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How do you use WikiMapia?

How do you use WikiMapia?

About the Wikimapia Main Screen

  1. Under ‘Edit map’ you can access various tools to add places, railroads, ferry routes and rivers.
  2. Use the category search filter to find places according to their categorized place type e.g. school, hospital, shop etc.
  3. Click your username to access your messages, tools, the forum etc.

How do I delete WikiMapia account?

Unfortunately you cannot delete your account, alternately you may want to change your password to something you will not be able to remember easily or you can stop visiting Wikimapia altogether which is even more easier.

What is the nature of WWW WikiMapia com?

WikiMapia is an open-content collaborative mapping project, aimed at marking all geographical objects in the world and providing a useful description of them.

What is the use of wikimapia?

Wikimapia is a multilingual open-content collaborative map, where anyone can create place tags and share their knowledge. Our goal is to describe the whole world by compiling as much useful information about all geographical objects as possible, organize it and provide free access to our data for public domain.

How do you make a wikimapia?

How can I become a member? To become a member simply select ‘Login/Register’ from the WikiMapia menu and follow the instructions. You will need to choose a unique username, provide a valid email address and submit a password. Once you have chosen a password, make sure you keep it safe and secret.

How do you search wikimapia?

All search functions are accessed via the text box and red Search button at the top right of the main Wikimapia screen. Just type one or more keywords into the box and click on Search.

What kind of online platform is Wikimapia?

Wikimapia is a geographic online encyclopedia project. The project implements an interactive “clickable” web map that utilizes Google Maps with a geographically-referenced wiki system, with the aim to mark and describe all geographical objects in the world.

How do I add a Wikimapia to Google Earth?

Try out the Wikimapia KML network link and you will be able to zoom in and see Wikimapia areas in Google Earth for your current view. The more you zoom in, the more you see. You can click on the placemarks to get a link to the Wikimapia descriptions.

What kind of online platform is wikimapia?

How do I add a wikimapia to Google Earth?

What is the Web address of Wikimapia?

http://api.wikimapia.org/?function=box This is the base URL, which allows you to get information about objects in a given box.

How do I download data from Wikimapia?

Downloading data through Wikimapia API If you want to cover a large area, divide it into multiple queries. Once you have filled the settings, copy the link in blue (right click on cell A20 -> Copy) and paste it into the address bar of your browser, which will effectively start downloading a .