OpenStreetMap -Collaborative mapping for geography and data literacy

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Title

OpenStreetMap -Collaborative mapping for geography and data literacy

Subject

Geography, Informatics, Data Literacy, Civic Education

Description

OpenStreetMap (OSM) is a free, editable map of the world, built by volunteers. It can be used to teach geographic information systems (GIS), data collection, and collaborative work.

Creator

OpenStreetMap Foundation

Publisher

OpenStreetMap Foundation

Date

Continuously updated

Contributor

Global community of mappers

Rights

Open Database License (ODbL)

Usage Rights: Free to use, share, adapt with attribution. You are free to copy, distribute, transmit and adapt our data, as long as you credit OpenStreetMap and its contributors. If you alter or build upon our data, you may distribute the result only under the same license.

Relation

Can be used with QGIS or other GIS tools

Format

Web application

Language

Multilingual (included Italian, Dutch, English, Croatian)

Type

Interactive map / Data resource

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Collection

Citation

OpenStreetMap Foundation, “OpenStreetMap -Collaborative mapping for geography and data literacy,” TinkerOER, accessed April 18, 2026, https://tinkeroer.ucd.ie/items/show/19.

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