[Ica-osgeo-labs] Online Collaborative Mapping Tools

[Jason Sadler]

Hi,

GeoData is using a customised installation of the core OpenStreetMap
(OSM) software stack to support collaborative mapping efforts in Kenya
and Tanzania.  The setup is replicable although some customisation and
on-going administration is required for each instance.  The OSM
architecture allows for direct editing in the browser as well as
offline editing using desktop editors such as JOSM, which are able to
merge local edits with the central database on demand.  Historic and
other datasets can be provided as background data sources by
integrating them via a Web Mapping Service.

Let me know if this sounds useful.

Regards,
Jason



On Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 10:44:08AM -0300, SERGIO ACOSTA Y LARA wrote:
> Hi all. Does anyone in the list know any open source tool that fits with this request (see below)?
> Thanks,
> Sergio
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> De: "Jennifer Snow" <jsnow at bowdoin.edu>
> Para: edgis at list.terc.edu
> Enviados: Viernes, 25 de Julio 2014 10:34:04
> Asunto: [EdGIS] Online Collaborative Mapping Tools
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> I’m seeking some ideas for online collaborative mapping tools. One of our professors is teaching a course this fall and would like to overlay a historic map onto a contemporary map. Then she would like her students to collaboratively add points indicating the locations of places they encounter in their readings. We have looked at ArcGIS online, Google Maps Lite, Google Maps Engine, and Google Earth. The main issue that we are encountering is the collaborative nature. Do any tools jump to mind that might meet our needs? 
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> I would greatly appreciate hearing your thoughts. 
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> Many thanks, 
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> Jennifer 
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> P.S. I sent this to the NITLE-GIS list so I apologize for the duplicate postings. 
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> Jennifer Snow 
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Jason Sadler
GeoData Institute
University of Southampton