Utilities
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* Help test '''[[#PoiMap2|PoiMap2]]''': does your browser support it? [[Wikivoyage_talk:Dynamic_maps_Expedition#Stage 1 feedback|Design suggestions and technical help]] are also welcome.
* Help test '''[[#PoiMap2|PoiMap2]]''': does your browser support it? [[Wikivoyage_talk:Dynamic_maps_Expedition#Stage 1 feedback|Design suggestions and technical help]] are also welcome.
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* Dynamic maps are only as good as their base map data, so collaboration with '''[http://www.openstreetmap.org OpenStreetMap]''' is highly recommended, especially in areas where transport and building information is missing. Adding roads and points of interest (POIs) is as simple as using an in-browser editor like [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Potlatch_2/Primer Potlatch] or the new [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Id iD] editor.
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* Dynamic maps are only as good as their base map data, so
[https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Collaboration_with_Wikivoyage
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with '''[http://www.openstreetmap.org OpenStreetMap]''' is highly recommended, especially in areas where transport and building information is missing. Adding roads and points of interest (POIs) is as simple as using an in-browser editor like [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Potlatch_2/Primer Potlatch] or the new [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Id iD] editor.
* Or take a look at [[#Types of maps|Types of maps]] and their desirable features for other map development ideas, as well as other current [[#Projects|projects]].
* Or take a look at [[#Types of maps|Types of maps]] and their desirable features for other map development ideas, as well as other current [[#Projects|projects]].
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==Utilities==
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Various useful tools and utilities for finding co-ordinates and generating GPX traces:
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Points of interest:
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* Clicking on any blank area on a dynamic map in Wikivoyage will display (lat, long) co-ordinates
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* OpenStreetMap may already have POIs which overlap our project scope (hotels, eateries, landmarks and attractions); these will have at least a name and co-ordinates but typically carry less information than a complete Wikivoyage {{tl|listing}}.
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GPX:
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* http://gpxcreator.com is a free, open-source Java desktop app which displays an OpenStreetMap and allows a user to trace a path, generating a GPX file. Only minor changes (such as a text editor search-and-replace to remove "elevation=0" from each point) are needed to convert these paths into usable format for Wikivoyage itineraries (for instance, the [[Trans-Canada Highway]] map, with GPX at [[Template:GPX/Trans-Canada Highway]]).
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* OpenStreetMap provides JOSM as a utility to generate GPX traces, see http://josm.openstreetmap.de/download/josm.jnlp
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See also [[Wikivoyage:How to use dynamic maps]] and [[Wikivoyage:Geocoding]].
== Types of maps ==
== Types of maps ==