MediaWiki:Uploadtext

Before uploading a file to OpenStreetMap wiki, please consider if it would be more useful to upload it to the Wikimedia Commons file repository instead. You can use (embed, link) Wikimedia Commons files in exactly the same way as if they were uploaded here locally ([[File:Example.jpg|thumb|some example text]] – unless a file with the same name exists locally on this wiki), and as an added bonus the file is available to be used by other projects (not least Wikipedia) which are using Wikimedia Commmons. Media files that generally should be uploaded to OpenStreetMap wiki: Screenshots of the OpenStreetMap main page or wiki pages. Of course, these images can be generally uploaded to Wikimedia Commons, but that project only needs OpenStreetMap screenshots that illustrate article topics. Screenshots of editors like iD (ISC License), JOSM (GNU GPL v2), StreetComplete (GNU GPL v3) or Vespucci (Apache license 2.0) Media files showing Bing aerial imagery, copyrighted software or web services that use OpenStreetMap data. Should only be uploaded for use in help or information pages. Remember these media files are protected by copyright and are the only such files allowed here. Duplicate content in a file format which is better suited for the content (e.g. SVG instead of JPG for drawings or charts). For example, if there is an existing image in a raster format like JPEG, upload the SVG file under the same new name, but with a new file extension; rename the file to the new one in all pages shown in What links here; then request the deletion of the original. Make sure to note the file's relevance to the OpenStreetMap project in order to avoid questions about whether the file falls within the Wikimedia Commons project scope. Media files that generally should not be uploaded to OpenStreetMap wiki: Duplicates of files present in Wikimedia Commons (the file in the OSM wiki will be deleted, because it can be used directly from Commons). Media files that are covered by the scope of project scope of Wikimedia Commons (summary) - these should be uploaded to Wikimedia Commons. Media files not either available under an open license or in the public domain (exceptions for Bing aerial imagery, copyrighted software or web interfaces that use OpenStreetMap data – see above). Updated media files similar to an existing one but under another name, unless there is a good reason to show both. To update a media file under an existing file name just go to the page of that file and click in "Upload a new version of this file". Media files not related to OpenStreetMap.

Use the form below to upload files. To view or search previously uploaded files go to the list of uploaded files, (re)uploads are listed in the upload list, deletions in the deletion log. Use the description box to give details of image copyright status. Provide map URLs for any locations relevant to the image. To include a file in a page, use a link in one of the following forms: [[File:Example.jpg]] to use the full version of the file [[File:Example.png|thumb|left|alt text]] to use a thumbnail in a box in the left margin with 'alt text' as description [[:File:Example.jpg]] or [[Media:Example.ogg]]for directly linking to the file without displaying the file