id
	12302
Url
	https://chloe.cnr.it/s/BiDiAr/item/12302
Resource template
	Academic Article
Resource class
	bibo:AcademicArticle
Title
	uMap: A Free, Open-Source Alternative to Google My Maps
Creator
	Shahamati, Sepideh
	Denieul-Pinsky, Léa
	Baumann, Yannick
	Shaw, Emory
	Caquard, Sébastien
Date
	2022
Language
	eng
Rights
	Copyright (c) 2022 Cartographic Perspectives
Abstract
	Since their release in 2005, Google Maps-based tools have become the de facto solutions for a variety of online cartographic projects. Their success has been accompanied by a range of critiques denouncing the individualistic market-based logic imposed by these mapping services. Alternative options to this dominant model have been released since then; uMap is one of them. uMap is a free, open-source online mapping platform that builds on OpenStreetMap to enable anyone to easily publish web maps individually or collaboratively. In this paper, we reflect on the potential and limits of uMap based on our own experiences of deploying it in six different mapping projects. Through these experiences, uMap appears particularly well-suited for collaborative mapping projects, due to its ease in connecting to remote data and its high level of interoperability with a range of other applications. On the other hand, uMap seems less relevant for crowdmapping projects, due to its lack of built-in options to manage and control public contributions. Finally, the open-source philosophy of uMap, combined with its simplicity of use and its strong collaborative capacity, make it a great option for activist mapping projects as well as for pedagogical purposes to teach a range of topics including online collaborative cartography.
Is Part Of
	Cartographic Perspectives
Cited by
	11049
Doi
	https://doi.org/10.14714/CP99.1729
Issn
	1048-9053
Issue
	99
Pages
	6-18
Short title
	uMap
Uri
	https://cartographicperspectives.org/index.php/journal/article/view/1729
Homepage
	https://www.zotero.org/groups/5293298/bidiar/items/V7X6PAWZ/item-list

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