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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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- 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
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 |
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Upcoming events (add) – See also: Past Events Event archive 2004-2020
1st–3rd July | 17. OSM-FOSSGIS-Communitytreffen | Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
4th July | OSMF Engineering Working Group meeting | |
4th July | OpenStreetMap x Wikidata Taipei #42 | Zhonglun, Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan |
5th July | Missing Maps London Mapathon | London, England, United Kingdom |
5th July | South Bay Map Night | San Jose, California, United States |
5th July | OSM-Verkehrswende #37 (Online) | Berlin, Germany |
6th July | OSM Utah Monthly Meetup | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
6th July | Incontro dei mappatori romani e laziali | Rome, Lazio, Italy |
10th July | Social Mapping Sunday: Fremantle | Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia |
12th July | Hamburger Mappertreffen | Hamburg, Germany |
12th July | Münchner OSM-Treffen | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
12th July | London pub meet-up | London, England, United Kingdom |
12th July | Missing Maps - GRC Online Mapathon | Berlin, 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 |
24th July | 京都!街歩き!マッピングパーティ:第32回 妙心寺 | Kyoto, Japan |
27th July | Düsseldorfer OpenStreetMap-Treffen | North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
30th July | 4a reunión bimestral de OSM Latam (organiza OSM Argentina) | Buenos Aires, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina |
3rd August | OSM Utah Monthly Meetup | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
9th August | MappingDC Mappy Hour | Washington, District of Columbia, United States |
9th August | Hamburger Mappertreffen | Hamburg, Germany |
10th August | 25. Stammtisch Köln | Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
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 |
22nd–28th August | FOSS4G 2022 | Florence, Tuscany, Italy |
23rd August | OSM East Midlands/Nottingham meetup (online) | Nottingham, England, United Kingdom |
31st August | Düsseldorfer OpenStreetMap-Treffen | North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
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 |
30th September | Düsseldorfer OpenStreetMap-Treffen | North Rhine-Westphalia, 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 |
14th–16th October | Arbeitstreffen Indoor OSM 2022 | Frankfurt, Hesse, 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 |