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Here we list projects with similar aims like OSM: they collect free or user generated pure geodata.
This list is not aiming to collect datasources or commercial geoservices in general. Also it's not about collecting geotagged photos, public participation (from citizens to gov), ...
| Name, weblink | Country or region | Data available | License compatible with OSM data | Description | Alive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BuioMetria Partecipativat [1] |
Italy | ? |
?
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collection of light pollution data | yes !i! 07:23, 31 August 2010 (BST) |
| BikeMap.net [2] |
Germany | ? |
?
|
Collection of user contributed cycleroutes | yes !i! 07:23, 16 August 2010 (BST) |
| EinviroCar [3] |
Worldwide | ? |
yes | Crowdsourcing georeferenced vehicle drives including engine parameters (ODB-II) along the track to get a better idea of ecologic driving | yes !i!  07:54, 3 May 2014 (UTC)
|
| FixMyStreet [4] |
UK | ? |
no | Notify local authorities about problems submitted by the people | ?
|
| FOSM [5] |
Worldwide | ? |
no CC-BY-SA |
CC-BY-SA licensed clone of OpenStreetMap. Fully populated and synced with OSM content |
yes, but quiescent until OSM license change happens. |
| FOSSGIS [6] |
Germany | ? |
yes |
Maintain and assist many OpenSource GIS Software | ?
|
| Frankfurt Gestalten [7] |
Germany | ? |
?
|
Notify about Problems on a OSM slippy map | yes !i! 13:59, 11 August 2010 (BST) |
| Free Map UK [8] |
UK | ? |
?
|
Nick Whitlegg's countryside mapping basing upon OSM | yes !i! 13:59, 11 August 2010 (BST) |
| Free The Postcode [9] |
UK | ? |
?
|
brute force GPS powered postcode data entry site | yes !i! 13:59, 11 August 2010 (BST) |
| Freie Innenstadt Karte Hamburg [10] |
Germany | ? |
?
|
Real 'drawing' a free city guide of Hamburg | yes !i! 11:26, 10 November 2010 (UTC)
|
| Frida [11] |
Germany | ? |
yes PD |
Osnabrück published their geodata under public domain | yes |
| GeoNames [12] |
? |
? |
yes CC-A 3.0 |
wiki style geographical database, download available | yes !i! 13:59, 11 August 2010 (BST) |
| GPS Punkte [13] |
Germany | ? |
yes free of charge |
Collecting POIs linked with fotos | yes !i! 13:59, 11 August 2010 (BST) |
| GPSsies.com [14] |
Germany | ? |
?
|
Collecting Routes of any kind | yes !i! 13:27, 27 August 2010 (BST) |
| Google Map Local Guides [15] |
Worldwide | ? |
no | User submit information on top of existing map | yes C933103 (talk) 16:37, 5 March 2019 (UTC) |
| HealthSites.io [16] |
Worldwide | ? |
yes ODbL |
health care location data generated by institutions and users | yes !i! 13:59, 11 October 2014 (BST) |
| Here Map Creator [17] |
Worldwide | ? |
no | User generated content based on commercial aerial imagery for HERE map | yes C933103 (talk) 16:35, 5 March 2019 (UTC) |
| Kulturlandschafts-Wiki [18] |
Germany | ? |
yes | Collecting historical geo facts | yes !i! 13:59, 11 August 2010 (BST) |
| Mundraub.org [19] |
Germany | ? |
?
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Spots on free trees and localities where you can collect vegetables and fruits for free | yes !i! 07:23, 16 August 2010 (BST) |
| Naviki [20] |
Germany | ? |
?
|
? |
yes !i! 11:05, 13 August 2010 (BST) |
| OpenBmap [21] |
? |
? |
yes | Collecting wirelless cell positions (GSM,UMTS,WLAN,...) | yes Melaskia 19:44, 24 August 2010 (BST) |
| OpenCellID [22] |
? |
? |
no CC-BY-SA 3.0 |
Collecting GSM radio cell positions | yes User:Markus59 21:06, 27 Januar 2014 (BST) |
| OpenDEM |
? |
? |
yes | Working on a free digital elevation modell | yes !i! 21:17, 6 February 2011 (UTC)
|
| CellHunter [23] |
? |
? |
yes | Collecting GSM radio cell positions | ?
|
| OpenFlights [24] |
? |
? |
yes | Collecting aircraft flights data between the airports | yes !i! 10:43, 18 November 2010 (UTC)
|
| OpenGeoDB [25] |
Germany | ? |
?
|
ADFC collects POIs and Routes | yes !i! 13:59, 11 August 2010 (BST) |
| OpenAerialMap |
? |
? |
?
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tries to collect free orthophotos (DOP) by using amateur devices | reborn !i! 11:44, 13 August 2010 (BST) |
| OpenPostcodeDatabase [26] |
? |
? |
yes | Collecting Postcodes | yes !i! 13:59, 11 August 2010 (BST) |
| ResMap [27] |
? |
? |
?
|
Provide free online access to GIS-ready satellite data. | ?
|
| Turistautak [28] |
Hungary | ? |
no Non-profit and personal use only. |
User-generated hike/tourism map of Hungary, with high quality tourist paths, large community. | yes grin ✎ 22:44, 13 April 2011 (BST) |
| Waze [29] |
? |
? |
no | Crowdsourced GPS track collection | yes !i! 13:59, 11 August 2010 (BST) |
| Wikidata [30] |
Worldwide | yes | yes CC0 |
User contributed data organized by topîc and languages and including geolocation data. | yes |
| Wikimedia Commons Atlas of the World [31] |
Worldwide | no | no 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). | yes |
| Wikimapia [32] |
? |
? |
no CC-BY-NC-SA Terms reference |
User generated geography on top of Google maps | yes Koavf (talk) 07:52, 14 August 2014 (UTC) |
| WikiTravel [33] |
Worldwide | ? |
no CC-BY-SA 3.0 |
User generated worldwide travel guide | yes Koavf (talk) 06:13, 12 March 2017 (UTC) |
| Wikivoyage [34] |
Worldwide | yes | no CC-BY-SA 3.0 |
Originally a fork of Wikitravel, Wikivoyage is now bigger and part of the Wikimedia Family (including Wikipedia, Commons, ...) | yes Timmo (talk) 00:09, 24 September 2013 (UTC) |
| NZOpenGPS [35] |
New Zealand | ? |
no 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 | yes |
| CommonMap |
Worldwide | ? |
no CC-BY |
CCBY map inspired by OSM | no (domain for sale) Species 15:08, 7 May 2015 (UTC) (BST) |
| FreeWorldGazetteer UK |
UK | ? |
?
|
? |
no (domain expired) |
| GeoWiki UK |
UK | ? |
?
|
? |
no (non working website) |
| Google Map Maker [36] |
? |
? |
no | User generated content based on commercial aerial imagery | no officially closed on March 31, 2017. Some edit features integrated into Google Maps. |
| LondonFreeMap |
UK | ? |
?
|
? |
no (domain expired) |
| MapAlong |
? |
? |
?
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forthcoming "social mappinp" project | no (non working website) |
| MapGeneration |
Germany | ? |
?
|
Collect GPS points | no (domain expired) |
| Maps4Free [37] |
Germany | ? |
no CC-BY-NC-SA |
Project and forum archived, links now to OSM | no |
| OneMap |
? |
no | ?
|
? |
no (domain squatted) |
| OpenAddresses |
? |
no | yes | Adding Addresses in a Notes-like easy way | no (domain squatted) 11:38, 23 December 2014 (UTC) |
| Un Point C'est Tout |
France | no | no | Software is not open. Data is not redistributed although they still claimed in 2010 they would do it since 5 years. | no (domain expired and squatted) Verdy_p (talk) 15:12, 12 March 2017 (UTC) |
| Wireless London |
UK | no | ?
|
including a map of wireless access points | no (domain squatted) |
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