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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
16th June | 9th OSM Delhi (Indoor) Mapping Meetup - Session 2 | Delhi, India |
16th June | OSM-Stammtisch Hannover | Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany |
17th June | OSM UK Online Chat | England, United Kingdom |
18th June | Missing Maps London: (Online) Mid-Month Mapathon | |
18th June | Réunion du groupe local de Lyon | Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
18th June | 176. OSM-Stammtisch Bonn (Juni 2024: 20 Jahre OSM - 15 Jahre Stammtisch Bonn) | Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
18th June | OSM Edinburgh pub meetup | City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom |
19th June | OSGeo.nl Open Zomerpodium - OSGeo.nl Open Summer Stage | Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands |
19th June | Stammtisch Karlsruhe | Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
19th June | 13. Österreichischer OSM-Stammtisch (online) | Stainach-Pürgg, Styria, Austria |
20th June | OSM-Deutschland Vernetzungstreffen | |
21st June | OSMF Engineering Working Group meeting | |
21st June | 💻 UCM (Maputo, MOZ) - Oficina sobre mapeamento com OpenStreetMap! | Maputo, Mozambique |
23rd June | Coffee and Mapping! | Dover, New Hampshire, United States |
25th June | OSM Ostwestfalen-Lippe | Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
25th June | Geomob Edinburgh | City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom |
25th June | OSM Einführung und Schulung | Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany |
25th June | South Bay Map Night | San Jose, California, United States |
27th June | [Online] OpenStreetMap Foundation board of Directors - public videomeeting | |
27th June | 143. OSM-Stammtisch Lübeck und Umgebung | Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany |
28th–30th June | SotM-FR 2024 - Lyon | Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
28th June | Düsseldorfer OpenStreetMap-Treffen (online) | Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
30th June | マッピングパーティ in 北海道神宮 | Sapporo, Japan |
1st–7th July | FOSS4G Europe 2024 | Tartu, Estonia |
2nd July | MapRoulette Community Meeting | |
2nd July | Missing Maps London Mapathon | |
3rd July | Stuttgarter OpenStreetMap-Treffen | Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
8th July | OpenStreetMap x Wikidata Taipei #66 | Huashan, Taipei, Taiwan |
9th July | South Bay Map Night | San Jose, California, United States |
9th July | Münchner OSM-Treffen | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
10th July | OSM Utah Monthly Map Night | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
10th July | Bochumer OSM Treffen | Bochum, North Rhine – Westphalia, Germany |
10th July | OpenStreetMap Midwest Meetup | Ohio, United States |
16th July | 177. OSM-Stammtisch Bonn | Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
17th July | OSM-Stammtisch Hannover | Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany |
18th–21st July | State of the Map Europe 2024 | Łódź, Łódzkie Voivodship, Poland |
23rd July | South Bay Map Night | San Jose, California, United States |
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 |
29th July | Mapathon @ TU Munich | Munich, Bavaria, 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 | Missing Maps London Mapathon | |
6th August | South Bay Map Night | San Jose, California, United States |
8th August | Bochumer OSM Treffen | Bochum, North Rhine – Westphalia, Germany |
14th August | OSM Utah Monthly Map Night | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
14th August | Münchner OSM-Treffen | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
14th August | OpenStreetMap Midwest Meetup | Ohio, United States |
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 |
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 |
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 | Bochumer OSM Treffen | Bochum, North Rhine – Westphalia, Germany |
12th September | Münchner OSM-Treffen | Munich, Bavaria, 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 | OpenStreetMap Midwest Meetup | Ohio, United States |
13th November | Münchner OSM-Treffen | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
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 |