I just came across efforts to embed KML in Wikipedia pages, which is then used for linking to Google and Bing, and overlaying the KML vector data on the WikiMiniAtlas (globe in upper right) [0][1] (began as "Proposal 9"[6]). There's a pending bot request to add this for all U.S. counties [2]. Another user is planning to add KML for all United States U.S. and state routes [3][4]. A user created a tutorial for creating a KML file to be uploaded to Wikipedia by tracing the feature in Google Earth [5].
There is a brief mention of possibly using OSM data at some point to generate KML, but I thought people here might be interested in these developments, which aren't well advertised beyond a few talk pages. There are many things I could say about this so far, but it's interesting that no one so far seems to see any problem considering data traced from Google Earth as compatible with CC-BY-SA. -Josh P.S. I never realized how awful it can be to have complicated discussions occur on talk pages! [0]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Geographical_coordinates#Methods_for_map_links_for_linear_features_.26_outlines [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Attached_KML [2]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Bots/Requests_for_approval/DschwenBot [3]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:The_Anome#Coord_missing_and_the_new_linear_feature_KML_thing [4]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Geographical_coordinates#Autogeneration_of_U.S._highway_KML [5]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_U.S._Roads/Maps_task_force/Tutorial#Creating_a_KML_file [6]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Highways/Archive_4#Proposal_9:_Shapefiles _______________________________________________ talk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
