OpenStreetMap, the Wikipedia Map

Gunther Maier

REGION, 2014, vol. 1, No 1, R3-R10

Abstract: This paper presents OpenStreetMap and closely related software as a resource for spatial economic research. The paper demonstrates how information can be extracted from OpenStreetMap, how it can be used as a geographical interface in web-based communication, and illustrates the value of the tools by use of a specific application, the WU campus GIS.

Date: 2014
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