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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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- 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

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- Use OpenStreetMap for your software
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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). |
19 May | When you search for or follow a link to a key or tag description page that does not exist, an infobox now shows any available details from the data item associated with the key or tag. If it is a compound key, each part of the key is described automatically based on data items. |
11 May | New mobile editor for iOS and Android: Every Door. |
1 May | OSMF employs Grant Slater as Senior Site Reliability Engineer |
21 Mar | OSMF launches a new forum at community.openstreetmap.org. |
19 Feb | SOTM organizers announce Call for Logo designs. |
16 Feb | SOTM 2022 conference has been announced for August 19-21 in Firenze, Italy. |
2021 | |
19 Sep | Two optional wiki gadgets for enhancing discussion pages, 1.CommentsInLocalTime and 2.ConvenientDiscussions have been installed. You can enable them in your user preferences. |
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Upcoming events (add) – See also: Past Events Event archive 2004-2020
16th August | South Bay Map Night | San Jose, California, United States |
19th–21st August | State of the Map 2022 | Florence, Tuscany, Italy |
20th August | OSMUK AGM | Lancaster, England, United Kingdom |
22nd–28th August | FOSS4G 2022 | Florence, Tuscany, Italy |
22nd August | Bremer Mappertreffen (Online) | Bremen, Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, Germany |
23rd August | OSM East Midlands/Nottingham meetup (online) | Nottingham, England, United Kingdom |
23rd August | OSM East Midlands/Nottingham meetup (online) | Nottingham, England, United Kingdom |
24th August | OSM Nederland bijeenkomst (online) | IJmuiden, North Holland, Netherlands |
25th August | [Online] OpenStreetMap Foundation board of Directors - public videomeeting | |
29th August | OSMF Engineering Working Group meeting | |
30th August | South Bay Map Night | San Jose, California, United States |
31st August | Düsseldorfer OpenStreetMap-Treffen | North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
6th September | Stuttgarter Stammtisch | Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
6th September | Missing Maps London Mapathon | City of Westminster, England, United Kingdom |
7th September | OSM Utah Monthly Meetup | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
8th September | Münchner OSM-Treffen | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
10th September | Cartopartie à Claix (Isère, France) | Claix, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
13th September | South Bay Map Night | San Jose, California, United States |
14th September | 6. Virtueller OpenStreetMap Stammtisch Österreich | Großarl, Salzburg, Austria |
14th September | Michigan Meetup | Michigan, United States |
17th September | OSM DK Konference | Måløv, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark |
20th September | 155. Treffen des OSM-Stammtisches Bonn | |
20th September | OSM East Midlands/Nottingham meetup (online) | Nottingham, England, United Kingdom |
20th September | OSM East Midlands/Nottingham meetup (online) | Nottingham, England, United Kingdom |
20th September | Lüneburger Mappertreffen (online) | Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany |
21st September | Incontro dei mappatori romani e laziali | Rome, Lazio, Italy |
24th–25th September | Karlsruhe Hack Weekend | Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
26th September | Réunion des contributeurs OpenStreetMap, Arlon (Belgium) | Arlon, Luxembourg, Belgium |
27th September | South Bay Map Night | San Jose, California, United States |
28th September | Geomob London | London, England, United Kingdom |
30th September | Düsseldorfer OpenStreetMap-Treffen | North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
1st–31st October | Hacktoberfest 2022 | |
5th October | OSM Utah Monthly Meetup | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
8th October | OSM Mapping Event Erfassung von Barrieren | Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany |
11th October | MappingDC Mappy Hour | Washington, District of Columbia, United States |
11th October | South Bay Map Night | San Jose, California, United States |
11th October | Münchner OSM-Treffen | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
14th–16th October | Arbeitstreffen Indoor OSM 2022 | Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany |
18th October | 156. Treffen des OSM-Stammtisches Bonn | |
18th October | OSM East Midlands/Nottingham meetup (online) | Nottingham, England, United Kingdom |
18th October | Lüneburger Mappertreffen (online) | Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany |
25th October | South Bay Map Night | San Jose, California, United States |
2nd November | OSM Utah Monthly Meetup | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
8th November | South Bay Map Night | San Jose, California, United States |
9th November | OSM-Stammtisch Köln | Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
9th November | Münchner OSM-Treffen | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
15th November | 157. Treffen des OSM-Stammtisches Bonn | |
15th November | Lüneburger Mappertreffen (online) | Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany |
22nd November | South Bay Map Night | San Jose, California, United States |
22nd November | OSM East Midlands/Nottingham meetup (online) | Nottingham, England, United Kingdom |
6th December | South Bay Map Night | San Jose, California, United States |
8th December | Münchner OSM-Treffen | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
13th December | OSM East Midlands/Nottingham meetup (online) | Nottingham, England, United Kingdom |
20th December | 158. Treffen des OSM-Stammtisches Bonn | |
20th December | Lüneburger Mappertreffen (online) | Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany |
10th January | Münchner OSM-Treffen | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |