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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

- 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

- Browse the map feature documentation
- Browse the Mapping projects
- ...more on contributing map data

- Use OpenStreetMap for your software
- Contribute to the OpenStreetMap software
| 2026 | |
| 26 Mar | Follow and participate in discussions more easily using the new DiscussionTools features. |
| 4 Feb | Thumbnail images from Wikimedia Commons need to be resized in order to keep loading. |
| 2025 | |
| 30 Dec | Thank you for the 2 Bitcoin donation to OpenStreetMap! |
| 14 Dec | Announcing the 2025 Microgrant Program Grantees |
| 8 Dec | Results of the State of the Map 2025 Travel Grant Programme. |
| 5 Dec | Announcement: The State of the Map 2026 conference will take place in Paris. |
| 5 Oct | Maintenance: The OpenStreetMap.org website and our mapping API will be read-only for server maintenance on the 5 October 2025 between 9:00 and 12:00 (UTC/GMT). Further details will be posted on community.osm.org and Mastodon. |
| 3 Oct | The OSM Foundation at State of the Map Latin America 2025. |
| 24 Sep | Meet Pablo Brasero Moreno, the OSM Foundation's new Core Software Engineer! |
| 20 Sep | Voting for the OpenStreetMap Awards is open now and closes Sept. 30! There are seven categories and the winners will be announced at State of the Map 2025 in Manila. |
| older news... | |
| See also | Recently approved tags · OpenStreetMap Blog · weeklyOSM · OpenStreetMap in the media |
| 1st–31st July | MapCup Asia Pacific 2026 | |
| 3rd–4th July | State of the Map Colombia (SotMCol) 2026 | Bogota, Bogota, Capital District, Colombia |
| 4th July | Braunschweiger OSM-Treffen Mappingtour: Zusammen Braunschweig mappen | Brunswick, Lower Saxony, Germany |
| 7th July | London Data Week: Mapping festival with Missing Maps Mapathon | Greater London, England, United Kingdom |
| 7th July | OSM-Treffpunkt | Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria |
| 7th July | OSM-Znacht in Bern | Bern, Bern, Switzerland |
| 7th July | Missing Maps London Mapathon (with Training) Beginner Friendly (Online) [eng] | |
| 8th–9th July | FOSS4GNL | Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands |
| 9th–11th July | FOSS4G IT & OSMit 2026 | Sardagna, Trento, Trentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy |
| 9th July | 217. OSM-Stammtisch Berlin-Brandenburg | Berlin, Germany |
| 9th July | 189. OSM-Stammtisch Zürich | Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland |
| 11th–12th July | Indoor OSM Workshop 2026 | Berlin, Germany |
| 11th July | OSM India - Monthly Online Mapathon | New Delhi, India |
| 12th July | OSM Chennai Mapping Party – Tambaram Market | |
| 12th July | OSM Delhi Mapping Party No.30 (West Zone) | Delhi, India |
| 13th July | OpenStreetMap x Wikidata Taipei #90 | Chengnei, Taipei, Taiwan |
| 14th July | Hamburger Mappertreffen | Hamburg, Germany |
| 14th July | Münchner OSM-Treffen | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
| 14th July | OSM-Stammtisch Ulm/Neu-Ulm | Neu-Ulm, Bavaria, Germany |
| 15th July | Tours : Rencontre locale | Tours, Centre-Val de Loire, France |
| 15th July | Online Mapathon von ÄRZTE OHNE GRENZEN | |
| 21st July | Missing Maps London Mid-Month (Without Training) Advanced Mappers (Online) [eng] | |
| 21st July | East Midlands pub meet-up | Derby, England, United Kingdom |
| 21st July | 202. OSM-Stammtisch Bonn | Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| 21st July | OSM-Stammtisch Chemnitz | Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany |
| 21st July | Edinburgh Meetup | City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| 21st July | Lüneburger Mappertreffen (online) | Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany |
| 28th July | OSM-Verkehrswende #77 | Berlin, Germany |
| 29th July | Düsseldorfer OpenStreetMap-Treffen (online) | Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| 31st July | Mapping Party | Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany |
| 1st August | OSM India - Monthly Online Mapathon | New Delhi, India |
| 4th August | OSM-Treffpunkt | Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria |
| 4th August | Missing Maps London Mapathon (with Training) Beginner Friendly (Online) [eng] | |
| 5th August | Stuttgarter OpenStreetMap-Treffen | Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
| 6th August | Angers Rencontre mensuelle OpenStreetMap | Angers, Pays de la Loire, France |
| 6th August | Rencontre mensuelle des contributeurs Paris sud | Montrouge, Ile-de-France, France |
| 9th August | OSMmapperCPH | Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark |
| 9th August | OSM Delhi Mapping Party No.31 (North Zone) | New Delhi, India |
| 10th August | OpenStreetMap x Wikidata Taipei #91 | Chengnei, Taipei, Taiwan |
| 11th August | Hamburger Mappertreffen | Hamburg, Germany |
| 11th August | OSM-Stammtisch Ulm/Neu-Ulm | Neu-Ulm, Bavaria, Germany |
| 12th August | Münchner OSM-Treffen | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
| 15th–16th August | OSM auf der Maker Faire Hannover 2026 | Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany |
| 16th August | Kartenwerkstatt Oschatz | Oschatz, Saxony, Germany |
| 18th August | Missing Maps London Mid-Month for Advanced Mappers (no training provided) (Online) [eng] | |
| 18th August | 3. OSM Stammtisch Magdeburg | Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany |
| 18th August | OSM-Stammtisch Chemnitz | Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany |
| 18th August | 203. OSM-Stammtisch Bonn | Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| 18th August | Lüneburger Mappertreffen (online) | Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany |
| 21st August | Potsdamer Mappertreffen | Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany |