LocalWiki explained

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LocalWiki is a collaborative project that aims to collect and open the world's local knowledge. The LocalWiki project was founded by DavisWiki creators Mike Ivanov and Philip Neustrom[1] and is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization[2] based in San Francisco, California.[3] LocalWiki is both the name of the project and the software that runs the project's websites.

History

In 2004, Ivanov and Neustrom started DavisWiki, an experimental project to collect and share local information about the town of Davis, California, editable by anyone.[2] It became a large and active community wiki.[4] According to its founders, at least half of the local residents use it.[5] The LocalWiki project aims to provide "institutional memory" and context for local news.[6] LocalWiki is built on the Django framework in Python.

In June 2010, LocalWiki won a $350,000 grant from the Knight News Challenge.[7] [8] After winning the grant to develop the software, they ran a Kickstarter project to raise $25,000 to help fund outreach,[9] which was successful.[10]

In December 2011, the project announced its first "focus community", Denton, Texas.[11] Its second focus community was the Triangle region of Durham, North Carolina, with initial contributions about transportation infrastructure and parks,[12] and a goal of compiling information about historic events.[13] A nonprofit in Tallahassee, Florida helped start TallahasseeWiki with knowledge from residents.[14] The LocalWiki project for Oakland, California is supported by volunteers meeting in person to collaborate on historical information.[15]

In 2012 the LocalWiki team assembled a comprehensive high-definition map of the Antarctic continent, available on "Open Antarctica", a LocalWiki instance for Antarctica.[16] Neustrom explained that the map was "pieced together from very-hard-to-find NASA aerial imagery and coastline datasets".[17] [18]

In April 2015, Idmloco focused on Davis LocalWiki as part of a public relations operation for U C Davis chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi.[19]

Functionality

The LocalWiki software includes a WYSIWYG editing interface to help make editing simpler.[20] It also includes mapping features: each article can have an associated annotated map, and the website has an overview map with those annotations.[20]

Notable LocalWiki communities

See also: List of LocalWikis. As of 2013, major LocalWiki communities include Santa Cruz County, California; Oakland, California; Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina; Denton, Texas; Ann Arbor, Michigan;[21] and Tokyo, Japan.[22]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Badger. Emily. A Crowdsourced Hyperlocal City Guide, Coming To You Soon. 10 May 2012 . Fast Company. 16 May 2013.
  2. Web site: Andersen. Michael. Welcome to Davis, Calif.: Six lessons from the world's best local wiki. Nieman Journalism Lab. 16 May 2013.
  3. Web site: LocalWiki. About. 17 May 2013.
  4. Web site: Davis Wiki: Crowdsourcing hyperlocal information . Haller . Chris . February 25, 2013 . EngagingCities . Urban Interactive Studio . 17 May 2013 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130301030156/http://engagingcities.com/article/davis-wiki . 1 March 2013 .
  5. Web site: LocalWiki to Create Collaborative, Community-Owned Local Media . Neustrom . Philip . 5 October 2010 . Knight Projects Idea Lab . PBS.org . 17 May 2013 . 9 October 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101009122121/http://www.pbs.org/idealab/2010/10/localwiki-to-create-collaborative-community-owned-local-media277.html . dead .
  6. News: Davis Wiki Wins Knight News Challenge Grant . The People's Vanguard of Davis . June 18, 2010 . 17 May 2013.
  7. Web site: Data Visualization, Community Involvement Among Winning Ideas in Knight News Challenge . Myers . Steve . 16 June 2010 . Poynter . 17 May 2013 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130617081840/http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/top-stories/103828/data-visualization-community-involvement-among-winning-ideas-in-knight-news-challenge/ . 17 June 2013 .
  8. Web site: Knight News Challenge: Is a wiki site coming to your city? Local Wiki will build software to make it simple . McGann . Laura . 18 June 2010 . Nieman Journalism Lab . 17 May 2013.
  9. News: DavisWiki goes national with the LocalWiki Project . Jessy Wei . The California Aggie . August 2, 2010 . 17 May 2013 . dead. https://archive.today/20130626181851/http://asucd-cms.ucdavis.edu/aggie-clone/2010/08/02/daviswiki-goes-national-with-the-localwiki-project/ . 26 June 2013 .
  10. News: LocalWiki project raises over $25,000 . Becky Peterson . The California Aggie . 23 September 2010 . 17 May 2013.
  11. Web site: Idea Lab: Year in Review 2011 . Everts . Denise . 28 December 2011 . Knight Projects Idea Lab . PBS.org . 17 May 2013 . 10 March 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120310012517/http://www.pbs.org/idealab/2011/12/idea-lab-year-in-review-2011356.html . dead .
  12. Web site: The Triangle Region: Joins 180 Independent Groups Taking Advantage of LocalWiki's Free Open-Source Software . Chris Haller . 13 April 2012 . National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation . 17 May 2013 . 26 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201026162451/https://ncdd.org/7846 . dead .
  13. News: Something Wiki this way comes, contributors sought . Chelsea Kellner . Midtown Raleigh News . 15 November 2011 . 17 May 2013 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111120022654/http://www.midtownraleighnews.com/2011/11/15/10051/something-wiki-this-way-comes.html . 20 November 2011 .
  14. Web site: Expanding civic engagement in Tallahassee with help from LocalWiki (and an enterprising retiree) . Joyner . Liz . November 20, 2012 . Knight Blog . John S. and James L. Knight Foundation . 17 May 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130705193905/http://knightfoundation.org/blogs/knightblog/2012/11/20/expanding-civic-engagement-tallahassee-help-localwiki-and-enterprising-retiree/ . 5 July 2013 . dead .
  15. Web site: Weekly Oakland Wiki Edit-a-thons start at the History Room . Grossberg . Adam . January 14, 2013 . OaklandNorth . 17 May 2013.
  16. Web site: Open Antarctica. 16 May 2013.
  17. Web site: Jardin. Xeni. LocalWiki Antarctica, a crowdsourced map of the icy southern continent. 12 October 2012 . BoingBoing. 16 May 2013.
  18. Web site: Neustrom. Philip. Antarctica Like You've Never Seen It Before. LocalWiki Blog. 16 May 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130301062659/http://localwiki.org/blog/2012/oct/10/localwiki-antarctica/. 1 March 2013.
  19. http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/education/article94733812.html The Sacramento Bee
  20. Web site: Weekend Project: Get to Know LocalWiki for Local Information Sites . Willis . Nathan . 27 April 2012 . Linux.com . 17 May 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120507163204/https://www.linux.com/learn/tutorials/569864-weekend-project-get-to-know-localwiki-for-local-information-sites . 7 May 2012 . dead .
  21. http://arborweb.com/articles/ann_arbor_s_wikipedia_full_article.html Ann Arbor’s Wikipedia: Writing what you know about in town
  22. Web site: Communities . Localwiki Guide . 16 May 2013 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130425021009/https://guide.localwiki.org/Communities . 25 April 2013 .

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