Wikimapia
Type of site | Geographic online encyclopedia |
|---|---|
| Available in | 101 languages, including English |
| Country of origin | Russia |
| Created by | Alexander Koryakin and Eugen Saveliev |
| Revenue | From AdSense and Wikimapia Ads |
| URL | wikimapia |
| Commercial | yes |
| Registration | Optional |
| Users | 2,500,000 (latest available figure) |
| Launched | May 24, 2006 |
| Current status | Active |
Content license | Creative Commons (CC BY-SA) |
Wikimapia (stylized as wikimapia) is a geographic online encyclopedia project. The project implements an interactive clickable web map that utilizes Google Maps with a geographically-referenced wiki system, with the aim to mark and describe all geographical objects in the world.