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Welcome to OpenStreetMap, the project that creates and provides free geographic data and mapping to anyone who wants it. 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.
The map	Use the main online map or some of the many other services.
Contributing	Use the Beginners' guide to find out how you can improve the map content; alternatively report an error using OpenStreetBugs, help the developers create better tools, donate some money or offer data for other people to import.
Mapping projects	Find out about the many Mapping projects; from accessibility (for sight and mobility impaired people) to winter sports and for countries/territories from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe.
Map Features	The Map Features page will show you how to tag everything from an Acacia tree to a zoological garden.
Help	To get answers when things aren't working.
About	Find out about how the project works and its many Contributors.
Licensing	Read about the Attribution and share-alike requirements.

Event Calendar ^+/-


	Jan 21-29	Messestand OpenSeaMap auf der Boot 2012, Düsseldorf, Germany
	Jan 29	Stammtisch Hannover, Germany
	Feb 2	Stammtisch Dresden, Germany
	Feb 5	Stammtisch Dortmund, Germany
MEET	Feb 6	Finland Meeting 2012, Finland
	Feb 7	OSM-Treff Heilbronn, Germany
MAP	Feb 7	Night of the living maps
	Feb 9	Stammtisch Berlin, Germany
	Feb 13	Stammtisch Passau, Germany
	Feb 14	Bremer_Mappertreffen, Germany
	Feb 14	Essen Mappertreffen, Germany
	Feb 14	Hamburger Mappertreffen, Germany
	Feb 14	OSM Stammtisch München, Germany
	Feb 15	OSM Stammtisch Karlsruhe, Germany
	Feb 16	Stirling, Scotland
	Feb 18	Taipei, Taiwan
	Feb 21	Glasgow, Scotland
	Feb 23	Stammtisch Bonn, Germany
	Feb 23	Stammtisch Nürnberg, Fürth & Erlangen, Germany
	Feb 25/26	Karlsruhe Hack Weekend February 2012, Germany
	Feb 29	Düsseldorf/Stammtisch, Germany
	Feb 29	Stammtisch Hannover, Germany

Portals ^+/-
Get involved	Beginners' guide · Map Features · Mapping projects · Potential Datasources · GPS · OpenStreetBugs · Proposed features · Import
Use OpenStreetMap	Browsing · Download · List of OSM based Services · OSM XML · PBF Format · Routing · Data Primitives
Software	For desktop computers · For mobile devices · Automated Edits · JOSM · Merkaartor · Maperitive · Mapnik · Osmarender · Potlatch · Quality Assurance
Documentation	Cleanup · Guidelines · Translation
Community	Blogs · Contributors · Copyright infrigement · Disputes · Donations · Email lists · Forum · Foundation · Help centre · IRC · Merchandise · Twitter · Vandalism

Image of the week ^+/-

OpenStreetPad is a MapCSS based OpenStreetMap renderer for iPhone and the iPad.

News ^+/-

Jan 27	"Night of the living maps" is global mapping event planned for Feb 7th
Jan 17	Report of Google IP address being used to vandalise OSM data
Jan 13	Bored of Google Maps? switch2osm
Jan 3	State Of The Map 2012 will be in Tokyo [1]
2012	This year we are changing the license! Please help with Asking users to accept the ODbL and remapping
Dec 24	Funding target reached. Mappy Christmas!
Dec 01	New License Change View on OSM Inspector
Nov 29	We have half a million users!
Nov 29	Call for papers for FOSSGIS and OpenStreetMap-conference is open
Nov 25	openstreetmap.org front page now features new layers
Nov 19	openstreetmap.de and openstreetmap.ru sites have a new look
Nov 16	1st April 2012 is the target date for license change
Nov 12	OpenStreetBrowser ([2]) version 2.1 released.
	older news... OpenStreetMap in the media

Lolcat of awesomeness^+/-

Richard Fairhurst for coordinating a clear and concise switch2osm.org website, with huge amounts of help from the OpenStreetMap community