specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Wikimapia
providerId: wikimapia
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
reconciled: true
tags:
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
  - Geospatial
  - Crowdsourced
description: FOCUS-aligned FinOps for Wikimapia API consumption.
sources:
  - https://wikimapia.org/api/
  - https://wikimapia.org/api/?action=my_keys
alignedWith:
  framework: FinOps Foundation Framework
  frameworkUrl: https://www.finops.org/framework/
  dataSpec: FOCUS
  dataSpecVersion: '1.3'
  dataSpecUrl: https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
publisherName: Wikimapia
serviceCategory: Geospatial / Crowdsourced Mapping Data
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Free (Registration Required)
  billingFrequency: None (no monetary charge)
  billingCurrency: USD
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Wikimapia REST API
  ServiceCategory: Geospatial Data
  ProviderName: Wikimapia
  PublisherName: Wikimapia
  BillingCurrency: USD
meters:
  - name: api_requests
    unit: request
    aggregation: sum
  - name: place_lookups
    unit: request
    aggregation: sum
  - name: place_searches
    unit: request
    aggregation: sum
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: Track Wikimapia API request volume monthly per registered key and domain.
  - name: Allocation
    description: Assign API keys per team or product to attribute usage to cost centers.
  - name: Optimization
    description: >-
      Cache place data locally to minimize repeated lookups against the 100-req/5-min quota.
      Use the data_blocks parameter to limit response payload size and reduce latency.
  - name: Accountability
    description: >-
      Monitor request counts against the 100/5-min threshold. Set alerts before quota
      exhaustion. Review key usage quarterly and retire unused keys.