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   "writes": false
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   "writes": false,
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   "writes": false,
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   "writes": true,
   "license": "proprietary license"
  },
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   "name": "SketchUp",
   "url": "https://how-to-sketchup.com/",
   "reads": true,
   "writes": true
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  {
   "name": "VisualARQ",
   "url": "http://www.visualarq.com/",
   "reads": true,
   "writes": true
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   "name": "Wikidata Missing Pictures",
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   "writes": true,
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   "name": "GPSBabel",
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   "writes": false,
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   "name": "Ma carte",
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   "writes": true,
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   "writes": true,
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   "writes": true,
   "license": "GNU General Public License, version 2.0",
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  {
   "name": "OpenLayers",
   "url": "https://openlayers.org",
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   "writes": false,
   "license": "2-clause BSD License",
   "open_source": true,
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  },
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   "name": "QGIS",
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   "writes": true,
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   "open_source": true,
   "via": "kml"
  },
  {
   "name": "Ultra",
   "url": "https://overpass-ultra.us/",
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   "writes": false,
   "license": "MIT License",
   "open_source": true,
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  },
  {
   "name": "uMap",
   "url": "https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/",
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   "writes": true,
   "license": "WTFPL",
   "open_source": true,
   "via": "kml"
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   "name": "Wikidata Q28921959",
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 },
 "updated": "2026-10-20",
 "aliases": [],
 "structure": [],
 "parsers": [],
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 "claims": [],
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}