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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.
More about OpenStreetMap | How to contribute | Where to get help
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- Browse our world map
- Check the ready-to-use products for your mobile device, your desktop computer or the web services
- ...more on using OpenStreetMap
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- Browse the map feature documentation
- Browse the Mapping projects
- ...more on contributing map data
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- Use OpenStreetMap for your software
- Contribute to the OpenStreetMap software
2024 | |
9 Aug | OpenStreetMap's 20th birthday. See where birthday parties and meetings will be held. |
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
29th August | [Online] OpenStreetMap Foundation board of Directors - public videomeeting | |
30th August | [on-line] 🎁 20 anos de OSM #4 - Oficina do IVIDES.org para a UFF-Campos (Brasil) - Lançamento do YouthMappers UFF Campos! | Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
30th August | OSMF Engineering Working Group meeting | |
1st September | 🗺️🎂 [Bremen] Mobile Mappingparty mit Kuchen | Bremen, Bremen, Germany |
2nd September | Vortrag: 20 Jahre OpenStreetMap – Ein Blick auf die Community und ihre Arbeit | Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany |
3rd September | MapRoulette Community Meeting | |
3rd September | iD Community Chat | |
3rd September | Missing Maps London: (Online) Mapathon [eng] | |
3rd September | South Bay Map Night | San Jose, California, United States |
3rd September | OSM NRV Map Night | Christiansburg, Virginia, United States |
4th September | Kvartální OSM pivo | Brno, Southeast, Czechia |
4th September | OSM Indoor Meetup | |
4th September | Stuttgarter OpenStreetMap-Treffen | Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
6th–8th September | State of the Map 2024 | Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya |
7th–8th September | IndiaFOSS 4.0 | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India |
8th September | OSMmapperCPH | Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark |
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 | OpenStreetMap Midwest Meetup | Ohio, United States |
11th September | 14. Österreichischer OSM-Stammtisch (online) | Stainach-Pürgg, Styria, Austria |
12th September | 195. Berlin-Brandenburg OpenStreetMap Stammtisch | Berlin, Germany |
12th September | Münchner OSM-Treffen | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
12th September | Bochumer OSM Treffen | Bochum, North Rhine – Westphalia, Germany |
16th September | OSM Ostwestfalen-Lippe | Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
17th September | Missing Maps London: (Online) Mid-Month Mapathon [eng] | |
17th September | 180. OSM-Stammtisch Bonn | Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
18th September | Geomob London | London, England, United Kingdom |
18th September | Stammtisch Karlsruhe | Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
19th–21st September | OSM auf den 22. Kieler Open Source und Linux Tagen | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany |
19th September | Maptime Amsterdam End of Summer Meetup | Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands |
19th September | Stammtisch Dresden | Dresden, Saxony, Germany |
21st September | OSM auf den Datenspuren Dresden | Dresden, Saxony, 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: (Online) Mapathon [eng] | |
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 | OSM Utah Monthly Map Night | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
9th October | OpenStreetMap Midwest Meetup | Ohio, United States |
10th October | Bochumer OSM Treffen | Bochum, North Rhine – Westphalia, Germany |
15th October | Missing Maps London: (Online) Mid-Month Mapathon [eng] | |
15th October | 181. OSM-Stammtisch Bonn | Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
16th October | Stammtisch Karlsruhe | Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, 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: (Online) Mapathon [eng] | |
11th November | OpenStreetMap x Wikidata Taipei #70 | Huashan, Taipei, Taiwan |
13th November | OSM Utah Monthly Map Night | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
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 | Missing Maps London: (Online) Mid-Month Mapathon [eng] | |
19th November | 182. OSM-Stammtisch Bonn | Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
20th November | Stammtisch Karlsruhe | Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, 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: (Online) Mapathon [eng] | |
9th December | OpenStreetMap x Wikidata Taipei #71 | Huashan, Taipei, Taiwan |
11th December | OSM Utah Monthly Map Night | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
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 | 183. OSM-Stammtisch Bonn | Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
18th December | 15. Österreichischer OSM-Stammtisch (online) | Stainach-Pürgg, Styria, Austria |
18th December | Stammtisch Karlsruhe | Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
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 |