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KartaView, formerly called OpenStreetView and OpenStreetCam, is a project to collect crowdsourced street-level photographs for improving OpenStreetMapcite-ref-0-1-0[1] operated by Grab Holdings.cite-ref-2-2-0[2] Collected imagery is published under a CC BY-SA license and while some of the project's code is released as open source,cite-ref-0-1-1[1] much of it (most notably, the mobile app) still require proprietary software to function.cite-ref-3-3-0[3] This is one of the few alternative platforms that offer street view like Google.

Contributors gather imagery with their smartphones using an Android or iOS app.cite-ref-0-1-2[1]cite-ref-1-4-0[4] It is also possible to upload images captured with other cameras. The KartaView app supports using an OBD-II dongle plugged into the vehicle; in concert with the mobile device's GPS, KartaView can derive more accurate image locations. The app also recognizes and processes street signs in real time while capturing imagery.cite-ref-0-1-3[1] Once the imagery is recorded, it is uploaded, processed, and published to the website.cite-ref-1-4-1[4]

OpenStreetMap editors can access KartaView images using the iD editor or JOSM plugin.cite-ref-0-1-4[1]

KartaView's purpose resembles that of Mapillary. The main difference between the two is that KartaView's web and mobile apps are at least partially open-source (although no functioning open-source app can be built at least since December 2017, due to requirement of other proprietary components),cite-ref-3-3-1[3] whereas Mapillary mobile app does not open source even that. KartaView also makes it easier for user to delete their uploaded photos in case they change their mind about contributing.cite-ref-0-1-5[1]

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KartaView was founded in 2009 as OpenStreetView.cite-ref-0-1-6[1] In 2016, TeleNav took over the openstreetview.org domain and started its own service under the name.cite-ref-5[5] The service was renamed to OpenStreetCam after an intervention by an unnamed trademark holder.cite-ref-6[6]

On December 12, 2019, TeleNav sold OpenStreetCam to Grab Holdings for an undisclosed amount.cite-ref-2-2-1[2]

In November 2020, OpenStreetCam became KartaView.cite-ref-7[7]

cite-note-0-11. ↑ citerefgilbertson2016Gilbertson, Scott (14 December 2016). "OpenStreetView? You are no longer hostage to Google's car-driven vision". The Register. Retrieved 2020-12-13.

cite-note-2-22. ↑ citerefilisei2019Ilisei, Alex (December 12, 2019). "OpenStreetCam and ImproveOSM are moving to Grab". OpenStreetMap @ Grab. Archived from the original on 2020-10-26. Retrieved 2020-12-13.

cite-note-3-33. ↑ ""Source code is not yet up to date"? · Issue #153 · kartaview/android". GitHub. Retrieved 2021-01-20.

cite-note-1-44. ↑ citerefwilliams2016Williams, Mike (24 December 2016). "OpenStreetCam 1.4.7 for iOS". Techworld. Archived from the original on 2018-07-02. Retrieved 2020-12-13.

cite-note-55. ↑ "OpenStreetCam - OpenStreetMap Wiki". OpenStreetMap Wiki. Archived from the original on 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2020-12-13.

cite-note-66. ↑ citerefexel2016Exel, Martijn van (November 8, 2016). "[OSM-talk] OpenStreetView name change". OpenStreetMap. Archived from the original on 2019-11-10. Retrieved 2020-12-13.

cite-note-77. ↑ citerefilisei2020Ilisei, Alex (2020-11-24). "Hello, KartaView!". OpenStreetMap @ Grab. Archived from the original on 2020-12-10. Retrieved 2020-12-13.

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