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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

Use OpenStreetMap

Using OpenStreetMap

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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

Contribute free map data

Beginners' Guide

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• Browse the map feature documentation
• Browse the Mapping projects
• ...more on contributing map data

Software Development

Develop and use the Platform

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• Use OpenStreetMap for your software
• Contribute to the OpenStreetMap software

Image of the week ^±

The gloriously detailed mapping of the Herrenhausen Gardens in Hannover, Germany, shown here within JOSM editor, with the Mapillary plugin showing the view on the ground. ^±

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News ±
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.
2017
30 Dec.2017-12-30–2017-12-31	OpenStreetMap France is now formally established as a foundation local chapter.
12 Nov.2017-11-12–2017-11-13	OpenStreetMap United Kingdom is now formally established as a foundation local chapter.
30 May2017-05-30–2017-05-31	New OSM ↔ Wikidata matcher tool.
25 May2017-05-25–2017-05-26	Over one million notes have been created since the introduction of the feature in 2013.
4 May2017-05-04–2017-05-05	The migration of multipolygon relations to modern mapping standards, part of a broader effort to clean up area geometries in OSM, has been completed.
2016
10 Jul.2016-07-10–2016-07-11	A node with the id 232 is created. Support for 64-bit identifiers has become a necessity for software working with OSM.
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Up and running

Event Calendar ± – See also Past Events

Current events 19 Oct.2018-10-19–2018-10-20 Shemotehnica No. 18 in the office of "Urbica", Moscow, Russia 19–20 Oct.2018-10-19–2018-10-21 ITS-Hackathon "Mobility meets Logistics", Hamburg, Germany 20–21 Oct.2018-10-20–2018-10-22 Karlsruher Hackweekend, Karlsruhe, Germany 20 Oct.2018-10-20–2018-10-21 Poniendo a Tarija en el mapa, Tarija, Bolivia 22–25 Oct.2018-10-22–2018-10-26 Denver Importathon, Colorado, United States 22 Oct.2018-10-22–2018-10-23 Bremer Mappertreffen, Bremen, Germany 22 Oct. Rencontre des contributeurs du Pays d'Arlon, Arlon, Belgium 22 Oct.2018-10-22–2018-10-23 Stammtisch Graz, Graz, Austria 23 Oct.2018-10-23–2018-10-24 Pub Meetup, Nottingham, United Kingdom 23 Oct.2018-10-23–2018-10-24 Espace public numérique d'Arlon - Formation Consulter OpenStreetMap, Arlon, Belgium 24 Oct.2018-10-24–2018-10-25 Köln Stammtisch, Köln, Germany 25 Oct.2018-10-25–2018-10-26 Lübecker Mappertreffen, Lübeck, Germany 25 Oct.2018-10-25–2018-10-26 Stammtisch, Freiberg, Sachsen, Germany 26 Oct.2018-10-26–2018-10-27 Mapping party Orava, Slovakia 27 Oct.2018-10-27–2018-10-28 Cartopartie "Commerces, artisans et services autour de Viarme", Nantes, France 27 Oct.2018-10-27–2018-10-28 【MapaTime!】 @ co.lab, Metro Manila, Philippines 28 Oct.2018-10-28–2018-10-29 Recensement des commerces du centre-ville, Rennes, France 30 Oct.2018-10-30–2018-10-31 OSM Stammtisch Viersen, Viersen, Germany 5 Nov.2018-11-05–2018-11-06 Mappy Hour, Toronto, Canada 13 Nov.2018-11-13–2018-11-14 Rencontre mensuelle pour tous, Lyon, France 15 Nov.2018-11-15–2018-11-16 OpenStreetMap Foundation public board meeting, Mumble, everywhere 20 Nov.2018-11-20–2018-11-21 Reading Missing Maps Mapathon, Reading, United Kingdom 21 Nov.2018-11-21–2018-11-22 Rencontre mensuelle, Toulouse, France 23–25 Nov.2018-11-23–2018-11-26 ES:State of the Map Costa Rica, Alajuela, Costa Rica 26 Nov.2018-11-26–2018-11-27 Stammtisch Graz, Graz, Austria 3 Dec.2018-12-03–2018-12-04 Mappy Hour, Toronto, Canada   Future big events 17–18 Nov.2018-11-17–2018-11-19 State of the Map Asia 2018, Bangalore, India 20–23 Nov.2018-11-20–2018-11-24 FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2018, Melbourne, Australia 22 Nov.2018-11-22–2018-11-23 Lübecker Mappertreffen, Lübeck, Germany 15 Dec.2018-12-15–2018-12-16 Foundation Annual General Meeting, online via IRC, everywhere   2019 21–23 Sep.2019-09-21–2019-09-24 State of the Map 2019 (international conference), Heidelberg, Germany