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Welcome to OpenStreetMap, the project that creates and distributes free geographic data for the world. We started it because most maps you think of as free actually have legal or technical restrictions on their use, holding back people from using them in creative, productive, or unexpected ways.
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2024 | |
7 Jun | See a progress update on vector tiles from the Engineering Working Group to learn more about this exciting improvement to openstreetmap.org. |
21 May | Read about what the OSM Foundation Board has been up to -- highlights from the OSMF Board Spring 2024 Meeting. |
17 Apr | Learn about changes in authorizations with OAuth 1.0a and HTTP Basic Auth shutdown on OpenStreetMap.org. |
11 Apr | Join the OpenStreetMap Foundation! Here are three great reasons to join the OSM Foundation as a member. |
4 Apr | The academic track at the 2024 State of the Map conference has opened for submissions as well! Learn more about submitting your academic research. |
20 Mar | The call for participation in the 2024 State of the Map conference is open! Learn more about submitting an idea for a presentation. |
12 Mar | The OpenStreetMap Foundation Board looks ahead to 2024. |
12 Mar | Help us grow and diversify OSM Foundation membership worldwide! |
14 Feb | Welcome OpenStreetMap Belgium, the newest (and returning) OSMF Local Chapter. |
13 Feb | OpenStreetMap giving recap: Mappers, universities, companies, and nonprofits contributed over £373,000 to support OSM in 2023. |
11 Feb | 2024: announcing the year of the OpenStreetMap vector maps. |
5 Feb | OpenStreetMap named as digital public good by United Nations-affiliated agency. |
23 Jan | Tom Hughes recognized for OpenStreetMap contributions on OpenUK’s 2024 Honours List. |
10 Jan | The State of the Map 2024 Travel Grant Program is open, applications due January 31. |
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See also | Recently approved tags · OpenStreetMap Blog · weeklyOSM · OpenStreetMap in the media |
Upcoming events (add) – See also: Past Events Event archive 2004-2020
15th July | découverte d'OpenStreetMap | Strasbourg, Grand Est, France |
15th July | OSM UK Online Chat | England, United Kingdom |
16th July | Missing Maps London: (Online) Mid-Month Mapathon | |
16th July | 177. OSM-Stammtisch Bonn | Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
17th July | Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
18th–21st July | State of the Map Europe 2024 | Łódź, Łódzkie Voivodship, Poland |
18th July | Missing Maps Zürich Mapathon | Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland |
18th July | OSM Annecy Carto-Party | Annecy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
19th July | OSMF Engineering Working Group meeting | |
20th July | OSM Africa July Mapathon - Map Ivory Cost | Cocody, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire |
22nd July | Mapathon @ TU Munich | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
22nd July | MapRVA - Bike Lane Surveying & Mapping Meetup | Richmond, Virginia, United States |
22nd July | Bremer Mappertreffen | Bremen, Bremen, Germany |
23rd July | South Bay Map Night | San Jose, California, United States |
23rd July | OSM-Verkehrswende #61 | Berlin, Germany |
25th July | [Online] OpenStreetMap Foundation board of Directors - public videomeeting | |
25th July | 144. OSM-Stammtisch Lübeck und Umgebung | Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany |
25th July | 72. Wiener OSM-Stammtisch | Vienna, Austria |
30th July | Radnetz Brandenburg Mapping Abend #8 | Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany |
31st July | Düsseldorfer OpenStreetMap-Treffen (online) | Dusseldorf, North Rhine – Westphalia, Germany |
1st–3rd August | State of the Map Congo | Kintélé, Brazzaville, Congo-Brazzaville |
5th August | OpenStreetMap x Wikidata Taipei #67 | Huashan, Taipei, Taiwan |
6th August | MapRoulette Community Meeting | |
6th August | South Bay Map Night | San Jose, California, United States |
6th August | Missing Maps London Mapathon | |
7th August | Stuttgarter OpenStreetMap-Treffen | Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
8th August | Bochumer OSM Treffen | Bochum, North Rhine – Westphalia, Germany |
10th August | London OSM Birthday Party | City of London, England, United Kingdom |
11th August | OSMmapperCPH | Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark |
14th August | OSM Utah Monthly Map Night | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
14th August | OpenStreetMap Midwest Meetup | Ohio, United States |
14th August | Münchner OSM-Treffen | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
17th August | OSM-Stammtisch Hannover | Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany |
20th August | 178. OSM-Stammtisch Bonn | Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
20th August | South Bay Map Night | San Jose, California, United States |
22nd August | 145. OSM-Stammtisch Lübeck und Umgebung | Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany |
28th August | Düsseldorfer OpenStreetMap-Treffen (online) | Dusseldorf, North Rhine – Westphalia, Germany |
28th August | Missing Maps Mapathon Potsdam | |
29th August | [Online] OpenStreetMap Foundation board of Directors - public videomeeting | |
3rd September | Missing Maps London Mapathon | |
3rd September | South Bay Map Night | San Jose, California, United States |
6th–8th September | State of the Map 2024 | Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya |
7th–8th September | IndiaFOSS 4.0 | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India |
9th September | OpenStreetMap x Wikidata Taipei #68 | Huashan, Taipei, Taiwan |
11th September | OSM Utah Monthly Map Night | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
11th September | 14. Österreichischer OSM-Stammtisch (online) | Stainach-Pürgg, Styria, Austria |
11th September | OpenStreetMap Midwest Meetup | Ohio, United States |
12th September | Bochumer OSM Treffen | Bochum, North Rhine – Westphalia, Germany |
12th September | Münchner OSM-Treffen | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
16th September | OSM Ostwestfalen-Lippe | Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
17th September | 179. OSM-Stammtisch Bonn | Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
26th September | [Online] OpenStreetMap Foundation board of Directors - public videomeeting | |
26th September | 146. OSM-Stammtisch Lübeck und Umgebung | Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany |
27th September | Düsseldorfer OpenStreetMap-Treffen (online) | Dusseldorf, North Rhine – Westphalia, Germany |
28th–29th September | State of the Map Bangladesh - SotMBD '2024 | Cox's Bazar, Chattogram Division, Bangladesh |
1st October | Missing Maps London Mapathon | |
3rd–6th October | FOSSGIS-OSM-Communitytreffen Nr. 22 | Essen, North Rhine – Westphalia, Germany |
7th October | OpenStreetMap x Wikidata Taipei #69 | Huashan, Taipei, Taiwan |
8th October | Münchner OSM-Treffen | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
9th October | OpenStreetMap Midwest Meetup | Ohio, United States |
10th October | Bochumer OSM Treffen | Bochum, North Rhine – Westphalia, Germany |
15th October | 180. OSM-Stammtisch Bonn | Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
19th–20th October | Karlsruhe Hack Weekend October 2024 | Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
24th October | 147. OSM-Stammtisch Lübeck und Umgebung | Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany |
30th October | 73. Wiener OSM-Stammtisch | Vienna, Austria |
30th October | Düsseldorfer OpenStreetMap-Treffen (online) | Dusseldorf, North Rhine – Westphalia, Germany |
2nd–3rd November | OSM Hackweekend Berlin 11/2024 | Berlin, Germany |
5th–8th November | FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2024 | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia |
5th November | Missing Maps London Mapathon | |
11th November | OpenStreetMap x Wikidata Taipei #70 | Huashan, Taipei, Taiwan |
13th November | Münchner OSM-Treffen | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
13th November | OpenStreetMap Midwest Meetup | Ohio, United States |
14th November | Bochumer OSM Treffen | Bochum, North Rhine – Westphalia, Germany |
19th November | 181. OSM-Stammtisch Bonn | Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
27th November | Düsseldorfer OpenStreetMap-Treffen (online) | Dusseldorf, North Rhine – Westphalia, Germany |
28th November | 148. OSM-Stammtisch Lübeck und Umgebung | Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany |
3rd December | Missing Maps London Mapathon | |
9th December | OpenStreetMap x Wikidata Taipei #71 | Huashan, Taipei, Taiwan |
11th December | OpenStreetMap Midwest Meetup | Ohio, United States |
12th December | Bochumer OSM Treffen | Bochum, North Rhine – Westphalia, Germany |
12th December | Münchner OSM-Treffen | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
17th December | 182. OSM-Stammtisch Bonn | Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
18th December | 15. Österreichischer OSM-Stammtisch (online) | Stainach-Pürgg, Styria, Austria |
27th December | Düsseldorfer OpenStreetMap-Treffen (online) | Dusseldorf, North Rhine – Westphalia, Germany |
8th January | OpenStreetMap Midwest Meetup | Ohio, United States |
14th January | Münchner OSM-Treffen | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
23rd January | 149. OSM-Stammtisch Lübeck und Umgebung | Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany |