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| valign="top" bgcolor="white" style="text-align: left;"| Licensed photos used '''without''' permission. You cannot use someone else's photos, even if you credit them. | | valign="top" bgcolor="white" style="text-align: left;"| Licensed photos used '''without''' permission. You cannot use someone else's photos, even if you credit them. | ||
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| valign="top" bgcolor="white" style="text-align: left;"| Wikimapia is a place for describing places [[About Wikimapia#Neutral point of view | neutrally]], not for advertising them. While factual, unedited photos are allowed, photos with promotional text over them are not acceptable. | | valign="top" bgcolor="white" style="text-align: left;"| Wikimapia is a place for describing places [[About Wikimapia#Neutral point of view | neutrally]], not for advertising them. While factual, unedited photos are allowed, photos with promotional text over them are not acceptable. | ||
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Photo Guide
Photos are an integral part of describing a geographic location and this is apparent in sites like Flickr and Panoramio and applications such as Google Earth and Picasa. Wikimapia enables you to enjoy photos of places by allowing you to upload them to the objects which they depict so that they help describe places in Wikimapia.
As per the neutral point of view philosophy of Wikimapia (NPOV), photos which are compatible with our principles are essential to describe them. Therefore, Wikimapia favors photos which are geographic in nature, that is, photos which explicitly depict a real place externally and internally. These photos are called primary images because there is no better way to describe a place than an actual photo of it.
Secondary Images
Wikimapia understands the interpretation of photos and how they depict places (eg. subject matter, themes, compositions etc.) can be very broad indeed. While priority is given to primary photos, Wikimapia accepts photos which do not explicitly depict a marked object, as long as they share a direct connection. These photos are called secondary photos and can be uploaded to objects which lack photos or have free slots available.
| Secondary photo types | Conditions of use | ||
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| Logos & symbols | Company trademarks; emblems, official coat of arms & flags belonging to administrative localities, municipalities, provinces, counties & states (not countries); armed forces & emergency services insignias etc. | For legal reasons, you cannot use copyrighted images unless you have explicit permission to do so. | |
| Products & items | Unique products originating or sold from businesses e.g. restaurant dishes, clothes displayed by mannequins/models, products packaging etc. | These must be unique to the object and not a generic representation. | |
| People | Workers photographed at the object performing their roles to describe the function of the object e.g. craftsmen/women showing a unique/rare skill, teachers & students in a classroom or assembly, tourists outside a popular point of interest etc. | The object must be clearly visible in the background. | |
It is important to remember that secondary photos are better than no photos, so they should not be removed unless they are replaced with primary photos. You should not remove a photo if you are uncertain about its validity. Instead, you should always seek advice in the forum.
Photo Restrictions Policy
If a photo does not accurately represent a place, then its portrayal is false and violates the tenets of Wikimapia. Photos that are not neutral, inaccurately depicted and do not provide an authentic source of information if challenged, may be deleted.
| Unacceptable photos | Description of images which are not allowed/to be deleted | Penalization |
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| Obscene photos | Graphic/shocking photos of death, blood, gore etc. | Infringers uploading these images shall be banned permanently with immediate effect. |
| Sexually explicit photos | Pornographic, suggestive, tasteless, vulgar & suggestive photos.
Exception: Nudity in good taste, which would be suitable as an art form in a museum, is acceptable. | |
| Violation of rights | Photos which clearly breach the rights of others. | |
| Politically-charged, racist or anti-religious photos | Hateful, slanderous, discriminative, racist and other provocative photos with intent to offend. | |
| Copyright infringement | Licensed photos used without permission. You cannot use someone else's photos, even if you credit them. | Infringers persistently uploading these images may be restricted or banned permanently depending on the case. |
| Advertising | Wikimapia is a place for describing places neutrally, not for advertising them. While factual, unedited photos are allowed, photos with promotional text over them are not acceptable. | |
| Spamming and Duplication | Identical photos used repeatedly in one or several objects. Repetition of identical photos taken with the same/similar camera angle.
Note: Use caution, similar photos which are sufficiently different eg. day to night, overcast to sunny, exposure/lighting differences etc. are acceptable. | |
| Miscellaneous photos | Irrelevant images uploaded to decorate or celebrate an object or for storage/hosting purposes. These include but are not limited to:
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Copyrighted Photos, Attribution & Watermarking
If you have permission to use an photo or its license permits you to use it in Wikimapia, you should adhere to its conditions for redistribution. If you need to provide attribution or any other associated copyright information, you can enter the necessary details in the comments section of the photo in question. This procedure is especially necessary for copyrighted photos with watermarks. Please note, if you are a registered user then your name will be displayed beside the photo when it is enlarged (click on it), so that makes it a little easier to associate a photo with a comment.
You can also provide your own personal photos with or without watermarks. However, you should be aware that by uploading photos you agree to the requirements of Wikimapia's Terms of Reference.
