Potlatch (software)

For other uses, see Potlatch (disambiguation).
Potlatch

Potlatch 2 with OpenStreetMap data
Developer(s) Richard Fairhurst
Stable release
2.4[1] / July 4, 2015 (2015-07-04)
Repository github.com/systemed/potlatch2
Development status Active
Written in ActionScript
Platform Adobe Flash
Available in 94[2] languages
Type GIS software
License WTFPL[3]

Potlatch is a free software editing tool for OpenStreetMap geodata using Adobe Flash. It is one of two editors embedded directly within the OpenStreetMap website.

Potlatch 2 requires a web browser with at least version 8 of the Flash plugin installed. It continues to be actively maintained.

History

Potlatch 1[4] was released mid 2006[5] and was the default editor on the main OpenStreetMap site until it was replaced by Potlatch 2 in April 2011.[6] The name Potlatch came from the name of newsletter of the Lettrist International art collective.[7]

An alpha version of Potlatch 2, a complete reimplementation of the software, was published in summer 2010. In December 2010, Potlatch 2 was released for general use. 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.

iD (current default editor on main OpenStreetMap website) is in turn a reimplementation of Potlatch 2 architecture in JavaScript.[7][8]

References

  1. ↑ https://github.com/systemed/potlatch2/releases
  2. ↑ https://github.com/systemed/potlatch2/tree/master/l10n/locale
  3. ↑ "OpenStreetMap Potlatch 2 git repository". Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  4. ↑ "P1 repository".
  5. ↑ Fairhurst, Richard. "Potlatch 1".
  6. ↑ Weait, Richard. "Awesone Patlatch 2 team awarded Lolcat of Awesomeness".
  7. 1 2 Fairhurst, Richard. "It all starts with an editor". Retrieved 2012-11-02.
  8. ↑ MacWright, Tom. "iD Updates". MapBox. Retrieved 20 November 2012.

Further reading

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