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The default map view in Wikimapia is Google satellite view (without Google's Hybrid view data overlay information) supplied by Google Maps. The default data overlay is Wikimapia Satellite view which contains all objects and information created in Wikimapia. Wikimapia's data overlay consists of: places with white boundaries (polygons)
Wikimapia is an online editable map - you can describe any place on Earth. Or just surf the map discovering tonns of already marked places.
Since its inception in 2006, Wikimapia has always used Google Maps to plot its data layer as it was the only source available for five years. Presently, Wikimapia regards Google Maps imagery the best source in most cases. Google Maps' satellite view is the default and the most widely used map view to mark objects in Wikimapia.
This site is created using Wikimapia data. Wikimapia is an open-content collaborative map project contributed by volunteers around the world. It contains information about 32013704 places and counting. Learn more about Wikimapia and cityguides.
The satellite images belong to Google and are 100% controlled by Google. They are in fact the same images as are used by Google Maps. Google controls their quality and when they choose to update them. WikiMapia is only “borrowing” them and has no control over them whatsoever. And the same goes for the Map layer and the Terrain layer also.
Wikimapia is an editable interactive map. The goal of Wikimapia is to create and maintain a free, complete, multilingual, up-to-date map of the whole world. v • d • e. Getting Started. Using Wikimapia. Wikimapia Terms of Reference. Quick start guide. Menu bar quick reference. User guide.
