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JOSM

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JOSM

Summary

JOSM is a geographic information system[1]. JOSM has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • JOSM is the creator of Immanuel Scholz[3].
  • JOSM's instance of is recorded as geographic information system[4].
  • JOSM's instance of is recorded as free and open-source software[5].
  • JOSM's instance of is recorded as OpenStreetMap editor software[6].
  • JOSM's instance of is recorded as Java application[7].
  • Java is named after JOSM[8].
  • OpenStreetMap is named after JOSM[9].
  • JOSM's collection is recorded as OSM Apps Catalog[10].
  • JOSM's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0 or later[11].
  • JOSM's programmed in is recorded as Java[12].
  • JOSM's operating system is recorded as macOS[13].
  • JOSM's operating system is recorded as Linux[14].
  • JOSM's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[15].
  • JOSM's software version identifier is recorded as 7906[16].
  • JOSM's software version identifier is recorded as 7995[17].
  • JOSM's software version identifier is recorded as 8109[18].
  • JOSM's software version identifier is recorded as 8159[19].
  • JOSM's software version identifier is recorded as 8279[20].
  • JOSM's software version identifier is recorded as 8491[21].
  • JOSM's software version identifier is recorded as 8677[22].
  • JOSM's software version identifier is recorded as 8800[23].
  • JOSM's software version identifier is recorded as 8969[24].
  • JOSM's software version identifier is recorded as 9060[25].
  • JOSM's software version identifier is recorded as 9229[26].
  • JOSM's software version identifier is recorded as 9329[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include geographic information system[4], free and open-source software[5], OpenStreetMap editor software[6], and Java application[7].

Origins

Things named after include Java[8], a JVM language[28], founded in 1995[29] and OpenStreetMap[9], an online community[30], founded in 2004[31].

Why It Matters

JOSM has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . osm-apps.zottelig.ch. osm-apps.zottelig.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . josm.openstreetmap.de. Retrieved . josm.openstreetmap.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . josm.openstreetmap.de. josm.openstreetmap.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . josm.openstreetmap.de. Retrieved . josm.openstreetmap.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . josm.openstreetmap.de. Retrieved . josm.openstreetmap.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . josm.openstreetmap.de. Retrieved . josm.openstreetmap.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . josm.openstreetmap.de. josm.openstreetmap.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . josm.openstreetmap.de. josm.openstreetmap.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . josm.openstreetmap.de. josm.openstreetmap.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . josm.openstreetmap.de. josm.openstreetmap.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . josm.openstreetmap.de. josm.openstreetmap.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . josm.openstreetmap.de. josm.openstreetmap.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . josm.openstreetmap.de. josm.openstreetmap.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . josm.openstreetmap.de. josm.openstreetmap.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . josm.openstreetmap.de. josm.openstreetmap.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . josm.openstreetmap.de. josm.openstreetmap.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . josm.openstreetmap.de. josm.openstreetmap.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . josm.openstreetmap.de. josm.openstreetmap.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). JOSM. Retrieved May 7, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/josm
MLA “JOSM.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 7 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/josm.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_josm_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{JOSM}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/josm}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
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  1. 1d ago · RogueScholar · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Short name → JOSM
    Microsoft store product id → xpfcg1gv0wwgzx
    Free software directory entry → JOSM
    Aur package → josm-svn
    + 56 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1972]]: josm_trans"
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