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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

News
2020
20 Aug2020-08-20–2020-08-21	Mappers can now become an Associate member of OpenStreetMap Foundation at no cost by applying for Active Contributor Membership. A minimum 42 days of editing are required in the last 365 calendar days.
10 Jul2020-07-10–2020-07-11	ÖPNVKarte becomes a new featured tile layer on openstreetmap.org.
4 Jul2020-07-04–2020-07-05	State of the Map 2020 conference is held on-line this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2019
3 Aug2019-08-03–2019-08-04	Most pages on this wiki load faster following a redesign of the language bar. Please report any problems on the language bar's talk page.
12 Jun2019-06-12–2019-06-13	The events calendar has been streamlined for easier editing. See Template:Calendar for updated instructions.
11 Apr2019-04-11–2019-04-12	The OSM Foundation is now an affiliate member of the Open Source Initiative.
23 Mar2019-03-23–2019-03-24	OSM wins the 2018 Free Software Foundation award, adding another trophy to our collection.
23 Jan2019-01-23–2019-01-24	Wiki pages containing outdated but historically relevant information can be marked with the templates {{Historic artifact start}} and {{Historic artifact end}}.
10 Jan2019-01-10–2019-01-11	Data Working Group announces that the Organised Editing Guidelines have been officially put online. (More context on the OSMF blog.)
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Event Calendar  – See also Past Events

Current events Consider adding and subscribing to events at OSMCal 20 Oct2020-10-20–2020-10-21 132. Bonner OSM-Stammtisch (Online), Bonn, Germany 20 Oct2020-10-20–2020-10-21 Lüneburger Mappertreffen, Lüneburg, Germany 20 Oct2020-10-20–2020-10-21 OSM-Verkehrswende #16 (Online), Berlin, Germany 20 Oct2020-10-20–2020-10-21 Nottingham pub meetup, Nottingham, England, United Kingdom 20 Oct2020-10-20–2020-10-21 Rencontre mensuelle pour tous, Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France 22 Oct2020-10-22–2020-10-23 Missing Maps Mapathon Žilina #9 (Online), Žilina, Slovakia 22 Oct2020-10-22–2020-10-23 Réunion mensuelle, Rennes, Bretagne, France 22 Oct2020-10-22–2020-10-23 Online OpenStreetMap Foundation public board meeting, world 25 Oct2020-10-25–2020-10-26 Wikidata+OSM: Its use cases, Virtual, India 25 Oct2020-10-25–2020-10-26 Atelier découverte OSM / Wikipédia / Wikidata [1], Rennes, Bretagne, France 26 Oct2020-10-26–2020-10-27 Bremer Stammtisch, Bremen, Germany 26 Oct2020-10-26–2020-10-27 (cancelled - annulé) Réunion des contributeurs OpenStreetMap, Arlon, Luxembourg, Belgium 27 Oct2020-10-27–2020-10-28 OpenStreetMap Utah Map Night, Salt Lake City / Virtual, United States 28 Oct2020-10-28–2020-10-29 Düsseldorfer OSM-Stammtisch, Düsseldorf, Germany 28 Oct2019-10-28–2019-10-29 Missing Maps Online Mapathon Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland 29 Oct2020-10-29–2020-10-30 OpenStreetMap Utah Map Night, Salt Lake City / Virtual, United States 29–31 Oct2020-10-29–2020-11-01 OpenStreetMap U.S.: Connect 2020, United States 31 Oct2020-10-31–2020-11-01 Meeting Missing Maps CZ & SK [2], Bratislava, Slovakia 29 Oct2020-10-29–2020-10-30 Stammtisch Wien und Mehr (online), Online, Austria 31 Oct2020-10-31–2020-11-01 SSSI FireWater Map-a-thon, Australia 31 Oct2020-10-31–2020-11-01 Monthly meeting OSM Piedmont Online, Italy 3 Nov2020-11-03–2020-11-04 Missing Maps London Mapathon, London, United Kingdom 3 Nov2020-11-03–2020-11-04 Virtuelles Niederbayern-Treffen, Germany 4 Nov2020-11-04–2020-11-05 Stuttgarter Stammtisch (online), Stuttgart, Germany 5–8 Nov2020-11-05–2020-11-09 State of the Map U.S. (postponed), Tucson, Arizona, United States 5 Nov2020-11-05–2020-11-06 Dresdner OSM-Stammtisch, Dresden, Germany 7 Nov2020-11-07–2020-11-08 State of the Map Japan 2020 Online, Online, Japan 7 Nov2020-11-07–2020-11-08 Virtual mappy hour by Saritha, India 9 Nov2020-11-09–2020-11-10 OSM x Wikidata #22, MozSpace, Taipei, Taiwan 10 Nov2020-11-10–2020-11-11 OpenStreetMap Utah Map Night, Salt Lake City / Virtual, United States 11 Nov2020-11-11–2020-11-12 Münchner Stammtisch, Munich, Germany 11 Nov2020-11-11–2020-11-12 123. OSM Meetup Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland 12 Nov2020-11-12–2020-11-13 149. Berlin-Brandenburg Stammtisch (Online), Berlin, Germany 13–27 Nov2020-11-13–2020-11-28 2020 Pista ng Mapa, Online, Philippines 17 Nov2020-11-17–2020-11-18 133. Bonner OSM-Stammtisch (Online), Bonn, Germany 17 Nov2020-11-17–2020-11-18 Lüneburger Mappertreffen, Lüneburg, Germany 17 Nov2020-11-17–2020-11-18 OSM-Verkehrswende #17 (Online), Berlin, Germany 18 Nov2020-11-18–2020-11-19 Köln Stammtisch ONLINE, Cologne, Germany 18 Nov2020-11-18–2020-11-19 Virtual mappy hour, United States 20 Nov2020-11-20–2020-11-21 FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2020, Online, Oceania 24 Nov2020-11-24–2020-11-25 Derby pub meetup, Derby, England, United Kingdom 24 Nov2020-11-24–2020-11-25 OpenStreetMap Utah Map Night, Salt Lake City / Virtual, United States 25 Nov2020-11-25–2020-11-26 Düsseldorfer OSM-Stammtisch, Düsseldorf, Germany   Future big events