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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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- Check the ready-to-use products for your mobile device, your desktop computer or the web services
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| 2025 | |
| 10 Mar | Manila, Philippines will host the State of the Map 2025 from 3 to 5 October! Read more about the event here! |
| 7 Feb | Eight new companies joined the OSM Corporate Membership Program in 2024! |
| 7 Jan | Want to work on OpenStreetMap? Apply to be the OSM Core Software Development Facilitator! Applications will be accepted until January 21. |
| 2024 | |
| 20 Dec | Sovereign Tech Fund invests €384k in OpenStreetMap. |
| 19 Dec | Meta has donated €178k to the OpenStreetMap Foundation to support community and core infrastructure. |
| 17 Dec | All services are back live after an outage – map away. :) |
| 19 Oct | If you are an OpenStreetMap Foundation member, you can attend the online 18th Annual General Meeting of the Foundation, where the results of the OSM Foundation's board election will be announced. |
| 12 Oct | Voting is open for the 2024 board election. Read about voting eligibility, instructions and common questions here. |
| 9 Oct | Learn about how OSM's infrastructure has been progressing with an update from OSM's Senior Site Reliability Engineer. |
| 27 Sep | You can now read the answers and the manifestos of the 2024 OSM Foundation's board election candidates. Discuss the answers on your local channels or on community.osm.org. |
| 9 Aug | OpenStreetMap's 20th birthday. See where birthday parties and meetings were held. |
| 9 Aug | Read OSM's founder Steve Coast's thoughts on the 20th birthday of OpenStreetMap. |
| 18 Jun | OpenStreetMap Foundation board member Sarah Hoffman participated in the United Nations' UN-Maps conference, hear more about how the UN uses OSM. |
| 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. |
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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
| 3rd April | OSM Stammtisch Dresden | Dresden, Saxony, Germany |
| 4th April | UN Mappers #ValidationFriday Mappy Hour | |
| 4th April | OSMF Engineering Working Group meeting | |
| 5th April | Social Mapping Saturday: Rossmoyne | Western Australia, Australia |
| 5th April | A Synesthete's Atlas: Cartographic Improvisations between Eric Theise and Carl Stone | Algiers, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
| 6th April | 15th OSM Delhi Mapping Party (Online) | Delhi, Delhi, India |
| 8th April | OSM Utah Monthly Map Night | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
| 8th April | Münchner OSM-Treffen | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
| 8th April | Berner OpenStreetMap-Znacht | Bern, Bern, Switzerland |
| 8th April | Hamburger Mappertreffen | Hamburg, Germany |
| 8th April | London pub meet-up | London, England, United Kingdom |
| 9th April | Missing Maps Zürich Mapathon | Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland |
| 10th April | OpenStreetMap: Mapping & Hiking | Camerino, Italy |
| 10th April | Bochumer OSM-Treffen | Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| 13th April | OSMmapperCPH | Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark |
| 13th April | 15th OSM Delhi Mapping Party | Delhi, Delhi, India |
| 14th April | OpenStreetMap x Wikidata Taipei #75 | Chengnei, Taipei, Taiwan |
| 15th April | Missing Maps London: (Online) Mid-Month Mapathon [eng] | |
| 15th April | Réunion du groupe local de Lyon | Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| 15th April | South Bay Map Night | San Jose, California, United States |
| 15th April | 187. OSM-Stammtisch Bonn | Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| 15th April | Lüneburger Mappertreffen | Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany |
| 16th April | Maptime Amsterdam: Springtime Mapping Party | Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands |
| 16th April | 74. Wiener OSM-Stammtisch | Vienna, Austria |
| 21st–25th April | Mapathon for Kinshasa City, | Pende, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 22nd April | OSM-Stammtisch Hannover | Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany |
| 22nd April | East Midlands pub meet-up | Derby, England, United Kingdom |
| 23rd April | Missing Maps - DRK & MSF Online Mapathon | |
| 24th April | [Online] OpenStreetMap Foundation board of Directors - public videomeeting | |
| 24th April | Mapatón Humanitario Universidad de Zaragoza | Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain |
| 26th April | OSMF Affiliation Focus Group Discussion: Thematic and non-geographical groups | |
| 29th April | South Bay Map Night | San Jose, California, United States |
| 30th April | Düsseldorfer OpenStreetMap-Treffen (online) | Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| 4th May | 16th OSM Delhi Mapping Party (Online) | Delhi, India |
| 6th May | OSM Treffen Salzburg | Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria |
| 7th May | iD Community Chat | |
| 8th May | Bochumer OSM-Treffen | Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| 11th May | 16th OSM Delhi Mapping Party | Delhi, India |
| 11th May | OSMmapperCPH | Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark |
| 12th May | OpenStreetMap x Wikidata Taipei #76 | Chengnei, Taipei, Taiwan |
| 13th May | South Bay Map Night | San Jose, California, United States |
| 13th May | Hamburger Mappertreffen | Hamburg, Germany |
| 14th May | Münchner OSM-Treffen | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
| 16th–18th May | FOSSGIS-OSM-Communitytreffen im Linuxhotel | Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| 17th May | Missing Maps Day Olomouc 2025 | Olomouc, Central Moravia, Czechia |
| 17th May | Joy Diversion | Manchester, England, United Kingdom |
| 17th May | Microcartopartie Estrablin (38) | Estrablin, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| 20th May | Réunion du groupe local de Lyon | Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| 20th May | 188. OSM-Stammtisch Bonn | Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| 20th May | Lüneburger Mappertreffen | Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany |
| 23rd May | OSM-Stammtisch Hannover | Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany |
| 27th May | South Bay Map Night | San Jose, California, United States |
| 28th May | Düsseldorfer OpenStreetMap-Treffen (online) | Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| 29th May | [Online] OpenStreetMap Foundation board of Directors - public videomeeting | |
| 1st June | 17th OSM Delhi Mapping Party (Online) | New Delhi, Delhi, India |
| 3rd June | OSM Treffen Salzburg | Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria |
| 7th June | Kartenwerkstatt Augustusburg | Augustusburg, Saxony, Germany |
| 8th June | 17th OSM Delhi Mapping Party | New Delhi, Delhi, India |
| 9th June | OpenStreetMap x Wikidata Taipei #77 | Chengnei, Taipei, Taiwan |
| 10th June | South Bay Map Night | San Jose, California, United States |
| 12th June | Münchner OSM-Treffen | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
| 12th June | 17. Österreichischer OSM-Stammtisch (online) | Stainach-Pürgg, Styria, Austria |
| 13th–15th June | State of the Map France 2025 | Tours, Centre-Val de Loire, France |
| 17th June | 188. OSM-Stammtisch Bonn | Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| 17th June | Lüneburger Mappertreffen | Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany |
| 19th–21st June | State of the Map US | Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| 23rd June | OSM-Stammtisch Hannover | Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany |
| 24th June | South Bay Map Night | San Jose, California, United States |
| 26th June | [Online] OpenStreetMap Foundation board of Directors - public videomeeting | |
| 27th June | Düsseldorfer OpenStreetMap-Treffen (online) | Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| 8th July | South Bay Map Night | San Jose, California, United States |
| 14th–20th July | FOSS4G Europe 2025 | Mostar, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 14th July | OpenStreetMap x Wikidata Taipei #78 | Chengnei, Taipei, Taiwan |
| 15th July | Lüneburger Mappertreffen | Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany |
| 17th July | Missing Maps Mapathon in Heidelberg MSF | Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
| 22nd July | South Bay Map Night | San Jose, California, United States |
| 24th July | OSM-Stammtisch Hannover | Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany |
| 24th July | 75. Wiener OSM-Stammtisch | Vienna, Austria |
| 31st July | [Online] OpenStreetMap Foundation board of Directors - public videomeeting | |
| 5th August | South Bay Map Night | San Jose, California, United States |
| 11th August | OpenStreetMap x Wikidata Taipei #79 | Chengnei, Taipei, Taiwan |
| 19th August | South Bay Map Night | San Jose, California, United States |
| 19th August | Lüneburger Mappertreffen | Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany |
| 24th August | OSM-Stammtisch Hannover | Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany |
| 28th August | [Online] OpenStreetMap Foundation board of Directors - public videomeeting | |
| 4th–6th September | SotM LatAm 2025 - Medellín, Colombia | Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia |
| 15th September | OpenStreetMap x Wikidata Taipei #80 | Chengnei, Taipei, Taiwan |
| 16th September | Lüneburger Mappertreffen | Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany |
| 17th–18th September | Jornadas de SIG Libre / SOTM España | Girona, Catalonia, Spain |
| 17th September | 18. Österreichischer OSM-Stammtisch (online) | Stainach-Pürgg, Styria, Austria |
| 25th September | [Online] OpenStreetMap Foundation board of Directors - public videomeeting | |
| 25th September | OSM-Stammtisch Hannover | Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany |
| 3rd–5th October | State of the Map 2025 | Quezon City, Philippines |
| 13th October | OpenStreetMap x Wikidata Taipei #81 | Chengnei, Taipei, Taiwan |
| 21st October | Lüneburger Mappertreffen | Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany |
| 22nd October | 76. Wiener OSM-Stammtisch | Vienna, Austria |
| 25th October | OSM-Stammtisch Hannover | Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany |
| 10th November | OpenStreetMap x Wikidata Taipei #82 | Chengnei, Taipei, Taiwan |
| 18th November | Lüneburger Mappertreffen | Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany |
| 25th November | OSM-Stammtisch Hannover | Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany |
| 8th December | OpenStreetMap x Wikidata Taipei #83 | Chengnei, Taipei, Taiwan |
| 16th December | Lüneburger Mappertreffen | Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany |
| 18th December | 19. Österreichischer OSM-Stammtisch (online) | Stainach-Pürgg, Styria, Austria |
| 26th December | OSM-Stammtisch Hannover | Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany |
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