There are other web-applications to find Wikipedia articles geolocations on other maps, but I wanted a clean interface, with the OSM map on the whole screen.
Okay, I’ve uploaded my script to the GitHub: https://github.com/Zverik/wiki2osm
It produces an OSM XML file from a wikipedia article dump, but you can then convert it to any format.
This is GREAT; just what I’ve been looking for. I like to jump around the globe, adding roads and residential areas. I’ve recently been mapping in Tibet and feel really lost culturally. Your map is giving me some hits and insight into a very remote area. Thanks for posting.
k1wi, it is a good idea. Thank you. I’ve implemented already the display of Wikipedia articles geolocations by the wikipedia and wikimedia_commons tag assigned to a node in the same web-application.
It is a bit more complicated to display a geolocation when the wikipedia tag is assigned to an area or a way. It will try to implement it later.
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Bemierkung vum Richard de(n) 29. Dezember 2015 um 11:39 Auer
That’s very cool. Did you parse the full Wikipedia dump yourself or is there a dump of just coordinates and article IDs/titles?
Bemierkung vum Alex-7 de(n) 29. Dezember 2015 um 11:50 Auer
This application uses the Wikipedia API. Actually it is just about 20 lines of code.
I use it to plan expeditions to make [ground and aerial photos] (https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:ListFiles/Alexey_M.&ilshowall=1) for Wikipedia articles.
There are other web-applications to find Wikipedia articles geolocations on other maps, but I wanted a clean interface, with the OSM map on the whole screen.
Bemierkung vum ImreSamu de(n) 29. Dezember 2015 um 12:38 Auer
Cool ! :) Probably this API : https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:GeoData#list.3Dgeosearch
Bemierkung vum Zverik de(n) 29. Dezember 2015 um 12:38 Auer
Okay, I’ve uploaded my script to the GitHub: https://github.com/Zverik/wiki2osm It produces an OSM XML file from a wikipedia article dump, but you can then convert it to any format.
Bemierkung vum ImreSamu de(n) 29. Dezember 2015 um 12:51 Auer
Related:
“Creating a Bridge Between OpenSteetMap and Wikipedia: Wikipedia-tags-in-OSM. A Tool to Add Wikipedia Tags in OSM and Coordinates in Wikipedia”
Bemierkung vum Alan Bragg de(n) 29. Dezember 2015 um 14:43 Auer
This is GREAT; just what I’ve been looking for. I like to jump around the globe, adding roads and residential areas. I’ve recently been mapping in Tibet and feel really lost culturally. Your map is giving me some hits and insight into a very remote area. Thanks for posting.
Bemierkung vum nyuriks de(n) 29. Dezember 2015 um 18:08 Auer
Nice! Some similar efforts: * https://tools.wmflabs.org/wiwosm/osm-gadget-leaflet/#/?lang=en&article=Berlin * The Wikipedia Android app has a map (“nearby”) feature * More at https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Maps/Future_Plans#Existing_Tools
Bemierkung vum k1wi de(n) 31. Dezember 2015 um 11:47 Auer
Is there a similar service based on the OSM tags wikipedia=* or wikidata=*, instead of Wikipedia coordinates?
Bemierkung vum Alex-7 de(n) 3. Januar 2016 um 00:35 Auer
k1wi, it is a good idea. Thank you. I’ve implemented already the display of Wikipedia articles geolocations by the wikipedia and wikimedia_commons tag assigned to a node in the same web-application.
It is a bit more complicated to display a geolocation when the wikipedia tag is assigned to an area or a way. It will try to implement it later.
Bemierkung vum Alex-7 de(n) 4. Januar 2016 um 13:04 Auer
Search for geolocations of wikipedia, wikimedia_commons, wikidata OSM tags assigned either to nodes, areas, or ways is implemented.