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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsAny suggestion on where to download free, public domain street maps?
...so that I can use and re-post, and Google's and Map Quest's copyright nazis won't be able to do a damn thing about it?
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Any suggestion on where to download free, public domain street maps? (Original Post)
Rochester
Mar 2014
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csziggy
(34,136 posts)1. OpenStreetMap.org
http://www.openstreetmap.org
I haven't used it before but it looks interesting.
OpenStreetMap (OSM) is a collaborative project to create a free editable map of the world. Two major driving forces behind the establishment and growth of OSM have been restrictions on use or availability of map information across much of the world and the advent of inexpensive portable satellite navigation devices.[4]
Created by Steve Coast in the UK in 2004, it was inspired by the success of Wikipedia and preponderance of proprietary map data in the UK and elsewhere.[5] Since then, it has grown to over 1 million registered users,[6] who can collect data using GPS devices, aerial photography, and other free sources. These crowdsourced data are then made available under the Open Database License. The site is supported by the OpenStreetMap Foundation, a non-profit organization registered in England.
Rather than the map itself, the data generated by the OpenStreetMap project are considered its primary output. These data are then available for use in both traditional applications, like their usage by Craigslist, Geocaching, MapQuest Open, JMP statistical software, and Foursquare to replace Google Maps, and more unusual roles, like replacing default data included with GPS receivers.[7] These data have been favourably compared with proprietary datasources,[8] though data quality varies worldwide.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenStreetMap
Created by Steve Coast in the UK in 2004, it was inspired by the success of Wikipedia and preponderance of proprietary map data in the UK and elsewhere.[5] Since then, it has grown to over 1 million registered users,[6] who can collect data using GPS devices, aerial photography, and other free sources. These crowdsourced data are then made available under the Open Database License. The site is supported by the OpenStreetMap Foundation, a non-profit organization registered in England.
Rather than the map itself, the data generated by the OpenStreetMap project are considered its primary output. These data are then available for use in both traditional applications, like their usage by Craigslist, Geocaching, MapQuest Open, JMP statistical software, and Foursquare to replace Google Maps, and more unusual roles, like replacing default data included with GPS receivers.[7] These data have been favourably compared with proprietary datasources,[8] though data quality varies worldwide.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenStreetMap
I haven't used it before but it looks interesting.
Rochester
(838 posts)3. Perfect! Thanks.
kentauros
(29,414 posts)2. Here's a small sampling of the sites I've archived here.
This first one will probably be the most useful to you because the rest are really more for people that want to make maps than just use them
Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
webGIS
USGS
Libre Map Project
TopoZone
brewingjava
(1 post)4. maps free
Have you found what you're looking for? I've been using this ever since http://vectormap.info/category/free_vector_maps_downloads/free_vector_cities_maps/ so I guess, it could also be useful to you
gopiscrap
(23,761 posts)5. welcome to DU