2022/Glossary

We want to gather here some terms which might not be generally familiar to share with our attendees (who come from diverse backgrounds and projects) and with our Spanish/English interpreters.

• Editor:
  • Wikimedia: Contributor to the wiki
  • OpenStreetMap: Editing software
• FOSS4G — Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial
• GLAM -- Stands for Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums -- Cultural organizations that partner with Wikimedia projects
• Hacks/Hackers -- A nonprofit that has supported the conference in the past and now
• Knight Foundation -- A nonprofit that has given grants to wiki research and related matters

to add detail

• data model and representation
• bivariate map, cholorpleth, isochrones (OSM concepts)
• The WMF Committee Support Team is an official part of the WMF Legal Department. It provides staff support to several volunteer Wikimedia committees including the Affiliations Committee, Ombuds Commission, Arbitration Committees, and the Case Review Committee. (Wikimedia concept)
• magic wand (OSM)
• point simplification (OSM)
• cartography (OSM)

External links

• OpenStreetMap Glossary