Organised Editing/Activities
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![]() | Organised editors should follow the Organised Editing Guidelines put out by the Data Working Group and approved by the OSMF board. |
This page lists all organized editing activities as per the Organised Editing Guidelines. The list of ongoing activities is expected to be exhaustive. The list of completed activities may be archived from time to time.
Please add new activities ordered by start date.
Activities list
Name (link to documentation page) |
Organiser | Area | Status | Start date | End date | Community contacted | Community objections? | Notes |
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Organised Editing/Activities/Telenav | Telenav | AU, CA, NZ, US | ||||||
Humanitarian Mapping | Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team | Global | Ongoing | 2010 | N/A | Continually | No Unresolved Complaints | Improvement to the global map |
Kathmandu Living Labs | Kathmandu Living Labs | Global | Ongoing | 2013 | N/A | Continually | None so far | Improvement to the global map |
University of Cambridge | University Information Systems (details on wiki page) | Cambridge UK and environs | Ongoing | 2011 | N/A | University of Cambridge OSM wiki page | Dispute over original 2011 decision to use amenity=university on most buildings, but building=university will be fine | Long predates organised editing guidelines, but added now as there is a systematic update about to start.
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Updating assets of OMV group | WIGeoGIS | Europe | Ongoing | 2015 | N/A | Yes | none so far | |
Furuhashi Laboratory | ![]() |
Global | Ongoing | 2015 | N/A | Continually | None | Improvement to the global map |
Road Network Improvement Projects | Kaart | Global | Ongoing | 2015 | N/A | Continually | Focus on data improvements pertinent to foundational data in OSM, primarily in road networks. | |
YouthMappers | YouthMappers | Global | Ongoing | 2015 | N/A | Continually | /YouthMappers violate Organised Editing guidelines (2020 complaint by Mateusz Konieczny) | Improvements to the global map and locally identified needs |
Missing Maps | Missing Maps | Global | Ongoing | 2015 | N/A | Continually | ||
Consolidated mapping projects - base roads check vs open data references | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
West Africa (see Projects by country) | Ongoing | 2015 | N/A | Made locally | None | Improvement to the base road network (country scale) |
Training Educators in Open Mapping & Spatial Citizenship | TeachOSM | Global | Ongoing | 2015 | N/A | Continually | None | Training educators in open mapping, globally and locally |
Map_Corporation_(Iran) | Shiveh Co, ![]() |
Iran | Ongoing | 2015 | N/A | Continually | None | Fixing and editing data, completing and enhancing |
OSM-editing & mapathons | Helsinki Region Transport | Helsinki Region | Ongoing | 2016 | N/A | Continually | No Unresolved Complaints | Map related improvements mainly based on customer feedback, traffic bulletins and information received from member municipalities |
Missing Maps CZ & SK (wiki talk page) | Core team | CZ & SK | Alive | 2016 | N/A | |||
Entur Norwegian Public Transport Mapping Initiative | entur.org | Norway | Ongoing | 2017 | N/A | Yes, on daily basis | None so far | Improvements related to our work creating a national journey planner |
Apple | Apple | Global | Ongoing | 2017 | N/A | Continually | Feedback about missing hashtag addressed after about three months | Improvement to the global map |
Microsoft Open Maps | Organized editing projects | Oceania, Serbia, South America | Ongoing | 2017 | N/A | Continually | Feedback addressed as the Community comments | Improving the road network. Fixing present logical issues. Adding missing buildings. |
Amazon | Amazon | US, UK, DE, UAE | Ongoing | 2018 | N/A | Continually | Feedback addressed as the Community comments. | Improvement of road network |
Lyft | Lyft | Ca, Us | Ongoing | 2018 | N/A | Continually | Feedback addressed as the Community comments. | Improvement of road network |
Map roads and streets | Lightcyphers | MD , RO | Ongoing | 2018 | N/A | Continually | about wiki pages only | |
TIDBO | DHP11 | Global | Ongoing | 2018 | 2022 | Improvements to the global map. | ||
Missing Maps Zürich | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Global | Ongoing | 2018 | N/A | |||
Akros | Akros | Zambia, Senegal, Nigeria, Rwanda | Ongoing | 2018 | N/A | Yes | 855 643 uses of tag that should not be used (mapped objects should not be graffitied/marked as owned) - fix is promised, further mistaken tags will not be added. | Mapping Residential Structures to inform health interventions usingReveal (codenamed mspray for example in user account names) |
Unite Maps Initiative | UN Mappers | Somalia, DRC, CAR, Mali, South Sudan, Abyiei | Ongoing | 2018-11 | N/A | Locally | None so far | Production of topographic data on OSM for UN Peacekeeping missions. |
National Trust Paths | National Trust | England, Wales, Northern Ireland | On Hold | 2019 | TBC | Yes | No objections, some discussion/feedback on tagging schema | Improvement to paths and access tags in England, Wales and NI. Project currently on hold. |
Mapping Mobility Stockport | Open Data Manchester | England | Ongoing | 2019 | N/A | |||
Neshan | Rajman Information Structures | Iran | Ongoing | 2019 | N/A | |||
Detour routes Baden-Württemberg | Landesstelle für Straßentechnik BW | Baden-Württemberg, Germany | Ongoing | 2019 | N/A | Planned | Improvements of official detour routes in Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
Rega | REGA Schweizerische Rettungsflugwacht | CH, D, F, I, A | Ongoing | 2019 | N/A | Yes | No objections | Fixing and editing data, important for air rescue services |
Mapping for GOAT (Geo Open Accessibility Tool) | Technical University Munich | Munich, Fürstenfeldbruck, Freising | Ongoing | 2019 | N/A | Yes | Feedback addressed as the Community comments. | Improving the road network, Points-of-Interest and buildings to provide better accessibility analyses. |
Organised Editing/Activities/In the UK | Mapbox | United Kingdom | Ongoing | 2019 | N/A | In forum | None | Roads improvement |
Lüneburg Maps | Zukunftsstadt Lüneburg 2030+ | Lüneburg, Germany | Ongoing | 2019-04 | N/A | Yes | About wiki page | Goal: Bicycle plan ( + app) for the city of Lüneburg including "Radschönrouten" = scenic routes with little traffic. |
Mapbox organized editing projects | Mapbox | Global | Ongoing | No objections. | Fixing data from customer feedback and internal validation process | |||
Schutz und Rettung Zürich - Data | Schutz und Rettung Zürich | Switzerland | Ongoing | 2019-06 | N/A | Yes | No objections, but would be nice | Fixing and editing data, important for rescue services |
Updating carsharing stations of stadtmobil group | karlsruhe.stadtmobil.de | Germany | Ongoing | 2019-06 | in planning | none so far | ||
Cleaning and completion of the Montreal Area for routing and land use | Chaire Mobilité [1] | Montreal, Canada | Ongoing | 2019-08 | N/A | In planning | Some so far regarding informal foot paths, discussing the issues involved | Fixing and editing data, completing and enhancing |
Mapathon Keralam | Kerala State IT Mission | Kerala,India | Ongoing | Oct 2019-2020 | Continually | |||
Mapy.cz | Mapy.cz | Global | Ongoing | 2020 | N/A | Improvement to the global map | ||
Resolve linting issues in Germany | Mapbox | Germany | Ongoing | 2020 | N/A | In forum | None | Fixing and editing already existing data. More detail on specific page. |
Resolve linting issues in France | Mapbox | France | Ongoing | 2020 | N/A | In mail list | None | Fixing and editing already existing data. |
Resolve linting issues in Netherlands | Mapbox | Netherlands | Ongoing | 2020 | N/A | In forum | None | Fixing and editing already existing data. |
Castle Project | Swiss OSM (Geonick) | Switzerland | Ongoing | 2020 | N/A | Yes | None | A cooperation of Wikimedia CH and the Swiss local chapter. |
Sykkelprosjekt, Buskerudbyen | Buskerudbyen / Syklistenes Landsforening | Viken fylkeskommune, Norway | Ongoing | 2020 | N/A | In forum | None | Making the map better for bicyclists in the Viken area of Norway. |
Climate TRACE | Climate TRACE | Global | Ongoing | 2020 | N/A | In forum | No unresolved complaints | Improving mapping of power plants and other industrial facilities. |
Disaster mapping in Kerala | Haritha Kerala Mission/SPACE/SOMA | Kerala | Ongoing | 2020 | N/A | Yes | None | Improving datasets, Mapping road network, streams etc |
Mapping of hamlets and assets of the Federation of native communities of the Ucayali and tributaries FECONAU | ![]() |
Peru | Ongoing | December 2020 | February 2021 | yes, in telegram group and mailing list. | None | Adding and improving hamlets, buildings, road network and waterways. |
smartdemography | smartdemography | Kreis Recklinghausen, Germany | Ongoing | 2020-01-15 | 2021-01-31 | |||
SSSI National Bushfire Recovery Map-a-thon | Surveying & Spatial Sciences Institute (SSSI) | AU | Ongoing | 2020-02-09 | N/A | |||
UKRI GCRF URBE LatAm | UKRI GCRF project URBE LatAM | Rio de Janeiro and Medellín | Ongoing | April 2020 | October 2022 | Yes - Latam OSM mailing list | Comments and objections will be addressed as they arise. | Co-productively adding marginalised urban neighbourhoods to the map with residents and community leaders. |
TfL Cycling Infrastructure Database | London Cycling Campaign / CycleStreets / Transport for London | London, United Kingdom | Ongoing | June 2020 | July 2020 | Yes | No objections. | Conflation of large-scale cycling infrastructure data collected by Transport for London. |
Leitstelle Tirol | Leitstelle Tirol | Tyrol, Austria | Ongoing | June 2020 | N/A | In planning | No objections | Fixing and editing data, important for rescue services |
ViaLibera?! project | Partner of the project | Municipality 9, City of Milan (Italy) | Ongoing | July 2020 | March 2021 | Yes, through Italian mailing list and forum. | No objections. | Mapping of elements related to accessibility. Documentation page currently in Italian. |
Crowd4Access project | Insight Centre for Data Analytics | Ireland | Planning | 2020-09 | 2021-03 | Mapping of footpaths/sidewalks and street crossings taking into consideration accessibility elements such as kerb type and presence of tactile paving. | ||
Zone de secours Hainaut Centre | Zone de secours Hainaut Centre (SIG_ZHC_Poste_LLV) | Belgium, Soignies-Binche | Ongoing | 2018-11 | www.zhc.be | |||
TomTom | TomTom | Global | Ongoing | 2021 | N/A | Continually | ||
Resolve linting issues in Belgium | Mapbox | Belgium | Ongoing | 2021 | N/A | Yes, in forum and through element.io | No objections. | Fixing and editing already existing data. |
Finished activities
The activities were moved here, once the end date had passed if there was no indication that it is still ongoing.
Name (link to documentation page) |
Organiser | Area | Status | Start date | End date | Community contacted | Community objections? | Notes |
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Kosovo streets mapathon | User:Arianit, Pristina Hackerspace | Kosovo | Post-Event Clean Up happening, mapping still going on | 2019-03-16 | 2019-03-16 | Yes | None | Mapathon to map missing roads and names from open data. |
Mapathon of Lake Itasy, Madagascar | OSM MG, Les Libres Géographes | Madagascar, Lake Itasy | Ongoing | 2019-04 | 2019-04 | Made locally | None | Improvement to the global map |
Plan for the removal of architectural barriers (PEBA), Padua (Italy) | Local administration of Padua (Italy).
Coordinator of mapping activities |
City of Padua (Italy) | Ongoing | 2019-04 | 2019-07 | Yes, through Italian mailing list and Telegram channel. | No objections. Suggestions and improvement ongoing. | Mapping of elements related to accessibility and disabilities mainly of sidewalks and footpaths. Documentation page currently in Italian. |
Crowd2Map Tanzania | http://crowd2map.org/ | Tanzania | Ongoing | 2019-04 | 2019-07 | Made locally | None | Improvement to the global map. |
Organised Editing/Activities/Water Go (Taiwan) | Taiwan Environment Information Association, OpenStreetMap Taiwan | Taiwan | OngoingUser:Arianit | 2015-04 | 2019-07 | Yes, through Hackpad and Facebook Group. | No objections. Suggestions and improvement ongoing. | Mapping of drinking water and place where supply water in Taiwan. |
GAL Cusco, Peru | GAL School Peru | Cusco, Peru | Ongoing | 2019-01 | 2019-09 | Made locally | None | Improvement to the global map. |
Deletion of building duplicates in Indonesia | Mapbox | Indonesia | Completed | 2020 | 2020-11-20 | Yes | None | Deletion of building duplicates in Indonesia |
University of Oulu, Position based analyses and services in geography course 2020 | ![]() |
Oulu, Finland | Completed | 2020 | 2020 | Yes |
Sample activities
Name (link to documentation page) |
Organiser | Area | Status | Start date | End date | Community contacted | Community objections? | Notes |
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Example City Lamppost Mapping | Electricians Without Borders | Example City, Imaginary Country | Waiting for community feedback | November 2018 | Summer 2019 | Yes, emailed talk-example ML | N/A | Sample activity |
South Side Secondary School Mapping Project | South Side Secondary School | Example City, Imaginary Country | Received community feedback | February 2019 | February 2019 | Yes, post on South Side OSM forum, and attended South Side OSM Meetup | Minor corrections to presentation, will contact community again once fixed. | Sample education activity |
Shoreditch Addresses | Map Vandals | Faker London, Fake Britain | Ongoing | 15 February 2019 | mid-April 2019 | Yes, many posts to local ML. | Updated training material based on community feedback | Sample map-for-hire activity |
Trains of Botswana mapathon | Slant Grater | Alternate Universe Botswana | Waiting for community feedback | Posted to talk-botswana-alternate ML. | 3 February 2019 | A few days after for cleanup | No | Sample mapathon activity |