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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

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2019
23 Mar.2019-03-23–2019-03-24	OSM wins the 2018 Free Software Foundation award, adding another trophy to our collection.
23 Jan.2019-01-23–2019-01-24	Wiki pages containing outdated but historically relevant information can be marked with the templates {{Historic artifact start}} and {{Historic artifact end}}.
10 Jan.2019-01-10–2019-01-11	DWG announces that the Organised Editing Guidelines have been officially put online. (More context on the OSMF blog.)
2018
30 Aug.2018-08-30–2018-08-31	OpenStreetMap condemns recent anti-semitic vandalism, which recently surfaced on the Snapchat app.
4 Jan.2018-01-04–2018-01-05	OpenStreetMap is participating in Google Summer of Code 2018.
3 Jan.2018-01-03–2018-01-04	FOSSGIS e.V. (Germany) is now formally established as a foundation local chapter.
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Current events 20 Apr.2019-04-20–2019-04-21 史跡を訪ねてマッピングパーティ（蒲田、六郷）, Tokyo, Japan 21 Apr.2019-04-21–2019-04-22 Chikpete Mapping Party, Bengaluru, India 22 Apr.2019-04-22–2019-04-23 Bremer Mappertreffen, Bremen, Germany 23 Apr.2019-04-23–2019-04-24 SLC Map Night, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States 23 Apr.2019-04-23–2019-04-24 Nottingham pub meetup, Nottingham, England 23 Apr.2019-04-23–2019-04-24 Rencontre Mensuelle, Tours, France 24 Apr.2019-04-24–2019-04-25 Missing Maps Mapathon Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland 24 Apr.2019-04-24–2019-04-25 #geomobBCN , Barcelona, Spain 24 Apr.2019-04-24–2019-04-25 Réunion mensuelle, Montpellier, France 24 Apr.2019-04-24–2019-04-25 Stammtisch, Düsseldorf, Germany 24 Apr.2019-04-24–2019-04-25 Mappy Hour US,Phone/Video Conferencing, United States 24 Apr.2019-04-24–2019-04-25 OpenStreetMap Foundation public board meeting, Mumble, everywhere 25 Apr.2019-04-25–2019-04-26 Lübecker Mappertreffen, Lübeck, Germany 26–27 Apr.2019-04-26–2019-04-28 Grazer Linuxtage 2019, Graz, Austria 27 Apr.2019-04-27–2019-04-28 Taller de edición en FLISoL2019, Resistencia, Argentina 27 Apr.2019-04-27–2019-04-28 Charla relámpago sobre Wikipedia y OpenStreetMap en FLISoL2019, Córdoba, Argentina 28 Apr.2019-04-28–2019-04-29 Recensement des parcs et jardins, Rennes, France 29 Apr.2019-04-29–2019-04-30 Oktogon buffet dinner & mapping, Budapest, Hungary 30 Apr.2019-04-30–2019-05-01 Rencontre mensuelle, Cayenne, France 2 May2019-05-02–2019-05-03 Mannheimer Mapathons, Hochschule-Mannheim, Germany 2 May2019-05-02–2019-05-03 Mappertreffen, Bochum, Germany 2 May2019-05-02–2019-05-03 Réunion mensuelle, Nantes, France 3 May2019-05-03–2019-05-04 OSM-Stammtisch Zittau, Zittau, Germany 6 May2019-05-06–2019-05-07 OSM x Wikidata #4, MozSpace, Taipei, Taiwan 7 May2019-05-07–2019-05-08 Missing Maps Mapathon London, United Kingdom 7 May2019-05-07–2019-05-08 Mappertreffen, Essen, Germany 8 May2019-05-08–2019-05-09 Münchner Stammtisch, München, Germany 8 May2019-05-08–2019-05-09 Maptime Salzburg - Mapathon, Salzburg, Austria 9 May2019-05-09–2019-05-10 131. Berlin-Brandenburg Stammtisch, Berlin, Germany 11 May2019-05-11–2019-05-12 Incontro Mensile, Ivrea, Italy 12 May2019-05-12–2019-05-13 京都！街歩き！マッピングパーティ：第8回 柳谷観音, Kyoto, Japan 13 May2019-05-13–2019-05-14 Réunion mensuelle, Rennes, France 13 May2019-05-13–2019-05-14 Réunion mensuelle, Bordeaux, France 14 May2019-05-14–2019-05-15 Rencontre mensuelle pour tous, Lyon, France 14 May2019-05-14–2019-05-15 SLC Mappy Hour, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States 14 May2019-05-14–2019-05-15 Hamburger Mappertreffen, Hamburg, Germany 15 May2019-05-15–2019-05-16 Rencontre mensuelle, Toulouse, France 15 May2019-05-15–2019-05-16 Stammtisch, Karlsruhe, Germany 21 May2019-05-21–2019-05-22 Reading Missing Maps Mapathon, Reading, England 21 May2019-05-21–2019-05-22 Bonner Stammtisch, Bonn, Germany 21 May2019-05-21–2019-05-22 Derby pub meetup, Derby, England 21 May2019-05-21–2019-05-22 Lüneburger Mappertreffen, Lüneburg, Germany 23 May2019-05-23–2019-05-24 Lübecker Mappertreffen, Lübeck, Germany 24 May2019-05-24–2019-05-25 Metrotown mappy Hour, Greater Vancouver area, Canada 27 May2019-05-27–2019-05-28 Bremer Mappertreffen, Bremen, Germany 28 May2019-05-28–2019-05-29 SLC Map Night, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States 29 May2019-05-29–2019-05-30 Réunion mensuelle, Montpellier, France 29 May2019-05-29–2019-05-30 Stammtisch, Düsseldorf, Germany   Future big events 14–16 Jun.2019-06-14–2019-06-17 State of the Map France 2019, Montpellier, France 24–29 Jun.2019-06-24–2019-06-30 Erasmus+ EuYoutH_OSM Meeting, Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal 6–8 Sep.2019-09-06–2019-09-09 State of the Map US 2019, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States 18–21 Sep.2019-09-18–2019-09-22 FOSS4GUK 2019, Edinburgh, United Kingdom 18–23 Sep.2019-09-18–2019-09-24 Erasmus+ EuYoutH_OSM Meeting, Heidelberg, Germany 19–20 Sep.2019-09-19–2019-09-21 HOT Summit 2019, Heidelberg, Germany 21–23 Sep.2019-09-21–2019-09-24 State of the Map 2019 (international conference), Heidelberg, Germany 22–24 Nov.2019-11-22–2019-11-25 State of the Map Africa 2019, Grand-Bassam, Ivory Coast