Other open and crowdsourced geodatabases
This page lists other geographical databases that like OpenStreetMap have an open license and are crowdsourced.
Streets and/or POI
These projects can be said to compete with OpenStreetMap (at least in terms of attracting attention and contribution efforts).
| Name, weblink | Data license | Description |
|---|---|---|
| fosm |
CC-BY-SA | CC-BY-SA licensed clone of OpenStreetMap. Fully populated and synced with OSM content |
| GeoNames |
CC BY 4.0 | wiki-style geographical database, download available |
| Wikimapia |
CC-BY-NC-SA | User generated geography on top of Google maps |
Geotagged photos
See also Photo linking.
| Name, weblink | Data license | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mapillary |
CC-BY-SA (with exception for OSM) | owned by Facebook, the official apps are proprietary |
| Wikimedia Commons |
various free licenses |
POI reviews
Wireless signals
| Name, weblink | Data license | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OpenBmap |
cell data under CC BY-SA 3.0 wifi data under ODbL |
Collecting wirelless cell positions (GSM,UMTS,WLAN,...) |
| OpenCellID |
CC BY-SA 4.0 | Collecting GSM radio cell positions |
Other data
| Name, weblink | Country or region | Data license | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| BuioMetria Partecipativat |
Italy | ? |
collection of light pollution data |
| EinviroCar |
Worldwide | ODbL | Crowdsourcing georeferenced vehicle drives including engine parameters (ODB-II) along the track to get a better idea of ecologic driving |
| HealthSites.io |
Worldwide | ODbL | health care location data generated by institutions and users |
| Kulturlandschafts-Wiki |
Germany | ? |
Collecting historical geo facts |
| Mundraub.org |
Germany | custom license | Spots on free trees and localities where you can collect vegetables and fruits for free |
| Naviki |
Germany | CC BY-SA 2.0 | ? |
| OpenDEM |
? | ? |
Working on a free digital elevation modell |
| OpenFlights |
? | ODbL | Collecting aircraft flights data between the airports |
| OpenAerialMap |
? | CC-BY 4.0 | tries to collect free orthophotos (DOP) by using amateur devices |
| Turistautak |
Hungary | ? |
User-generated hike/tourism map of Hungary, with high quality tourist paths, large community. |
| Wikidata |
Worldwide | CC0 | User contributed data organized by topîc and languages and including geolocation data. |
| Wikimedia Commons Atlas of the World |
Worldwide | CC-BY-SA (and other free licences for media files) | Free, organised and commented collection of topographic, geopolitical, statistical and historical maps (directly usable on Wikipedia and other wikis, including on this OSM Wiki). |
| WikiTravel |
Worldwide | CC-BY-SA 3.0 | User generated worldwide travel guide |
| Wikivoyage |
Worldwide | CC-BY-SA 3.0 | Originally a fork of Wikitravel, Wikivoyage is now bigger and part of the Wikimedia Family (including Wikipedia, Commons, ...) |
| NZOpenGPS |
New Zealand | LINZ/Corax Data License (similar to CC-BY-SA). But explicit agreement received for import in OSM. | Government (Land Information New Zealand)-sourced data of 100+ data types, modified and corrected by NZ Open GPS community |
See also
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