Wikimedia Enterprise: How CoMaps Uses Wikimedia Enterprise to Bring Wikipedia to Their Offline Maps

This means that when someone has loaded CoMaps on their phone for offline use, they automatically get offline access to knowledge about their surroundings, pulled from Wikipedia and Wikidata. When a user taps a landmark, historic building, or mountain peak in CoMaps, the app surfaces the corresponding Wikipedia article directly on their screen. Whether a hiker wants to learn about the geological history of the valley they're walking through, or a traveler wants to read about the history of the cathedral they're standing in front of, the information is available instantly without the need for cellular data.

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