Wikiloc

Wikiloc
Screenshot
Type of site
 Crowd-gathered information
Available in Spanish, English
Created by Jordi L. Ramot & voluntary collaborators
Website www.wikiloc.com
Alexa rank Increase 10,566 (As of 25 July 2016)[1]
Commercial No
Registration Optional (required to download files)
Launched 2006

Wikiloc is a website, launched in 2006,[2][3][4] that offers for free GPS trails and waypoints that members (free registration) can upload and share.[3] This mashup shows the routes in frames showing Google Maps (with the possibility to show the layers of World Relief Map (maps-for-free.com), OpenStreetMap, the related OpenCycleMap, USGS Imagery Topo Base Map and USGS Topo Base Map). The service is also available in Google Earth.[5][6] There are mobile apps for Android[7][8] and iPhone.[9][10] The product has more than 2,05 M members, [11] is offered in many languages[12] and has more than 4.76 M tracks[13] of dozens of activities (hiking, cycling, sailing, horseback riding, diving, paragliding ...) in many countries and territories.[14] Wikiloc is a worldwide online reference for hiking.[15]

Technology

Wikiloc is completely made with free software.[3][16] It uses HTML and Javascript in the web browser, while in the server is made with Linux, PostgreSQL database manager with PostGIS for geography support, Apache software, Hibernate, GEOS, GDAL and PROJ.4, with some Python for preprocess and maintenance.[3][17]

Awards

Among others, Wikiloc has won the following prizes:

References

  1. ↑ "Wikiloc.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  2. ↑ Three Winners Named in National Geographic’s Geotourism Challenge 2009 (National Geographic Society Press Room, September 9, 2009)
  3. 1 2 3 4 About Wikiloc (Wikiloc)
  4. ↑ Wikiloc is online (WikiLoc's blog, June 28, 2006)
  5. ↑ El sitio de rutas Wikiloc entra en Google Earth (UPI.com, October 2, 2008 -in Spanish-)
  6. ↑ Wikiloc – GPS Tracks Site (Google Earth Blog, February 11, 2008)
  7. ↑ Wikiloc outdoor navigation GPS (Android Apps on Google Play)
  8. ↑ Wikiloc for Android Archived 2014-08-30 at the Wayback Machine. (Wikiloc)
  9. ↑ Wikiloc Free (App Store on iTunes)
  10. ↑ Wikiloc for iPhone Archived 2014-08-27 at the Wayback Machine. (Wikiloc)
  11. ↑ "Home Page". Wikiloc. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  12. ↑ Three Winners Named in National Geographic’s Geotourism Challenge 2009 (Adventure Travel Trade Association, September 16, 2009)
  13. ↑ "Home Page". Wikiloc. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  14. ↑ Find trails by activity or country (Wikiloc)
  15. ↑ Wikiloc llega a los dos millones de excursiones (EL PAÍS, 22 April 2014 -in Spanish-)
  16. ↑ An Introduction to Wikiloc: how to find hiking trails (Saudicaves)
  17. ↑ Entrevista a Jordi L. Ramot creador de Wikiloc.com (alzado.org, 20 February 2008 -in Spanish-)
  18. ↑ Geotourism Winners Announced! (Intelligent Travel, National Geographic Society, September 9, 2009)
  19. ↑ Wikiloc: Blazing Trails for Geotourism (Changemakers, 02/09/10)
  20. ↑ National Geographic premia la comunidad de viajes catalana Wikiloc (El Periódico, 17 September 2009 -in Spanish-)
  21. ↑ National Geographic premia plan 'verde' (HOY Ecuador, 4 February 2010 -in Spanish-)
  22. ↑ Facebook turístico y aerolínea que no contamina, premios National Geographic (ABC.es, 2 February 2010 -in Spanish-)
  23. ↑ Google Maps mashup contest in Spain wraps up (Google Maps Mania, October 02, 2006)
  24. ↑ Premio Iniciativa/Empresa (Sociedad Geográfica Española -in Spanish-)
  25. ↑ La Sociedad Geográfica Española celebra sus premios anuales (Desnivel, 11 March 2014 -in Spanish-)
  26. ↑ El mundo de la exploración se pone sus mejores galas: Premios a los exploradores del año Archived 2014-08-12 at the Wayback Machine. (GEO -in Spanish-)
  27. ↑ XVI Premios de la Sociedad Geográfica Española Archived 2014-08-12 at the Wayback Machine. (Revista Oxigeno, 4 March 2014)
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