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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
11 Apr.2019-04-11–2019-04-12	The OSM Foundation is now an affiliate member of the Open Source Initiative.
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23 Jan.2019-01-23–2019-01-24	Wiki pages containing outdated but historically relevant information can be marked with the templates {{Historic artifact start}} and {{Historic artifact end}}.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 23 May2019-05-23–2019-05-24 62. Wiener Stammtisch, Wien, Österreich 24 May2019-05-24–2019-05-25 Metrotown mappy Hour, Greater Vancouver area, Canada 25 May2019-05-25–2019-05-26 Rencontre périodique de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France 27 May2019-05-27–2019-05-28 Bremer Mappertreffen, Bremen, Germany 27 May2019-05-27–2019-05-28 Incontro mensile, Roma, Italy 28 May2019-05-28–2019-05-29 SLC Map Night, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States 28 May2019-05-28–2019-05-29 Mannheimer Mapathons, Mannheim, Germany 29 May2019-05-29–2019-05-30 Missing Maps Mapathon Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland 29 May2019-05-29–2019-05-30 Mapathon OpenSaar/Ärzte ohne Grenzen/EuYoutH_OSM/Libre_Graphics_Meeting_2019, Saarbrücken, Germany 29 May2019-05-29–2019-05-30 Réunion mensuelle, Montpellier, France 29 May2019-05-29–2019-05-30 Rencontre mensuelle, Cayenne, France 29 May2019-05-29–2019-05-30 Stammtisch, Düsseldorf, Germany 29 May2019-05-29–2019-05-30 Missing Maps Mapathon, Edinburgh, United Kingdom 30 May2019-05-30–2019-05-31 Missing Maps mapathon Bratislava #6 at Faculty of Civil Engineering Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava in Bratislava,Bratislava, Slovakia 1 Jun.2019-06-01–2019-06-02 Stand OSM sur la fête du vélo,Tours, France 3 Jun.2019-06-03–2019-06-04 OSM x Wikidata #5, MozSpace, Taipei, Taiwan 3 Jun.2019-06-03–2019-06-04 Toronto Mappy Hour, Toronto, Canada 4 Jun.2019-06-04–2019-06-05 Missing Maps Mapathon, London, United Kingdom 5 Jun.2019-06-05–2019-06-06 Mappertreffen, Essen, Germany 5 Jun.2019-06-05–2019-06-06 Rencontre mensuelle, Toulouse, France 5 Jun.2019-06-05–2019-06-06 Stuttgarter Stammtisch, Stuttgart, Germany 6 Jun.2019-06-06–2019-06-07 Mappertreffen, Bochum, Germany 6 Jun.2019-06-06–2019-06-07 Mannheimer Mapathons, Mannheim, Germany 6 Jun.2019-06-06–2019-06-07 Réunion mensuelle, Nantes, France 6 Jun.2019-06-06–2019-06-07 Stammtisch Dresden, Dresden, Germany 6 Jun.2019-06-06–2019-06-07 Stammtisch Ulmer Alb, Reutti, Germany 7 Jun.2019-06-07–2019-06-08 Mappertreffen, Dortmund, Germany 8 Jun.2019-06-08–2019-06-09 Incontro mensile, Biella, Italia 8 Jun.2019-06-08–2019-06-09 Palestine Open Maps Mapathon: At the British Library, London, United Kingdom 10 Jun.2019-06-10–2019-06-11 Réunion mensuelle, Rennes, France 10 Jun.2019-06-10–2019-06-11 Réunion mensuelle, Bordeaux, France 11 Jun.2019-06-11–2019-06-12 Rencontre mensuelle pour tous, Lyon, France 11 Jun.2019-06-11–2019-06-12 SLC Mappy Hour, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States 11 Jun.2019-06-11–2019-06-12 OSM Stammtisch Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland 11 Jun.2019-06-11–2019-06-12 Réunion mensuelle, Bordeaux, France 11 Jun.2019-06-11–2019-06-12 Hamburger Mappertreffen, Hamburg, Germany 13 Jun.2019-06-13–2019-06-14 Stammtisch Obersteiermark, Leoben, Austria 13 Jun.2019-06-13–2019-06-14 Münchner Stammtisch, München, Germany 14 Jun.2019-06-14–2019-06-15 132. Berlin-Brandenburg Stammtisch, Berlin, Germany 14–16 Jun.2019-06-14–2019-06-17 State of the Map France 2019, Montpellier, France 14–16 Jun.2019-06-14–2019-06-17 5. OSM-Sommercamp und 12. FOSSGIS-Hackingevent im Linuxhotel, Essen, Germany 15 Jun.2019-06-15–2019-06-16 京都！街歩き！マッピングパーティ：第9回 光明寺, Kyoto, Japan 15 Jun.2019-06-15–2019-06-16 OSM Ireland AGM & Talks, Dublin, Ireland 18 Jun.2019-06-18–2019-06-19 Bonner Stammtisch, Bonn, Germany 18 Jun.2019-06-18–2019-06-19 Lüneburger Mappertreffen, Lüneburg, Germany 18 Jun.2019-06-18–2019-06-19 Sheffield pub meetup, Sheffield, England 19 Jun.2019-06-19–2019-06-20 Stammtisch, Karlsruhe, Germany 19 Jun.2019-06-19–2019-06-20 #geomob London, London, England 23 Jun.2019-06-23–2019-06-24 Préparer ses randos pédestres ou vélos, Rennes, France 24 Jun.2019-06-24–2019-06-25 Bremer Mappertreffen, Bremen, Germany 24–29 Jun.2019-06-24–2019-06-30 Erasmus+ EuYoutH_OSM Meeting, Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal 25 Jun.2019-06-25–2019-06-26 SLC Map Night, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States 26 Jun.2019-06-26–2019-06-27 Réunion mensuelle, Montpellier, France 27 Jun.2019-06-27–2019-06-28 Lübecker Mappertreffen, Lübeck, Germany 28 Jun.2019-06-28–2019-06-29 Stammtisch, Düsseldorf, Germany 29 Jun.2019-06-29–2019-06-30 OSMUK Annual Gathering including Wikidata UK Meets OSM, London, United Kingdom 2 Jul.2019-07-02–2019-07-03 Missing Maps mapathon Zilina #5 at Faculty of Management Science and Informatics University of Zilina,Zilina, Slovakia   Future big events 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