Potlatch (software) explained

Potlatch
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Developer:Richard Fairhurst
Latest Release Version:3.0
Programming Language:ActionScript
Platform:Adobe AIR
Language Count:94
Genre:GIS software
License:WTFPL

Potlatch is a free software editing tool for OpenStreetMap geodata[1] using Adobe AIR. For many years embedded directly within the OpenStreetMap website using Adobe Flash,[2] it was rebuilt as a desktop application following the end-of-lifing of Flash.

History

Potlatch 1 was released mid 2006 and was the default editor on the main OpenStreetMap site until it was replaced by Potlatch 2 in April 2011. The name Potlatch came from the name of newsletter of the Lettrist International art collective.

An alpha version of Potlatch 2, a complete reimplementation of the software, was published in summer 2010.[3] In April 2011, Potlatch 2 was released for general use.[4] [5] After Microsoft had granted OpenStreetMap permission to use aerial imagery from their Bing Maps service for tracing, Potlatch 2 was extended to display these images in the background.

Tim Berners-Lee demonstrated editing OpenStreetMap using Potlatch during his TED The next web talk in 2009.[6]

In 2020, the OpenStreetMap Foundation provided €2,500 funding for Potlatch to be ported to Adobe AIR, so that it could continue to run as a desktop application for Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh after Flash was disabled in web browsers. The desktop version was subsequently released as Potlatch 3.[7]

iD began as a reimplementation of Potlatch 2 architecture in JavaScript.[8] [9] [10]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Günther . Karsten . Potlatch 2: OpenStreetMap Editor » Linux Magazine . 2024-08-20 . Linux Magazine . en-US.
  2. Yang . Anran . Fan . Hongchao . Jing . Ning . 2016-02-22 . Amateur or Professional: Assessing the Expertise of Major Contributors in OpenStreetMap Based on Contributing Behaviors . ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information . en . 5 . 2 . 21 . 10.3390/ijgi5020021 . free . 2016IJGI....5...21Y . 2220-9964.
  3. Web site: 2010-11-29 . OpenStreetMap editor Potlatch 2 launched OpenStreetMap Blog . 2024-08-20 . en-US.
  4. Web site: Golem.de: IT-News für Profis . 2024-08-20 . www.golem.de.
  5. Web site: HarryWood . 2011-04-05 . Potlatch 2 is here OpenStreetMap Blog . 2024-08-20 . en-US.
  6. Web site: The next web. Berners-Lee. Tim. Tim Berners-Lee. 22 July 2024. www.ted.com. 13 March 2009 . en.
  7. Web site: Potlatch - the OpenStreetMap editor . 2024-08-20 . www.systemed.net.
  8. Web site: It all starts with an editor. Fairhurst. Richard. 14 October 2012. 2 November 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121023145335/http://www.systemed.net/blog/index.php?post=24. 23 October 2012.
  9. Web site: MacWright. Tom. iD Updates. MapBox. 20 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20131212130255/https://www.mapbox.com/osmdev/2012/11/14/id-updates/. 12 December 2013. dead.
  10. Web site: Neuer Editor für OpenStreetMap. New editor for OpenStreetMap. Dubowy. Liane M.. 6 February 2013. 22 July 2024. heise online. Heise Gruppe GmbH & Co. KG. de. https://archive.today/20240723121437/https://www.heise.de/news/Neuer-Editor-fuer-OpenStreetMap-1798941.html. July 23, 2024.

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