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| 2023 | |
| 9 Dec | The OpenStreetMap Foundation's Annual General Meeting and the deadline for voting for the OpenStreetMap Foundation Board. |
| 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). |
| older news... | |
| See also | Recently approved tags · OpenStreetMap Blog · weeklyOSM · OpenStreetMap in the media |
Upcoming events (add) – See also: Past Events Event archive 2004-2020
| 14th January | OSMmapperCPH | Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark |
| 14th January | Rencontre OSM Poitou à Niort (79) | Niort, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France |
| 14th January | OSGeo.nl OSM-NL QGIS-NL New Year's Party | Hilversum, North Holland, Netherlands |
| 15th January | OSM Hungary Meetup | Budapest, Hungary |
| 15th January | Réunion du groupe local de Grenoble | Grenoble, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| 16th January | Réunion du groupe local de Lyon | Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| 16th January | 171. OSM-Stammtisch Bonn | Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| 16th January | OSM Edinburgh pub meetup | City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| 16th January | Lüneburger Mappertreffen | Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany |
| 17th January | Map-py Wednesday | |
| 17th January | Stammtisch Karlsruhe | Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
| 18th January | OpenStreetMap meetup & MapComplete workshop at TomTom | Ledeberg, Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium |
| 19th–20th January | Mapping USA | Washington, District of Columbia, United States |
| 20th January | OSM Bengaluru Mapping Party | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India |
| 20th January | Social Mapping Saturday: Fremantle 2024 | Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia |
| 20th January | OSM Africa Monthly Mapathon: Map South Sudan | Juba City, Central Equatoria, South Sudan |
| 22nd January | Bremer Mappertreffen | Bremen, Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, Germany |
| 23rd January | South Bay Map Night | San Jose, California, United States |
| 24th January | iD Community Chat | |
| 24th January | OSMF Engineering Working Group meeting | |
| 24th January | Geomob London | London, England, United Kingdom |
| 25th January | [Online] OpenStreetMap Foundation board of Directors - public videomeeting | |
| 25th January | 70. Wiener OSM-Stammtisch | Vienna, Austria |
| 25th January | 138. OSM-Stammtisch für Lübeck und Umgebung | Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany |
| 26th January | MapComplete Community Call 2024-01 | |
| 30th January | Rencontre Saint-Étienne et sud Loire | Saint-Étienne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| 31st January | Düsseldorfer OpenStreetMap-Treffen (online) | Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| 1st February | End of Winter Mapping Party @ TomTom | Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands |
| 1st February | End of Winter Mapping Party | Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands |
| 5th February | OpenStreetMap x Wikidata Taipei #61 | Huashan, Taipei, Taiwan |
| 6th February | Missing Maps London Mapathon | |
| 6th February | South Bay Map Night | San Jose, California, United States |
| 7th February | Geomob Barcelona | Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain |
| 7th February | Missing Maps - DRK & MSF Online Mapathon | Berlin, Germany |
| 7th February | Stuttgarter OpenStreetMap-Treffen | Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
| 8th February | OSM-Stammtisch Bochum | Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| 13th February | OSM-Stammtisch Hannover | Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany |
| 14th February | Münchner OSM-Treffen | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
| 14th February | OpenStreetMap Midwest Meetup | Ohio, United States |
| 15th February | Map-py Wednesday | |
| 20th February | 172. OSM-Stammtisch Bonn | Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| 20th February | South Bay Map Night | San Jose, California, United States |
| 21st February | Geomob Berlin | Berlin, Germany |
| 24th–25th February | Karlsruhe Hack Weekend February 2024 | Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
| 28th February | Düsseldorfer OpenStreetMap-Treffen (online) | Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| 5th March | Missing Maps London Mapathon | |
| 5th March | South Bay Map Night | San Jose, California, United States |
| 11th March | OpenStreetMap x Wikidata Taipei #62 | Huashan, Taipei, Taiwan |
| 13th March | OpenStreetMap Midwest Meetup | Ohio, United States |
| 14th March | 12. Österreichischer OSM-Stammtisch (online) | Stainach-Pürgg, Styria, Austria |
| 14th March | Münchner OSM-Treffen | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
| 15th March | OSM-Stammtisch Hannover | Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany |
| 19th March | 173. OSM-Stammtisch Bonn | Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| 19th March | South Bay Map Night | San Jose, California, United States |
| 29th March | Düsseldorfer OpenStreetMap-Treffen (online) | Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| 1st April | OpenStreetMap x Wikidata Taipei #63 | Huashan, Taipei, Taiwan |
| 2nd April | South Bay Map Night | San Jose, California, United States |
| 9th April | Münchner OSM-Treffen | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
| 10th April | OpenStreetMap Midwest Meetup | Ohio, United States |
| 15th April | OSM-Stammtisch Hannover | Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany |
| 16th April | South Bay Map Night | San Jose, California, United States |
| 16th April | 174. OSM-Stammtisch Bonn | Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| 24th April | Düsseldorfer OpenStreetMap-Treffen (online) | Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| 24th April | 71. Wiener OSM-Stammtisch | Vienna, Austria |
| 6th May | OpenStreetMap x Wikidata Taipei #64 | Huashan, Taipei, Taiwan |
| 8th May | Münchner OSM-Treffen | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
| 8th May | OpenStreetMap Midwest Meetup | Ohio, United States |
| 16th May | OSM-Stammtisch Hannover | Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany |
| 21st May | 175. OSM-Stammtisch Bonn | Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| 29th May | Düsseldorfer OpenStreetMap-Treffen (online) | Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| 3rd June | OpenStreetMap x Wikidata Taipei #65 | Huashan, Taipei, Taiwan |
| 12th June | OpenStreetMap Midwest Meetup | Ohio, United States |
| 13th June | Münchner OSM-Treffen | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
| 16th June | OSM-Stammtisch Hannover | Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany |
| 18th June | 176. OSM-Stammtisch Bonn (Juni 2024: 20 Jahre OSM - 15 Jahre Stammtisch Bonn) | Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| 19th June | 13. Österreichischer OSM-Stammtisch (online) | Stainach-Pürgg, Styria, Austria |
| 28th June | Düsseldorfer OpenStreetMap-Treffen (online) | Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| 1st–7th July | FOSS4G Europe 2024 | Tartu, Estonia |
| 8th July | OpenStreetMap x Wikidata Taipei #66 | Huashan, Taipei, Taiwan |
| 9th July | Münchner OSM-Treffen | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
| 10th July | OpenStreetMap Midwest Meetup | Ohio, United States |
| 16th July | 177. OSM-Stammtisch Bonn | Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| 17th July | OSM-Stammtisch Hannover | Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany |
| 25th July | 72. Wiener OSM-Stammtisch | Vienna, Austria |
| 1st–3rd August | State of the Map Congo | Kintélé, Brazzaville, Congo-Brazzaville |
| 5th August | OpenStreetMap x Wikidata Taipei #67 | Huashan, Taipei, Taiwan |
| 14th August | Münchner OSM-Treffen | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
| 14th August | OpenStreetMap Midwest Meetup | Ohio, United States |
| 17th August | OSM-Stammtisch Hannover | Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany |
| 20th August | 178. OSM-Stammtisch Bonn | Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| 9th September | OpenStreetMap x Wikidata Taipei #68 | Huashan, Taipei, Taiwan |
| 11th September | 14. Österreichischer OSM-Stammtisch (online) | Stainach-Pürgg, Styria, Austria |
| 11th September | OpenStreetMap Midwest Meetup | Ohio, United States |
| 12th September | Münchner OSM-Treffen | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
| 17th September | 179. OSM-Stammtisch Bonn | Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| 7th October | OpenStreetMap x Wikidata Taipei #69 | Huashan, Taipei, Taiwan |
| 8th October | Münchner OSM-Treffen | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
| 9th October | OpenStreetMap Midwest Meetup | Ohio, United States |
| 15th October | 180. OSM-Stammtisch Bonn | Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| 30th October | 73. Wiener OSM-Stammtisch | Vienna, Austria |
| 11th November | OpenStreetMap x Wikidata Taipei #70 | Huashan, Taipei, Taiwan |
| 13th November | Münchner OSM-Treffen | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
| 13th November | OpenStreetMap Midwest Meetup | Ohio, United States |
| 19th November | 181. OSM-Stammtisch Bonn | Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| 9th December | OpenStreetMap x Wikidata Taipei #71 | Huashan, Taipei, Taiwan |
| 11th December | OpenStreetMap Midwest Meetup | Ohio, United States |
| 12th December | Münchner OSM-Treffen | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
| 17th December | 182. OSM-Stammtisch Bonn | Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| 18th December | 15. Österreichischer OSM-Stammtisch (online) | Stainach-Pürgg, Styria, Austria |
| 8th January | OpenStreetMap Midwest Meetup | Ohio, United States |
| 14th January | Münchner OSM-Treffen | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
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