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2023 | |
18 Aug | OpenStreetMap Foundation publishes Strategic Plan V.2 (see weeklyOSM 683) |
15 Jan | The wiki was updated to MediaWiki 1.39. |
2022 | |
3 Aug | The wiki's configuration has been updated so that pages load faster, especially those with many images. |
2 Aug | Tag usage statistics in infoboxes are now displayed in the correct language and number format according to your interface language setting (technical details, contribute a translation). |
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Upcoming events (add) – See also: Past Events Event archive 2004-2020
24th–30th September | Mapathon - Maricá City | Maricá, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
29th September | Düsseldorfer OpenStreetMap-Treffen | Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
30th September | Pré-Conferência - State of the Map Brasil 2023 | Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil |
30th September–1st October | Karlsruhe Hack Weekend September 2023 | Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
30th September | OpenStreetMap x Pionir #2 | City of Kikinda, Vojvodina, Serbia |
30th September | Stargazing on the Tétény plateau | Budapest, Hungary |
1st October | A Synesthete's Atlas + Some 3d Color/Light/Motion Experiments | Portland, Maine, United States |
2nd–4th October | State of the Map Brasil 2023 | Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil |
2nd October | Picnic in Csörsz park to meet your local mappers | Budapest, Hungary |
2nd October | A Synesthete's Atlas: Performing Cartography | Gorham, Maine, United States |
3rd October | Missing Maps London Mapathon | |
3rd October | OSM-Verkehrswende #52 | Berlin, Germany |
4th October | OSMF Engineering Working Group meeting | |
4th October | MapRVA Happy Hour | |
4th October | Geomob Lisbon | Lisbon, Portugal |
7th October | OSM Bengaluru Mapping Party | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India |
8th October | Social mapping Sunday: Beckenham | Western Australia, Australia |
8th October | OSMmapperCPH | Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark |
9th October | Mapathon débutant saison 23/24 CartONG | Chambéry, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
10th October | Osm2pgsql Virtual Meetup | |
10th October | Münchner OSM-Treffen | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
10th October | South Bay Map Night | San Jose, California, United States |
11th–14th October | State of the Map Nigeria 2023 | Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria |
11th October | OSM-Stammtisch | Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland |
11th October | OpenStreetMap Midwest Meetup | Ohio, United States |
12th October | OSM-Stammtisch Hannover | Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany |
14th–15th October | OSM Hackweekend Berlin 10/2023 | Berlin, Germany |
14th October | Journey to the Centers of Michigan | Michigan, United States |
14th October | A Synesthete’s Atlas: Cartographic Improvisations Between Eric Theise and Trē Seguritan Abalos | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States |
16th–20th October | FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2023 Conference | Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand |
17th October | 168. OSM-Stammtisch Bonn | Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
17th October | Missing Maps - DRK Online Mapathon | Berlin, Germany |
17th October | Lüneburger Mappertreffen (online) | Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany |
23rd October | Mapathon débutant saison 23/24 CartONG | Chambéry, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
24th October | South Bay Map Night | San Jose, California, United States |
25th October | Düsseldorfer OpenStreetMap-Treffen | Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
25th October | 69. Wiener Stammtisch | Vienna, Austria |
26th October | 136. OSM-Stammtisch für Lübeck und Umgebung | Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany |
6th November | Picnic in Csörsz park to meet your local mappers | Budapest, Hungary |
7th November | South Bay Map Night | San Jose, California, United States |
8th November | Münchner OSM-Treffen | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
10th–12th November | State of the Map EU 2023 | Berchem, Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium |
12th November | OSM-Stammtisch Hannover | Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany |
13th November | Mapathon débutant saison 23/24 CartONG | Chambéry, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
16th–18th November | SOTM Asia | Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand |
21st November | South Bay Map Night | San Jose, California, United States |
21st November | 169. OSM-Stammtisch Bonn | Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
21st November | Réunions des contributeurs | Weyler, Arlon, Luxembourg, Belgium |
21st November | Lüneburger Mappertreffen (online) | Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany |
22nd November | OSM-Stammtisch Köln | Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
23rd November | 137. OSM-Stammtisch für Lübeck und Umgebung | Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany |
24th–26th November | FOSSGIS-OSM-Communitytreffen 2023 Nummer 20 | Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
27th November | Mapathon débutant saison 23/24 CartONG | Chambéry, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
29th November | Düsseldorfer OpenStreetMap-Treffen | Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
1st–3rd December | State of the Map Africa 2023 | Yaoundé, Centre, Cameroon |
4th December | Picnic in Csörsz park to meet your local mappers | Budapest, Hungary |
11th December | Mapathon débutant saison 23/24 CartONG | Chambéry, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
13th December | OSM-Stammtisch Hannover | Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany |
13th December | 11. Österreichischer OSM-Stammtisch (online) | Stainach-Pürgg, Styria, Austria |
14th December | Münchner OSM-Treffen | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
19th December | 170. OSM-Stammtisch Bonn | Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
19th December | Lüneburger Mappertreffen (online) | Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany |
29th December | Düsseldorfer OpenStreetMap-Treffen | Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
9th January | Münchner OSM-Treffen | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
13th January | OSM-Stammtisch Hannover | Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany |
13th February | OSM-Stammtisch Hannover | Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany |
14th March | 12. Österreichischer OSM-Stammtisch (online) | Stainach-Pürgg, Styria, Austria |
15th March | OSM-Stammtisch Hannover | Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany |
15th April | OSM-Stammtisch Hannover | Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany |
16th May | OSM-Stammtisch Hannover | Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany |
16th June | OSM-Stammtisch Hannover | Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany |
19th June | 13. Österreichischer OSM-Stammtisch (online) | Stainach-Pürgg, Styria, Austria |
17th July | OSM-Stammtisch Hannover | Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany |
17th August | OSM-Stammtisch Hannover | Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany |
11th September | 14. Österreichischer OSM-Stammtisch (online) | Stainach-Pürgg, Styria, Austria |
18th December | 15. Österreichischer OSM-Stammtisch (online) | Stainach-Pürgg, Styria, Austria |