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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
- ...more on using OpenStreetMap

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- Use OpenStreetMap for your software
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2022 | |
11 May | New mobile editor for iOS and Android: Every Door. |
1 May | OSMF employs Grant Slater as Senior Site Reliability Engineer |
21 Mar | OSMF launches a new forum at community.openstreetmap.org. |
19 Feb | SOTM organizers announce Call for Logo designs. |
16 Feb | SOTM 2022 conference has been announced for August 19-21 in Firenze, Italy. |
2021 | |
19 Sep | Two optional wiki gadgets for enhancing discussion pages, 1.CommentsInLocalTime and 2.ConvenientDiscussions have been installed. You can enable them in your user preferences. |
8 Apr | Read about ideas for mapping for Earth Day and the International Day of Human Space Flight, both in April. |
5 Apr | The Local Chapters and Communities Working Group is looking for volunteer moderators. |
older news... | |
Elsewhere | OpenStreetMap Blog · weeklyOSM · OpenStreetMap in the media |
Upcoming events (add) – See also: Past Events Event archive 2004-2020
29th–31st May | MapYourPlace | Bovikkanam, Kerala, India |
29th May | Social Mapping Sunday: East Vic Park | Western Australia, Australia |
1st June | OpenStreetMap in Puglia | Bari, Apulia, Italy |
1st June | Notes Mapathon & Meetup | Anderlecht, Belgium |
3rd June | OSM Africa June Mapathon: Map Lesotho | |
3rd June | #MapLesotho Mapathon | Maseru, Maseru District, Lesotho |
6th June | OSMF Engineering Working Group meeting | |
6th June | Open Data Pax: OsmAnd e passeggiata-mappatura OSM al Pratello | Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy |
7th June | Missing Maps London Mapathon | London, England, United Kingdom |
7th June | South Bay Map Night | San Jose, California, United States |
7th June | OSM-Verkehrswende #36 (Online) | Berlin, Berlin, Germany |
8th June | OSM Utah Monthly Meetup | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
8th June | Brno Missing Maps mapathon | Brno, Southeast, Czechia |
8th June | 5. Virtueller OpenStreetMap Stammtisch Österreich | Großarl, Salzburg, Austria |
9th June | Münchner OSM-Treffen | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
10th–12th June | State of the Map France 2022 | Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France |
10th June | Mapatona de Ananindeua - Meninas da Geo | Ananindeua, Pará, Brazil |
10th June | 168. Berlin-Brandenburg OpenStreetMap Stammtisch | Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany |
13th June | OpenStreetMap x Wikidata Taipei #41 | Zhonglun, Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan |
14th June | MappingDC Mappy Hour | Washington, District of Columbia, United States |
18th June | La liberté numérique | Joué-lès-Tours, Centre-Loire Valley, France |
18th June | 京都!街歩き!マッピングパーティ:第31回 妙法院 | Kyoto, Japan |
19th June | OpenStreetMap 街景踏查團 #2 三峽-大溪踏查 | Dapinglin, New Taipei, Taiwan |
21st June | EPN d'Arlon - Atelier ouvert OpenStreetMap - Initiation | Arlon, Luxembourg, Belgium |
21st June | 152. Treffen des OSM-Stammtisches Bonn | |
21st June | South Bay Map Night | San Jose, California, United States |
21st June | OSM East Midlands/Nottingham meetup (online) | Nottingham, England, United Kingdom |
21st June | Lüneburger Mappertreffen (online) | Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany |
24th June | Düsseldorfer OpenStreetMap-Treffen | Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
25th June | OSM Nederland bijeenkomst (online) | IJmuiden, North Holland, Netherlands |
25th June | Tanzania Mapping Groups June Mapathon | |
28th June | EPN d'Arlon - Atelier ouvert OpenStreetMap - Contribution | Arlon, Luxembourg, Belgium |
30th June | [Online] OpenStreetMap Foundation board of Directors - public videomeeting | |
1st–3rd July | 17. OSM-FOSSGIS-Communitytreffen | Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
5th July | South Bay Map Night | San Jose, California, United States |
12th July | Münchner OSM-Treffen | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
12th July | Virtuelles Niederbayern-Treffen | Kothingeichendorf, Landau an der Isar, Bavaria, Germany |
13th July | OSM Utah Monthly Meetup | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
19th July | 153. Treffen des OSM-Stammtisches Bonn | |
19th July | OSM East Midlands/Nottingham meetup (online) | Nottingham, England, United Kingdom |
19th July | Lüneburger Mappertreffen (online) | Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany |
30th July | 4a reunión bimestral de OSM Latam (organiza OSM Argentina) | Buenos Aires, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina |
9th August | MappingDC Mappy Hour | Washington, District of Columbia, United States |
10th August | Münchner OSM-Treffen | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
10th August | OSM Utah Monthly Meetup | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
16th August | 154. Treffen des OSM-Stammtisches Bonn | |
16th August | Lüneburger Mappertreffen (online) | Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany |
19th–21st August | State of the Map 2022 | Florence, Tuscany, Italy |
23rd August | OSM East Midlands/Nottingham meetup (online) | Nottingham, England, United Kingdom |
8th September | Münchner OSM-Treffen | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
14th September | 6. Virtueller OpenStreetMap Stammtisch Österreich | Großarl, Salzburg, Austria |
17th September | OSM DK Konference | Måløv, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark |
20th September | 155. Treffen des OSM-Stammtisches Bonn | |
20th September | OSM East Midlands/Nottingham meetup (online) | Nottingham, England, United Kingdom |
20th September | Lüneburger Mappertreffen (online) | Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany |
1st–31st October | Hacktoberfest 2022 | |
11th October | MappingDC Mappy Hour | Washington, District of Columbia, United States |
11th October | Münchner OSM-Treffen | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
18th October | 156. Treffen des OSM-Stammtisches Bonn | |
18th October | OSM East Midlands/Nottingham meetup (online) | Nottingham, England, United Kingdom |
18th October | Lüneburger Mappertreffen (online) | Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany |
9th November | Münchner OSM-Treffen | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
15th November | 157. Treffen des OSM-Stammtisches Bonn | |
15th November | Lüneburger Mappertreffen (online) | Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany |
22nd November | OSM East Midlands/Nottingham meetup (online) | Nottingham, England, United Kingdom |
8th December | Münchner OSM-Treffen | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
13th December | OSM East Midlands/Nottingham meetup (online) | Nottingham, England, United Kingdom |
20th December | 158. Treffen des OSM-Stammtisches Bonn | |
20th December | Lüneburger Mappertreffen (online) | Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany |
10th January | Münchner OSM-Treffen | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |