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2025 | |
22 Jul | Vector Tiles are deployed on OpenStreetMap.org |
20 Jul | The Call for Venues for the 2026 State of the Map conference is now open! Can your community host this great event? Bid submissions are due August 31. |
16 Jul | The State of the Map 2025 conference programme was published. |
14 Jul | Have a bold, brilliant idea that could improve the OpenStreetMap ecosystem? Then we’ve got good news for you: the OpenStreetMap Foundation is thrilled to launch the 2025 edition of our Engineering Microgrants program! The deadline for submissions was extended to July 31. |
11 Jul | There was a fix to openstreetmap-website security, if you are a developer using this, some action may be required. |
1 Jul | Nominations for OpenStreetMap Awards 2025 are open until 23 July 2025. |
18 Jun | The call for State of the Map 2026 venues is open until August 31. |
15 Jun | Nominate yourself until July 5 to be an OSM Foundation board candidate. Or submit questions to OSM Foundation board candidates (until July 12). |
9 Jun | State of the Map 2025 early bird tickets (for in-person or just online participation) are now available. |
29 May | Help test a fix for this wiki’s Unicode character encoding issues. |
28 May | Additional users have been granted administrator rights. |
30 Apr | The TemplateStyles extension is now installed. You can define a full CSS stylesheet for any template or module. |
28 Apr | Meet OSMF's new Core Software Development Facilitator! |
26 Apr | The wiki has been upgraded to MediaWiki v1.43. You can enable Dark Mode via the Appearance sidebar. Please provide feedback about incompatible pages using the link in the sidebar. |
17 Apr | Several users have been nominated to become administrators. Please share your feedback and vote on these proposals. |
16 Apr | You can apply for a travel grant to join the State of the Map 2025 conference, either in person or remotely. The call for applications will be open until 16 May 2025, 12:00 UTC. |
5 Apr | Notice to OSM Foundation members: There was a change in membership handling regarding auto-renewals. |
3 Apr | OSMF Board member Dani Walersdorfer shared her thoughts about attending the State of the Map Latin America 2024 conference |
10 Mar | Manila, Philippines will host the State of the Map 2025 from 3 to 5 October! Read more about the event here! |
7 Feb | Eight new companies joined the OSM Corporate Membership Program in 2024! |
7 Jan | Want to work on OpenStreetMap? Apply to be the OSM Core Software Development Facilitator! Applications will be accepted until January 21. |
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See also | Recently approved tags · OpenStreetMap Blog · weeklyOSM · OpenStreetMap in the media |
27th July | 6th OpenStreetMap West Bengal Mapping Party | Siliguri, West Bengal, India |
27th July | 19th OpenStreetMap Delhi Mapping Party | Dadri, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India |
28th July | Bremer Mappertreffen | Bremen, Bremen, Germany |
30th July | OSM Utah Sidewalk Map Night | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
30th July | Düsseldorfer OpenStreetMap-Treffen (online) | Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
31st July | [Online] OpenStreetMap Foundation board of Directors - public videomeeting | |
31st July | Eastern Europe Mappy Hour | |
31st July | Mappy Hour OSM España | Granada, Andalusia, Spain |
1st August | UN Mappers #ValidationFriday Mappy Hour | |
2nd August | HOT Training WG: Advanced Waterways Mapping Webinar | |
3rd August | OSM India Online (Remote) Mapping Party | |
4th August | Maptime Amsterdam: Map & Meet | Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands |
5th August | OSM Utah Monthly Map Night | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
5th August | OSM Treffen Salzburg | Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria |
5th August | Missing Maps London: (Online) Mapathon [eng] | |
5th August | South Bay Map Night | San Jose, California, United States |
5th August | East Midlands Pub Meet-up & OSM 21st Birthday Party | Derby, England, United Kingdom |
6th August | iD Community Chat | |
6th August | Stuttgarter OpenStreetMap-Treffen | Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
7th August | OSM-Stammtisch Dresden | Dresden, Saxony, Germany |
8th August | OSMF Engineering Working Group meeting | |
8th August | 206. OSM-Stammtisch Berlin-Brandenburg | Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany |
9th August | Stuttgarter OSM-Geburtstagtreffen | Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
10th August | COSCUP 2025 OpenStreetMap x Wikidata開放內容議程軌 | Gongguan, Taipei, Taiwan |
10th August | OSMmapperCPH | Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark |
11th August | 178. OSM-Stammtisch Zürich | Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland |
11th August | OpenStreetMap x Wikidata Taipei #79 | Chengnei, Taipei, Taiwan |
12th August | Hamburger Mappertreffen | Hamburg, Germany |
13th August | Missing Maps - DRK & MSF Online Mapathon | |
13th August | Münchner OSM-Treffen | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
14th August | OpenStreetMap Midwest Meetup | Ohio, United States |
19th August | Missing Maps London: (Online) Mid-Month Mapathon [eng] | |
19th August | 191. OSM-Stammtisch Bonn | Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
19th August | South Bay Map Night | San Jose, California, United States |
19th August | Lüneburger Mappertreffen | Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany |
20th–22nd August | Mostra de projetos de mapeamento - Workshop MPCS 2025 | Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
20th August | [Online] Map-py Wednesday | |
23rd–24th August | OSM auf der Maker Faire Hannover 2025 | Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany |
23rd August | Valmeriana Mapping party | Pontey, Aosta Valley, Italy |
23rd August | OSM-Stammtisch Hannover | Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany |
26th August | OSM Radinfra-Mapathon #3 | Vogtei, Thuringia, Germany |
27th August | Düsseldorfer OpenStreetMap-Treffen (online) | Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
28th August | [Online] OpenStreetMap Foundation board of Directors - public videomeeting | |
28th August | OSM-Treffen Bochum mit Workshop JOSM + Overpass-API | Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
29th August | UN Mappers Mappy Hour | |
2nd September | OSM Treffen Salzburg | Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria |
2nd September | Missing Maps London: (Online) Mapathon [eng] | |
4th–6th September | SotM LatAm 2025 | Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia |
7th September | OSM India Online (Remote) Mapping Party | |
9th September | Hamburger Mappertreffen | Hamburg, Germany |
11th September | OSM-Treffen in Bochum | Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
11th September | Münchner OSM-Treffen | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
11th September | OpenStreetMap Midwest Meetup | Ohio, United States |
15th September | Ardenne belge - Social | Habay-la-Neuve, Luxembourg, Belgium |
15th September | OpenStreetMap x Wikidata Taipei #80 | Chengnei, Taipei, Taiwan |
15th September | Ardenne belge - Meeting | Habay-la-Neuve, Luxembourg, Belgium |
16th September | Missing Maps London: (Online) Mid-Month Mapathon [eng] | |
16th September | 192. OSM-Stammtisch Bonn | Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
16th September | Lüneburger Mappertreffen | Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany |
17th–18th September | Jornadas de SIG Libre / SOTM España | Girona, Catalonia, Spain |
17th September | 18. Österreichischer OSM-Stammtisch (online) | Stainach-Pürgg, Styria, Austria |
18th September | [Online] Map-py Wednesday | |
25th September | FOSS4G Belgium | Schaerbeek - Schaarbeek, Belgium |
25th September | [Online] OpenStreetMap Foundation board of Directors - public videomeeting | |
25th September | OSM-Stammtisch Hannover | Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany |
26th September | Düsseldorfer OpenStreetMap-Treffen (online) | Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
3rd–5th October | State of the Map 2025 | Quezon City, Philippines |
5th October | OSM India Online (Remote) Mapping Party | |
7th October | Vortrag - Wie nutze ich OpenStreetMap - BWS Lehen-Vorstadt, Salzburg | Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria |
7th October | Missing Maps London: (Online) Mapathon [eng] | |
9th October | OpenStreetMap Midwest Meetup | Ohio, United States |
10th October | 208. OSM-Stammtisch Berlin-Brandenburg | Berlin, Germany |
11th–12th October | OSM Hackweekend Berlin-Brandenburg 10/2025 | Berlin, Germany |
13th October | OpenStreetMap x Wikidata Taipei #81 | Chengnei, Taipei, Taiwan |
14th October | Hamburger Mappertreffen | Hamburg, Germany |
16th October | OSM-Treffen in Bochum | Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
17th–18th October | Open Transport Community Conference | Vienna, Austria |
17th–18th October | Open Transport Community Conference (ÖBB) | Vienna, Austria |
21st October | Missing Maps London: (Online) Mid-Month Mapathon [eng] | |
21st October | 193. OSM-Stammtisch Bonn | Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
21st October | Lüneburger Mappertreffen | Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany |
22nd October | 76. Wiener OSM-Stammtisch | Vienna, Austria |
25th October | OSM-Stammtisch Hannover | Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany |
28th–30th October | State of the Map Nigeria 2025 Conference Enugu | Enugu State, Nigeria |
28th October | OSM Radinfra-Mapathon #4 | Vogtei, Thuringia, Germany |
29th October | Düsseldorfer OpenStreetMap-Treffen (online) | Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
4th November | OSM Treffen Salzburg | Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria |
4th November | Missing Maps London: (Online) Mapathon [eng] | |
7th–9th November | itWikiCon | Catania, Sicily, Italy |
8th–9th November | Karlsruhe Hack Weekend November 2025 | Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
10th November | OpenStreetMap x Wikidata Taipei #82 | Chengnei, Taipei, Taiwan |
11th November | Hamburger Mappertreffen | Hamburg, Germany |
13th November | OpenStreetMap Midwest Meetup | Ohio, United States |
14th–15th November | State of the Map Europe | Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom |
18th November | Missing Maps London: (Online) Mid-Month Mapathon [eng] | |
18th November | 194. OSM-Stammtisch Bonn | Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
18th November | Lüneburger Mappertreffen | Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany |
25th November | OSM-Stammtisch Hannover | Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany |
26th November | Düsseldorfer OpenStreetMap-Treffen (online) | Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
28th–30th November | State of the Map Africa 2025 | Dar es-Salaam, Tanzania |
2nd December | OSM Treffen Salzburg | Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria |
2nd December | Missing Maps London: (Online) Mapathon [eng] | |
8th December | OpenStreetMap x Wikidata Taipei #83 | Chengnei, Taipei, Taiwan |
9th December | Hamburger Mappertreffen | Hamburg, Germany |
11th December | OpenStreetMap Midwest Meetup | Ohio, United States |
16th December | Missing Maps London: (Online) Mid-Month Mapathon [eng] | |
16th December | 195. OSM-Stammtisch Bonn | Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
16th December | Lüneburger Mappertreffen | Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany |
18th December | 19. Österreichischer OSM-Stammtisch (online) | Stainach-Pürgg, Styria, Austria |
18th December | Düsseldorfer OpenStreetMap-Treffen (online) | Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
26th December | OSM-Stammtisch Hannover | Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany |
8th January | OpenStreetMap Midwest Meetup | Ohio, United States |