OpenStreetBrowser [View Maps & Metadata]

OpenStreetBrowser [View Maps & Metadata]


OpenStreetBrowser allows anyone to view the information behind the tiles of OpenStreetMap.

Metadata - Information about data (including history)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GIS_metadata


Viewing metadata of Oxford Street - the useful information within.

"Openstreetmap (OSM) is growing and attracting more and more users contributing to the project (over 100,000 users now!). It's all about collecting and mapping geospatial data, which we submit to the database. But wait, to be honest: Without visualizing the data - without maps - openstreetmap is not much fun. For most new users the Slippy Map is the first map to see from openstreetmap. I believe, that many of us were motivated to become contributors because of this slippy map, because of the moments we wait our recently submitted information to pop up on Mapnik or Osmarender tiles. Although I love our slippy map, it just visualizes a tiny bit of information which is now available from our openstreetmap-database. So, when I first discovered the project Openstreetbrowser by users, I was thrilled: It's fun to use the Openstreetbrowser. The map looks great and I feel, that the authors made every effort and did a lot of thinking on details to create the Openstreetbrowser."
source: http://osmbonnblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/browsing-openstreetmap-v20.html

So now we have an Online Style Editor - CloudMade
We have the Online Editor - OpenStreetmap
Now we have the Online OpenStreetBrowser.
Can these merge to be come a 'one-stop' location for users?

**Note Data outside Europe is not currently available in OpenStreetBrowser - this may change in the future of this project.

Previous Related Posts:
http://mapperz.blogspot.com/2009/03/cloudmade-map-editor.html
http://mapperz.blogspot.com/2008/09/open-street-map-in-shapefile-format.html

Google Maps Photos - Geotagged

Google now maps relates photos by description (geotagging)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeoTagging


Find 'Buckingham Palace' returns Map and Photos

This a form of Metadata where information about the data you search on is returned

Other possibilities for metadata are

Statistics (Area, Height, Volume)
Historic (This building was build in)
Structure (This Building is made from)
the list goes on...