# Wikiloc

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Website for sharing GPS trails and waypoints

Wikiloc Screenshot Type of site Crowd-gathered information Available in Galician, Basque, Catalan, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Spanish and Turkish[1] Created by Jordi L. Ramot & voluntary collaborators URL www.wikiloc.com Commercial Yes Registration Optional (required to download files) Launched 2006 Content license Proprietary

**Wikiloc** is a [website](/source/Website), launched in 2006,[2][3][4] containing [GPS](/source/Global_Positioning_System) [trails](/source/Trail) and [waypoints](/source/Waypoint) that members have uploaded.[3] This [mashup](/source/Mashup_(web_application_hybrid)) shows the routes in [frames](/source/HTML_element#Frames) showing [Google Maps](/source/Google_Maps) (with the possibility to show the layers of World Relief Map (maps-for-free.com), [OpenStreetMap](/source/OpenStreetMap), the related OpenCycleMap, [USGS](/source/United_States_Geological_Survey) Imagery Topo Base Map and USGS Topo Base Map). The service is also available in [Google Earth](/source/Google_Earth).[5][6] There are [mobile apps](/source/Mobile_app) for Android[7][8] and iPhone.[9][10] The product has more than 11M members,[11] is offered in many languages[12] and has more than 37.9M[*[clarification needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify)*] tracks[11] of dozens of activities (hiking, cycling, sailing, horseback riding, driving, paragliding, and so on) in many countries and territories.[13] Wikiloc began as a worldwide online reference for hiking.[14] Additionally, photographs on Wikiloc enabled automated content analysis to characterize the landscape in the Ebro Delta Natural Park, Spain.[15]

Wikiloc does not pay its contributors.[16] It charges users to download trails and waypoints from the website directly to a Garmin or mobile device (but GPX downloads are free).[17] It also prohibits bulk downloads or re-hosting of the data.[16]

## Technology

Wikiloc runs on [Linux](/source/Linux), with a [PostgreSQL](/source/PostgreSQL) [database manager](/source/Database) with [PostGIS](/source/PostGIS) for geography support, [Apache](/source/Apache_Software_Foundation) software, [Hibernate](/source/Hibernate_(Java)), GEOS, [GDAL](/source/GDAL), [PROJ.4](/source/PROJ.4), and with some [Python](/source/Python_(programming_language)) for preprocess and maintenance.[3][18]

## Awards

Wikiloc has won the following prizes:

- Winner of the [Changemakers](/source/Ashoka%3A_Innovators_for_the_Public#Changemakers) / [National Geographic](/source/National_Geographic_Society) 2009 Geotourism Challenge[19][20][21][22][23]

- Winner of the Google Maps mashup contest in 2006[24]

- Winner of the Initiative/Company award of the Spanish Geographic Society in 2013[25][26][27][28]

## See also

- [AllTrails](/source/AllTrails)

- [Google Fit](/source/Google_Fit)

- [Apple Health](/source/Health_(Apple))

- [MSN Health & Fitness](/source/MSN_Mobile#MSN_Health_&_Fitness)

- [Runkeeper](/source/Runkeeper)

- [Strava](/source/Strava)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Wikiloc Outdoor Navigation GPS"](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wikiloc-outdoor-navigation-gps/id432102730). 10 May 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Three Winners Named in National Geographic’s Geotourism Challenge 2009](https://web.archive.org/web/20140812205940/http://press.nationalgeographic.com/2009/09/09/geotourism-challenge-2009-winners/) (National Geographic Society Press Room, September 9, 2009)

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-about_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-about_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-about_3-2) [About Wikiloc](http://en.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/about-us.do) (Wikiloc)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Wikiloc is online](http://wikiloc.blogspot.com.es/2006/06/wikiloc-is-online.html) (WikiLoc's blog, June 28, 2006)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [El sitio de rutas Wikiloc entra en Google Earth](http://espanol.upi.com/Noticias-destacadas/2008/10/02/El-sitio-de-rutas-Wikiloc-entra-en-Google-Earth/UPI-51061222995720/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051423/http://espanol.upi.com/Noticias-destacadas/2008/10/02/El-sitio-de-rutas-Wikiloc-entra-en-Google-Earth/UPI-51061222995720/) 2016-03-04 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) (UPI.com, October 2, 2008 -in Spanish-)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [Wikiloc – GPS Tracks Site](http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2008/02/wikiloc_gps_tracks_site.html) (Google Earth Blog, February 11, 2008)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** [Wikiloc outdoor navigation GPS](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wikiloc.wikilocandroid&hl=en) (Android Apps on Google Play)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** [Wikiloc for Android](http://en.wikiloc.com/mobile/android.do) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20140830141457/http://en.wikiloc.com/mobile/android.do) 2014-08-30 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) (Wikiloc)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** [Wikiloc Free](https://web.archive.org/web/20140822122156/https://itunes.apple.com/en/app/wikiloc-free/id432102730?l=en) (App Store on iTunes)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** [Wikiloc for iPhone](http://en.wikiloc.com/mobile/iphone.do) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20140827012914/http://en.wikiloc.com/mobile/iphone.do) 2014-08-27 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) (Wikiloc)

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Home_Page_11-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Home_Page_11-1) ["Home Page"](http://www.wikiloc.com/). *Wikiloc*. Retrieved 10 Nov 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** [Three Winners Named in National Geographic’s Geotourism Challenge 2009](http://www.adventuretravelnews.com/three-winners-named-in-national-geographics-geotourism-challenge-2009) (Adventure Travel Trade Association, September 16, 2009)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** [Find trails by activity or country](http://en.wikiloc.com/trails) (Wikiloc)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2million_14-0)** [Wikiloc llega a los dos millones de excursiones](http://tecnologia.elpais.com/tecnologia/2014/04/22/actualidad/1398166912_395783.html) (EL PAÍS, 22 April 2014 -in Spanish-)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** Callau, Aitor Àvila; Albert, María Yolanda Pérez; Rota, Joan Jurado; Giné, David Serrano (2019-10-25). ["Landscape characterization using photographs from crowdsourced platforms: content analysis of social media photographs"](https://doi.org/10.1515%2Fgeo-2019-0046). *Open Geosciences*. **11** (1): 558–571. [Bibcode](/source/Bibcode_(identifier)):[2019OGeo...11...46C](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2019OGeo...11...46C). [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1515/geo-2019-0046](https://doi.org/10.1515%2Fgeo-2019-0046).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_16-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_16-1) ["Terms of Use"](https://www.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/terms_en.html).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** Wikiloc. ["Wikiloc – Premium"](https://www.wikiloc.com/premium). *Wikiloc | Trails of the World*. Retrieved 2022-02-16.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-18)** [Entrevista a Jordi L. Ramot creador de Wikiloc.com](http://www.alzado.org/articulo.php?id_art=710) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20180710194504/https://www.alzado.org/articulo.php?id_art=710) 2018-07-10 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) (alzado.org, 20 February 2008 -in Spanish-)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-19)** [Geotourism Winners Announced!](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/geotourism_winners_announced) (Intelligent Travel, National Geographic Society, September 9, 2009)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-20)** [Wikiloc: Blazing Trails for Geotourism](http://www.changemakers.com/stories/wikiloc-blazing-trails-geotourism) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200629141132/http://www.changemakers.com/stories/wikiloc-blazing-trails-geotourism) 2020-06-29 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) (Changemakers, 02/09/10)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-21)** [National Geographic premia la comunidad de viajes catalana Wikiloc](http://www.elperiodico.com/es/noticias/ciencia-y-tecnologia/20090917/national-geographic-premia-comunidad-viajes-catalana-wikiloc/102948.shtml) (El Periódico, 17 September 2009 -in Spanish-)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-22)** [National Geographic premia plan 'verde'](http://www.hoy.com.ec/noticias-ecuador/national-geographic-premia-plan-verde-391063.html) (HOY Ecuador, 4 February 2010 -in Spanish-)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-23)** [Facebook turístico y aerolínea que no contamina, premios National Geographic](http://www.abc.es/agencias/noticia.asp?noticia=259165) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20140812204755/http://www.abc.es/agencias/noticia.asp?noticia=259165) 2014-08-12 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) (ABC.es, 2 February 2010 -in Spanish-)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-24)** [Google Maps mashup contest in Spain wraps up](http://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2006/10/google-maps-mashup-contest-in-spain.html) (Google Maps Mania, October 02, 2006)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-25)** [Premio Iniciativa/Empresa](http://www.sge.org/index.php?id=85) (Sociedad Geográfica Española -in Spanish-)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-26)** [La Sociedad Geográfica Española celebra sus premios anuales](http://desnivel.com/cultura/la-sociedad-geografica-espanola-celebra-sus-premios-anuales-2014) (Desnivel, 11 March 2014 -in Spanish-)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-27)** [El mundo de la exploración se pone sus mejores galas: Premios a los exploradores del año](http://www.mundo-geo.es/gente-y-cultura/premios-a-los-exploradores-del-ano) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20140812223343/http://www.mundo-geo.es/gente-y-cultura/premios-a-los-exploradores-del-ano) 2014-08-12 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) (GEO -in Spanish-)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-28)** [XVI Premios de la Sociedad Geográfica Española](http://www.revistaoxigeno.es/xvi-premios-de-la-sociedad-geografica-espanola/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20140812203154/http://www.revistaoxigeno.es/xvi-premios-de-la-sociedad-geografica-espanola/) 2014-08-12 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) (Revista Oxigeno, 4 March 2014)

## External links

- [Official website](http://en.wikiloc.com/)

- [Wikiloc, how a hobby grows into a Google darling](https://thenextweb.com/2008/09/01/wikiloc-how-a-hobby-grows-into-a-google-darling/) (The Next Web, 1 September 2008)

- [How to create your routes Wikiloc](https://web.archive.org/web/20110711053933/http://digitalcamerabattery.us/blog/how-to-create-your-routes-wikiloc/) (Camera Battery Blog, via Internet Archive)

- [GPS community sites: Wikiloc, EveryTrail](http://ogleearth.com/2006/11/gps-community-sites-wikiloc-everytrail/) (Ogle Earth, November 30, 2006)

- [Wikiloc – free web site to discover, post and share GPS data](http://gpsinformation.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=2259) (GPS Information.net Forum, November 9, 2006)

- [Jordi Ramot, fundador de Wikiloc: "Las comunidades de viajeros serán cada vez más influyentes en cómo viajamos"](http://www.ideal.es/granada/ocio/jordi-ramot-fundador-wikiloc-201002142227.html) (Ideal, 14 February 2010 -in Spanish-)

- [Entrevista a Jordi L. Ramot, creador de Wikiloc](http://www.airelibreytecnologia.com/entrevista-a-jordi-l-ramot-creador-de-wikiloc/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20140812205355/http://www.airelibreytecnologia.com/entrevista-a-jordi-l-ramot-creador-de-wikiloc/) 2014-08-12 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) (Aire Libre y Tecnología, 20 July 2008 -in Spanish-)

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