worthy and valuable addition to your bookshelf.
Muki Haklay: We liked the Ramm et al. book ... and would recommend it to our students.
Oliver O'Brien: If you are at all interested in the OpenStreetMap project ... then I recommend this book. It's as near-perfect as any book can be ...

about 3rd German edition:
Schockwellenreiter: Es ist das einzige Buch in meiner doch recht umfangreichen Bibliothek, von dem ich alle bisher erschienenen Ausgaben besitze. Es lohnt sich.

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Bing-Luftbilder (Bing Aerial Imagery)

Betrifft Kapitel 13 (Lizenz) und Beschreibung der Editoren.

Seit einigen Tagen hat OpenStreetMap die Erlaubnis, von den Bing-Luftbildern abzuzeichnen. Diese Bilder sind in vielen Gegenden der Welt besser als das, was es bislang von Yahoo gab. Alle wichtigen Editoren unterstützen Bing-Bilder; bei Potlatch muss man auf den neuen Potlatch2 umsatteln. Bei JOSM braucht man jetzt keine Plugins mehr, um Bildhindergründe anzuzeigen - die Funktionen dafür sind direkt eingebaut.

News for chapter 13 (licence) and the editor chapters.

OpenStreetMap contributors are now allowed to trace data from Bing aerial imagery. These images offer more detail than Yahoo imagery in many places. All important editors support Bing imagery. For Potlatch, you'll have to switch to Potlatch2 for Bing support. For JOSM, imagery support is now built into the editor and does not require plugins any longer.

News from 2010-12-14