OpenStreetMap data is used to generate 3-D terrain data for a flight
simulator. In the photo above, terrain for the X-Plane filght
simulator is generated by a program called osm3xp.
This is a Featured image, which means that it has been identified as
one of the best examples of OpenStreetMap mapping, or that it provides
a useful illustration of the OpenStreetMap project.
If you know another image of similar quality, you can nominate it on
Featured image proposals.
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Featured_image_proposals