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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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23 Jan.2019-01-23–2019-01-24	Wiki pages containing outdated but historically relevant information can be marked with the templates {{Historic artifact start}} and {{Historic artifact end}}.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 19 Feb.2019-02-19–2019-02-20 Bonner Stammtisch, Bonn, Germany 19 Feb.2019-02-19–2019-02-20 East Midlands Pub meetup, Derby, England 19 Feb.2019-02-19–2019-02-20 SLC Map Night, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States 19 Feb.2019-02-19–2019-02-20 Missing Maps Reading Mapathon, Reading, UK 19 Feb.2019-02-19–2019-02-20 Lüneburger Mappertreffen, Lüneburg, Germany 20 Feb.2019-02-20–2019-02-21 OpenStreetMap Foundation public board meeting, Mumble, everywhere 20 Feb.2019-02-20–2019-02-21 Stammtisch, Karlsruhe, Germany 20 Feb.2019-02-20–2019-02-21 Edinburgh, Scotland, UK 20–24 Feb.2019-02-20–2019-02-25 FOSS4G-IT 2019 (OSMit2019), Padova, Italy 21 Feb.2019-02-21–2019-02-22 SLUG meeting (with OSM presentation), Salt Lake City, Utah, United States 21 Feb.2019-02-21–2019-02-22 Augsburger Stammtisch, Augsburg, Germany 21 Feb.2019-02-21–2019-02-22 Stammtisch Freiberg, Freiberg, Germany 22 Feb.2019-02-22–2019-02-23 Metrotown mappy Hour, Greater Vancouver area, Canada 23 Feb.2019-02-23–2019-02-24 Incontro mensile, Biella, Italy 23 Feb.2019-02-23–2019-02-24 【MapaTime!】 @ co.lab, Metro Manila, Philippines 23–24 Feb.2019-02-23–2019-02-25 Karlsruhe Hack Weekend February 2019, Karlsruhe, Germany 24 Feb.2019-02-24–2019-02-25 Créer ses propres cartes avec uMap, Rennes, France 24 Feb.2019-02-24–2019-02-25 Mapping party fotográfico en bicicleta o a pie en El Polo - Mapillary, El Polo, Bogotá, Colombia 25 Feb.2019-02-25–2019-02-26 Bremer Mappertreffen, Bremen, Germany 26 Feb.2019-02-26–2019-02-27 Conférence « Communs numériques - Cartes sensibles », Digne-les-Bains, France 26 Feb.2019-02-26–2019-02-27 OSM Stammtisch Viersen, Viersen, Germany 27 Feb.2019-02-27–2019-02-28 Stammtisch, Düsseldorf, Germany 27 Feb.2019-02-27–2019-02-28 Mannheimer Mapathons - in der Stadtbibliothek LU, Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany 27 Feb.2019-02-27–2019-02-28 Missing Maps Mapathon Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland 28 Feb.2019-02-28–2019-03-01 Lübecker Mappertreffen, Lübeck, Germany 28 Feb.2019-02-28–2019-03-01 Leobersdorfer Stammtisch, Leoberdorf, Austria 28 Feb.2019-02-28–2019-03-01 Rencontre des contributeurs de Montrouge et alentours, Montrouge, France 1 Mar.2019-03-01–2019-03-02 byGIS Meetup, Minsk, Belarus 2 Mar.2019-03-02–2019-03-03 IODD：尼崎港線アーカイブダンジョン, Amagasaki, Japan 6 Mar.2019-03-06–2019-03-07 Stuttgarter Stammtisch, Stuttgart, Germany 6 Mar.2019-03-06–2019-03-07 Kvartální pivo, Praha/Brno/Ostrava, Czech Republic 7 Mar.2019-03-07–2019-03-08 Stammtisch Dresden, Dresden, Germany 7 Mar.2019-03-07–2019-03-08 Réunion mensuelle, Nantes, France 9 Mar.2019-03-09–2019-03-10 Incontro mensile, Ivrea, Italy 11 Mar.2019-03-11–2019-03-12 Réunion mensuelle, Rennes, France 11 Feb.2019-02-11–2019-02-12 Réunion mensuelle, Bordeaux, France 11 Mar.2019-03-11–2019-03-12 OSM Stammtisch Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland 11 Mar.2019-03-11–2019-03-12 OSM x Wikidata #2, MozSpace, Taipei, Taiwan 12 Mar.2019-03-12–2019-03-13 Rencontre mensuelle pour tous, Lyon, France 12 Mar.2019-03-12–2019-03-13 SLC Mappy Hour, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States 12 Mar.2019-03-12–2019-03-13 Espace public numérique d'Arlon - Formation Initiation, utilisation et contribution à OpenStreetMap, Arlon, Belgium 13 Mar.2019-03-13–2019-03-14 Münchner Stammtisch, München, Germany 13–16 Mar.2019-03-13–2019-03-17 FOSSGIS 2019, Dresden, Germany 14 Mar.2019-03-14–2019-03-15 129. Berlin-Brandenburg Stammtisch, Berlin, Germany 16–17 Mar.2019-03-16–2019-03-18 Chemnitzer Linux-Tage 2019, Chemnitz, Germany 19 Mar.2019-03-19–2019-03-20 Bonner Stammtisch, Bonn, Germany 19 Mar.2019-03-19–2019-03-20 East Midlands Pub meetup, Nottingham, England 19 Mar.2019-03-19–2019-03-20 Edinburgh, Scotland, UK 19 Mar.2019-03-19–2019-03-20 SLC Map Night, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States 19 Mar.2019-03-19–2019-03-20 Lüneburger Mappertreffen, Lüneburg, Germany 20 Mar.2019-03-20–2019-03-21 Rencontre mensuelle, Toulouse, France 20 Mar.2019-03-20–2019-03-21 Stammtisch, Karlsruhe, Germany 22 Mar.2019-03-22–2019-03-23 Metrotown mappy Hour, Greater Vancouver area, Canada 23 Mar.2019-03-23–2019-03-24 ミャンマーに絵本と地図を届けよう～ミャンマーに届ける翻訳絵本作り＆自由な世界地図作り～, Tokyo, Japan 25 Mar.2019-03-25–2019-03-26 Bremer Mappertreffen, Bremen, Germany 25–29 Mar.2019-03-25–2019-03-30 Erasmus+ EuYoutH_OSM Meeting, Portmarnock, Ireland 28 Mar.2019-03-28–2019-03-29 Lübecker Mappertreffen, Lübeck, Germany 29 Mar.2019-03-29–2019-03-30 Stammtisch, Düsseldorf, Germany 30 Mar.2019-03-30–2019-03-31 SOSM annual general meeting, Switzerland   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