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Use OpenStreetMap

Using OpenStreetMap

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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

Contribute free map data

Beginners' Guide

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• Browse the map feature documentation
• Browse the Mapping projects
• ...more on contributing map data

Software Development

Develop and use the Platform

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• Use OpenStreetMap for your software
• Contribute to the OpenStreetMap software

News

2024
19 Oct2024-10-19–2024-10-20	If you are an OpenStreetMap Foundation member, you can attend the online 18th Annual General Meeting of the Foundation, where the results of the OSM Foundation's board election will be announced.
12 Oct2024-10-12–2024-10-13	Voting is open for the 2024 board election. Read about voting eligibility, instructions and common questions here.
9 Oct2024-10-09–2024-10-10	Learn about how OSM's infrastructure has been progressing with an update from OSM's Senior Site Reliability Engineer.
27 Sep2024-09-27–2024-09-28	You can now read the answers and the manifestos of the 2024 OSM Foundation's board election candidates. Discuss the answers on your local channels or on community.osm.org.
9 Aug2024-08-09–2024-08-10	OpenStreetMap's 20th birthday. See where birthday parties and meetings were held.
9 Aug2024-08-09–2024-08-10	Read OSM's founder Steve Coast's thoughts on the 20th birthday of OpenStreetMap.
18 Jun2024-06-18–2024-06-19	OpenStreetMap Foundation board member Sarah Hoffman participated in the United Nations' UN-Maps conference, hear more about how the UN uses OSM.
7 Jun2024-06-07–2024-06-08	See a progress update on vector tiles from the Engineering Working Group to learn more about this exciting improvement to openstreetmap.org.
21 May2024-05-21–2024-05-22	Read about what the OSM Foundation Board has been up to -- highlights from the OSMF Board Spring 2024 Meeting.
17 Apr2024-04-17–2024-04-18	Learn about changes in authorizations with OAuth 1.0a and HTTP Basic Auth shutdown on OpenStreetMap.org.
11 Apr2024-04-11–2024-04-12	Join the OpenStreetMap Foundation! Here are three great reasons to join the OSM Foundation as a member.
4 Apr2024-04-04–2024-04-05	The academic track at the 2024 State of the Map conference has opened for submissions as well! Learn more about submitting your academic research.
20 Mar2024-03-20–2024-03-21	The call for participation in the 2024 State of the Map conference is open! Learn more about submitting an idea for a presentation.
12 Mar2024-03-12–2024-03-13	The OpenStreetMap Foundation Board looks ahead to 2024.
12 Mar2024-03-12–2024-03-13	Help us grow and diversify OSM Foundation membership worldwide!
14 Feb2024-02-14–2024-02-15	Welcome OpenStreetMap Belgium, the newest (and returning) OSMF Local Chapter.
13 Feb2024-02-13–2024-02-14	OpenStreetMap giving recap: Mappers, universities, companies, and nonprofits contributed over £373,000 to support OSM in 2023.
11 Feb2024-02-11–2024-02-12	2024: announcing the year of the OpenStreetMap vector maps.
5 Feb2024-02-05–2024-02-06	OpenStreetMap named as digital public good by United Nations-affiliated agency.
23 Jan2024-01-23–2024-01-24	Tom Hughes recognized for OpenStreetMap contributions on OpenUK’s 2024 Honours List.
10 Jan2024-01-10–2024-01-11	The State of the Map 2024 Travel Grant Program is open, applications due January 31.
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See also	Recently approved tags · OpenStreetMap Blog · weeklyOSM · OpenStreetMap in the media

Platform status (Wiki status)

Upcoming events (add) – See also: Past Events Event archive 2004-2020

22nd–24th November	XI Jornadas Anuales de Wikimedia España	Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain
23rd November	OSM Bengaluru Mapping Party	Karnataka, India
23rd November	Campus du Libre 2024 - Lyon - France	Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
23rd November	Bewakingscamera's op de kaart (wandeling)	Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium
23rd November	국경없는의사회 2024 글로벌 지오위크 매파톤	Seoul, South Korea
25th November	Strasbourg 3ème Atelier de cartographie sur OpenStreetMap	Strasbourg, Grand Est, France
25th November	Rencontre Saint-Étienne et sud Loire	Saint-Étienne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
26th November	South Bay Map Night	San Jose, California, United States
26th November	OSM-Verkehrswende #64	Berlin, Germany
27th November	Düsseldorfer OpenStreetMap-Treffen (online)	Dusseldorf, North Rhine – Westphalia, Germany
28th November	148. OSM-Stammtisch Lübeck und Umgebung	Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
29th November	LiLi-app mapathon	Bruges, West Flanders, Belgium
29th November	SotM CZ+SK 2024	Olomouc, Central Moravia, Czechia
30th November–1st December	State of the Map Asia	Dhaka, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh
3rd December	OSM Treffen Salzburg	Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
3rd December	Missing Maps London: (Online) Mapathon [eng]
4th December	Stuttgarter OpenStreetMap-Treffen	Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
4th December	OSM Indoor Meetup
5th December	LCCWG Monthly Meeting
5th December	Réunion des contributeurs de Montrouge et du Sud de Paris	Montrouge, Ile-de-France, France
6th December	OSMF Engineering Working Group meeting
8th December	OSMmapperCPH	Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
9th December	OpenStreetMap x Wikidata Taipei #71	Huashan, Taipei, Taiwan
10th December	South Bay Map Night	San Jose, California, United States
11th December	OSM Utah Monthly Map Night	Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
11th December	OpenStreetMap Midwest Meetup	Ohio, United States
12th December	Missing Maps mapathon Žilina #15	Žilina, Region of Žilina, Slovakia
12th December	Münchner OSM-Treffen	Munich, Bavaria, Germany
12th December	Bochumer OSM Treffen	Bochum, North Rhine – Westphalia, Germany
14th December	LCCWG SubCommittee - OSMF Affiliation Models Volunteers Meetup
17th December	Maptime Amsterdam: Christmas Mapping Party	Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
17th December	Missing Maps London: (Online) Mid-Month Mapathon [eng]
17th December	Réunion du groupe local de Lyon	Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
17th December	183. OSM-Stammtisch Bonn	Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
18th December	15. Österreichischer OSM-Stammtisch (online)	Stainach-Pürgg, Styria, Austria
18th December	Stammtisch Karlsruhe	Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
19th December	[Online] Map-py Wednesday
19th December	OSM-Stammtisch Hannover	Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany
27th December	Düsseldorfer OpenStreetMap-Treffen (online)	Dusseldorf, North Rhine – Westphalia, Germany
7th January	South Bay Map Night	San Jose, California, United States
7th January	Missing Maps London: (Online) Mapathon [eng]
8th January	OpenStreetMap Midwest Meetup	Ohio, United States
13th January	OpenStreetMap x Wikidata Taipei #72	Huashan, Taipei, Taiwan
14th January	Münchner OSM-Treffen	Munich, Bavaria, Germany
16th January	[Online] Map-py Wednesday
21st January	Missing Maps London: (Online) Mid-Month Mapathon [eng]
21st January	South Bay Map Night	San Jose, California, United States
23rd January	149. OSM-Stammtisch Lübeck und Umgebung	Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
30th January	GeoMob London	London, England, United Kingdom
4th February	Missing Maps London: (Online) Mapathon [eng]
4th February	South Bay Map Night	San Jose, California, United States
18th February	Missing Maps London: (Online) Mid-Month Mapathon [eng]
18th February	South Bay Map Night	San Jose, California, United States
4th March	South Bay Map Night	San Jose, California, United States
4th March	Missing Maps London: (Online) Mapathon [eng]
18th March	Missing Maps London: (Online) Mid-Month Mapathon [eng]
26th–29th March	FOSSGIS-Konferenz 2025	Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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