Potlatch (software)
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 Potlatch 2 with OpenStreetMap data | |
| Developer(s) | Richard Fairhurst |
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| Stable release | 3.0
/ December 30, 2020 |
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| Written in | ActionScript |
| Platform | Adobe AIR |
| Available in | 94 languages |
| Type | GIS software |
| License | WTFPL |
| Website | www |
Potlatch is a free software editing tool for OpenStreetMap geodata[1] using Adobe AIR. For many years embedded directly within the OpenStreetMap website using Adobe Flash,[2] it was rebuilt as a desktop application following the end-of-lifing of Flash.
History
[edit]Potlatch 1 was released mid 2006 and was the default editor on the main OpenStreetMap site until it was replaced by Potlatch 2 in April 2011. The name Potlatch came from the name of newsletter of the Lettrist International art collective.[3]
Tim Berners-Lee demonstrated editing OpenStreetMap using Potlatch during his TED The next web talk in 2009.[4]
An alpha version of Potlatch 2, a complete reimplementation of the software, was published in summer 2010.[5] In April 2011, Potlatch 2 was released for general use.[6][7] After Microsoft had granted OpenStreetMap permission to use aerial imagery from their Bing Maps service for tracing, Potlatch 2 was extended to display these images in the background.
iD began as a reimplementation of Potlatch 2 architecture in JavaScript.[3][8][9] It replaced Potlatch 2 as the default editor on the OpenStreetMap-Website in 2013.[10]
In 2020, the OpenStreetMap Foundation provided €2,500 funding for Potlatch to be ported to Adobe AIR, so that it could continue to run as a desktop application for Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh after Flash was disabled in web browsers. The desktop version was subsequently released as Potlatch 3.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ Günther, Karsten. "Potlatch 2: OpenStreetMap Editor » Linux Magazine". Linux Magazine. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ Yang, Anran; Fan, Hongchao; Jing, Ning (2016-02-22). "Amateur or Professional: Assessing the Expertise of Major Contributors in OpenStreetMap Based on Contributing Behaviors". ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information. 5 (2): 21. Bibcode:2016IJGI....5...21Y. doi:10.3390/ijgi5020021. ISSN 2220-9964.
- ^ a b Fairhurst, Richard (14 October 2012). "It all starts with an editor". Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ^ Berners-Lee, Tim (13 March 2009). "The next web". www.ted.com. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ "OpenStreetMap editor Potlatch 2 launched | OpenStreetMap Blog". 2010-11-29. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ "Golem.de: IT-News für Profis". www.golem.de. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ HarryWood (2011-04-05). "Potlatch 2 is here | OpenStreetMap Blog". Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ MacWright, Tom. "iD Updates". MapBox. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
- ^ Dubowy, Liane M. (6 February 2013). "Neuer Editor für OpenStreetMap" [New editor for OpenStreetMap]. heise online (in German). Heise Gruppe GmbH & Co. KG. Archived from the original on July 23, 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ "iD In-Browser Editor Now Default on OpenStreetMap". 2013-08-23. Retrieved 2024-10-05.
- ^ "Potlatch - the OpenStreetMap editor". www.systemed.net. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
Further reading
[edit]- Ramm, Frederik; Topf, Jochen; Chilton, Steve (2010). OpenStreetMap: Using and Enhancing the Free Map of the World. UIT Cambridge. p. 386. ISBN 978-1-906860-11-0.
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