Wikipedia:Creating route maps from OpenStreetMap data

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This is a tutorial for creating interactive maps on Wikipedia for lines, using OpenStreetMap data, available on a compatible Open Database License. This is designed for transit routes, but is easily applicable for creating maps of roads, rivers, and other linear objects. For maps of shapes (neighborhoods, parks, historic districts, campuses, and most other present-day sites), see Wikipedia:Creating shape maps from OpenStreetMap data.

This tutorial requires basic knowledge of:

• finding Wikidata IDs
• using {{Maplink}} and its parameters (some helpful substitutes may be {{Infobox mapframe}} and {{Maplink-road}})

If you need help please use the talk page, User talk:Ɱ, or Module talk:Mapframe.