Fosm.org

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Fosm.org(website) is aforkof the OpenStreetMap database, designed to keep theCC-BY-SAlicense (OSM's data license before the switch toODbLin September 2012) and thereby keep all the data compatible with it.

As of June 2022 the data of fosm.org is outdated a lot.

Editing

It is a work-in-progress, although the data and a limited read/write API are already running. It is possible to configureJOSMto use the fosm.org server for downloads and uploads of data. It is also possible to useMerkaartorwith patches appliedhttps://github.com/fosm/fosm-merkaartor.

There are patches for the revert scriptshttps://github.com/fosm/FOSM-revert-scripts.

See also

  • The discussion group is here[1].
  • There is an ideascale setup[2]and a discussion group.
  • There is a twitter account[3]and a hashtag #fosm_maps.
  • there is a wiki[4].
  • The google plus page is,[5].
  • The facebook page[6].
  • There is a set of github repo[7].
  • The community blog[8].