Potlatch (software)
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Potlatch 2 with OpenStreetMap data
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| Developer(s) | Richard Fairhurst |
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| Stable release |
2.4[1] / July 4, 2015
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| Repository | github |
| Development status | Active |
| Written in | ActionScript |
| Platform | Adobe Flash |
| Available in | 94[2] languages |
| Type | GIS software |
| License | WTFPL[3] |
Potlatch is a free software editing tool for OpenStreetMap geodata using Adobe Flash. It is one of two editors embedded directly within the OpenStreetMap website.
Potlatch 2 requires a web browser with at least version 8 of the Flash plugin installed. It continues to be actively maintained.
History[edit]
Potlatch 1[4] was released mid 2006[5] and was the default editor on the main OpenStreetMap site until it was replaced by Potlatch 2 in April 2011.[6] The name Potlatch came from the name of newsletter of the Lettrist International art collective.[7]
An alpha version of Potlatch 2, a complete reimplementation of the software, was published in summer 2010. In December 2010, Potlatch 2 was released for general use. 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 (current default editor on main OpenStreetMap website) is in turn a reimplementation of Potlatch 2 architecture in JavaScript.[7][8]
References[edit]
- ^ https://github.com/systemed/potlatch2/releases
- ^ https://github.com/systemed/potlatch2/tree/master/l10n/locale
- ^ "OpenStreetMap Potlatch 2 git repository". Retrieved 2012-06-23.
- ^ "P1 repository".
- ^ Fairhurst, Richard. "Potlatch 1".
- ^ Weait, Richard. "Awesone Patlatch 2 team awarded Lolcat of Awesomeness".
- ^ a b Fairhurst, Richard. "It all starts with an editor". Retrieved 2012-11-02.
- ^ MacWright, Tom. "iD Updates". MapBox. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
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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