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Volunteered geographic information (VGI) is the harnessing of tools to create, assemble, and disseminate geographic data provided voluntarily by individuals. [1] [2] VGI is a special case of the larger phenomenon known as user-generated content, [3] and allows people to have a more active role in activities such as urban planning and mapping.
{{Openstreetmap}} - Use this template on an image page to indicate that it was created from OpenStreetMap data. commons:Template:OpenStreetMap - Similar template (for image pages) on commons {{ OpenStreetMapImage }} - Use this template on an image page when there is a corresponding page on the OpenStreetMap wiki.
The OpenStreetMap (OSM) project completed the move from a Creative Commons license to ODbL in September 2012 [4] in an attempt to have more legal security [5] and a more specific license for databases rather than creative works.
In 2008–2009, the island itself was claimed by both Kenya and Uganda.In July 2009 a survey team found that the island is 510 metres (1,670 ft) east of the Kenya–Uganda border within the lake, a finding supported by openly available Google Earth imagery.
The ODbL does not require any particular license for maps produced from ODbL data. Prior to 1 August 2020, map tiles produced by the OpenStreetMap Foundation were licensed under the CC-BY-SA-2.0 license. Maps produced by other people may be subject to other licences.
The standard style for OpenStreetMap, like most Web maps, uses the Web Mercator projection Web Mercator , Google Web Mercator , Spherical Mercator , WGS 84 Web Mercator [ 1 ] or WGS 84/Pseudo-Mercator is a variant of the Mercator map projection and is the de facto standard for Web mapping applications.