State of the Map 2026
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| Calendar | |
|---|---|
| 2025 | |
| 18 Jun. | Call for venues opened. |
| 31 Aug. | Call for venues closed. |
| 5 Oct. | Paris announced as host city. |
| 24 Nov. | Event website launched. |
| 6 Dec. | Call for logo published. |
| 2026 | |
| 3 Feb. | Opened applications for travel grants. |
| 1 Mar. | Deadline for travel grant applications. |
| 21 Feb. | Starting call for session proposals. |
| 4 Mar. | Opened Call for Abstracts: OSM Science |
| 27 Apr. | Deadline for sessions proposals. |
| 11 May | Deadline for OSM Science submissions. |
| 20 May | Programme published. |
| 1 Jun. | Registration opens. |
| 21 Jun. | Deadline for 2d round of Travel grant application |
| ? | Early bird discount ends |
| 27 Aug. | Venue setup and installation. |
| 28–30 Aug. | Main conference days with presentations and discussions. |
State Of The Map 2026 is set to take place in Paris, France. It will be held on from August 28 to 30, 2026.
The Conference
State of the Map is the annual event for all mappers and OpenStreetMap users. In 2026 the State of the Map conference will be taking place in Paris and online. It will be a three day conference packed with talks, workshops, discussion rounds and more.
Find all informations on the official website : https://2026.stateofthemap.org/
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Travel Grants
The State of the Map Organizing Committee provides a second part of the Travel Grant Programme (TGP) to facilitate accessibility at the global SotM 2026 Conference.
The call for applications to the Travel Grant Programme will be open until June 21st, 12:00 UTC.
https://2026.stateofthemap.org/calls/second_travel_grants/
Sponsoring
We are seeking sponsors of the conference. Would your company be interested in supporting OpenStreetMap in this way? Find our sponsoring plans on : https://2026.stateofthemap.org/#sponsors or write to sponsor-sotm@openstreetmap.org for information.
Venue
The venue is the Cité Descartes campus, located at Champs-sur-Marne, East suburb of Paris. The area is well covered on panoramax if you would like to get an impression of the venue. Checkout the winning hosting bid for more information about Paris and the venue location.
We will be hosted by three universities : Géodata Paris, ENPC and Gustave Eiffel University.
Information for Travellers
Welcome to Paris!
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Night view of the Pont des Invalides and the Eiffel Tower, Paris, France. -
Night in Le Marais -
Olympic rings in the Place du Trocadéro in Paris
Umap
By Benoit: https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/fr/map/sotm-2026-paris_1374311
The map will also be available on the SotM 2026 website.
Tourism Information and Accommodation
- Information on the event web page https://2026.stateofthemap.org/venue/
- Some useful information can also be found on the wikimania event's webpage https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2026:Travel
Additional notes on using public transportation in Paris
Information provided by StC and Adrian_Shobrooke on community.osm.org
- There are three different kinds of one-trip tickets: all metros and local trains, all buses and trams, and trips to/from airports. Ye,s you must pay two different tickets for a bus+metro trip.
- You must buy a pass to put your tickets on (costs 2€) OR you can use your phone with the free Ile-de-France Mobility app. I recommend using the app at least when arriving from the airport or train station, so as to avoid long lines.
- You can also load combined tickets on your passes or phones - check the app or web site.
- The Mobility app also requires installation of a related ticket purchase app, and, as usual an account. Anyone traveling needs their own app, you can’t have another persons tickets on your phone. I found this site to be useful too with respect to travel from/to the airport.
