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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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- Use OpenStreetMap for your software
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| 2023 | |
| 24 Sep | New map style available on OpenStreetMap.org: Tracestrack Topo → Try. See featured tile layers. |
| 18 Aug | OpenStreetMap Foundation publishes Strategic Plan V.2 (see weeklyOSM 683) |
| 15 Jan | The wiki was updated to MediaWiki 1.39. |
| 2022 | |
| 3 Aug | The wiki's configuration has been updated so that pages load faster, especially those with many images. |
| 2 Aug | Tag usage statistics in infoboxes are now displayed in the correct language and number format according to your interface language setting (technical details, contribute a translation). |
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Upcoming events (add) – See also: Past Events Event archive 2004-2020
| 24th–26th November | FOSSGIS-OSM-Communitytreffen 2023 Nummer 20 | Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| 24th November | Rencontre festive Groupe local OSM Pays Basque Sud Landes | Biarritz, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France |
| 27th November | Mapathon débutant saison 23/24 CartONG | Chambéry, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| 27th November | Bremer Mappertreffen | Bremen, Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, Germany |
| 28th November | Rencontre Saint-Étienne et sud Loire | Saint-Étienne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| 29th November | OSMF Engineering Working Group meeting | |
| 29th November | Düsseldorfer OpenStreetMap-Treffen | Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| 30th November | OSM Mapping Party @ FOSS4G Asia 2023, Seoul | Seoul, South Korea |
| 30th November–2nd December | State of the Map Africa 2023 | Okoa, Mbankomo, Centre, Cameroon |
| 1st December | A Synesthete’s Atlas: Cartographic Improvisations between Eric Theise and Santomieri-Farhadian Duo | Oakland, California, United States |
| 4th December | Walk around Etele Plaza, indoor mapping demo and brainstorming | Budapest, Hungary |
| 6th December | Stuttgarter OpenStreetMap-Treffen | Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
| 8th December | OSM Indoor Meeting | |
| 8th December | 186. Berlin-Brandenburg OpenStreetMap Stammtisch | Berlin, Germany |
| 9th December | Cartopartie à vélo des zones commerciales de Saint-Martin d'Hères | Saint-Martin-d'Hères, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| 10th December | OSMmapperCPH | Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark |
| 11th December | Mapathon débutant saison 23/24 CartONG | Chambéry, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| 11th December | Debriefing Cartopartie à vélo du samedi 9 déc à Saint-Martin-d'Hères | Grenoble, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| 11th December | OpenStreetMap x Wikidata Taipei #59 | Huashan, Taipei, Taiwan |
| 13th December | OSM-Stammtisch Hannover | Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany |
| 13th December | 11. Österreichischer OSM-Stammtisch (online) | Stainach-Pürgg, Styria, Austria |
| 14th December | OpenStreetMap Midwest Meetup | Ohio, United States |
| 14th December | Münchner OSM-Treffen | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
| 14th December | Bochumer OpenStreetMap-Treffen | Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| 15th December | Maptime Amsterdam - A very Mappy Christmas! | Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands |
| 18th December | DRK Beginner Online Mapathon | Berlin, Germany |
| 19th December | 170. OSM-Stammtisch Bonn | Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| 19th December | Lüneburger Mappertreffen (online) | Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany |
| 20th December | Stammtisch Karlsruhe | Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
| 29th December | Düsseldorfer OpenStreetMap-Treffen | Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| 8th January | OpenStreetMap x Wikidata Taipei #60 | Huashan, Taipei, Taiwan |
| 9th January | Münchner OSM-Treffen | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
| 10th January | Brest: rencontre du groupe local | Brest, Brittany, France |
| 13th January | OSM-Stammtisch Hannover | Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany |
| 17th January | Stammtisch Karlsruhe | Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
| 19th–20th January | Mapping USA | Washington, District of Columbia, United States |
| 25th January | 70. Wiener OSM-Stammtisch | Vienna, Austria |
| 5th February | OpenStreetMap x Wikidata Taipei #61 | Huashan, Taipei, Taiwan |
| 13th February | OSM-Stammtisch Hannover | Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany |
| 24th–25th February | Karlsruhe Hack Weekend February 2024 | Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
| 11th March | OpenStreetMap x Wikidata Taipei #62 | Huashan, Taipei, Taiwan |
| 14th March | 12. Österreichischer OSM-Stammtisch (online) | Stainach-Pürgg, Styria, Austria |
| 15th March | OSM-Stammtisch Hannover | Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany |
| 1st April | OpenStreetMap x Wikidata Taipei #63 | Huashan, Taipei, Taiwan |
| 15th April | OSM-Stammtisch Hannover | Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany |
| 24th April | 71. Wiener OSM-Stammtisch | Vienna, Austria |
| 6th May | OpenStreetMap x Wikidata Taipei #64 | Huashan, Taipei, Taiwan |
| 16th May | OSM-Stammtisch Hannover | Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany |
| 3rd June | OpenStreetMap x Wikidata Taipei #65 | Huashan, Taipei, Taiwan |
| 16th June | OSM-Stammtisch Hannover | Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany |
| 19th June | 13. Österreichischer OSM-Stammtisch (online) | Stainach-Pürgg, Styria, Austria |
| 1st–7th July | FOSS4G Europe 2024 | Tartu, Estonia |
| 8th July | OpenStreetMap x Wikidata Taipei #66 | Huashan, Taipei, Taiwan |
| 17th July | OSM-Stammtisch Hannover | Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany |
| 25th July | 72. Wiener OSM-Stammtisch | Vienna, Austria |
| 5th August | OpenStreetMap x Wikidata Taipei #67 | Huashan, Taipei, Taiwan |
| 17th August | OSM-Stammtisch Hannover | Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany |
| 9th September | OpenStreetMap x Wikidata Taipei #68 | Huashan, Taipei, Taiwan |
| 11th September | 14. Österreichischer OSM-Stammtisch (online) | Stainach-Pürgg, Styria, Austria |
| 7th October | OpenStreetMap x Wikidata Taipei #69 | Huashan, Taipei, Taiwan |
| 30th October | 73. Wiener OSM-Stammtisch | Vienna, Austria |
| 11th November | OpenStreetMap x Wikidata Taipei #70 | Huashan, Taipei, Taiwan |
| 9th December | OpenStreetMap x Wikidata Taipei #71 | Huashan, Taipei, Taiwan |
| 18th December | 15. Österreichischer OSM-Stammtisch (online) | Stainach-Pürgg, Styria, Austria |
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