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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.
More about OpenStreetMap | How to contribute | Where to get help
- 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
- Browse the map feature documentation
- Browse the Mapping projects
- ...more on contributing map data
- Use OpenStreetMap for your software
- Contribute to the OpenStreetMap software
| 2026 | |
| 26 Mar | Follow and participate in discussions more easily using the new DiscussionTools features. |
| 4 Feb | Thumbnail images from Wikimedia Commons need to be resized in order to keep loading. |
| 2025 | |
| 30 Dec | Thank you for the 2 Bitcoin donation to OpenStreetMap! |
| 14 Dec | Announcing the 2025 Microgrant Program Grantees |
| 8 Dec | Results of the State of the Map 2025 Travel Grant Programme. |
| 5 Dec | Announcement: The State of the Map 2026 conference will take place in Paris. |
| 5 Oct | Maintenance: The OpenStreetMap.org website and our mapping API will be read-only for server maintenance on the 5 October 2025 between 9:00 and 12:00 (UTC/GMT). Further details will be posted on community.osm.org and Mastodon. |
| 3 Oct | The OSM Foundation at State of the Map Latin America 2025. |
| 24 Sep | Meet Pablo Brasero Moreno, the OSM Foundation's new Core Software Engineer! |
| 20 Sep | Voting for the OpenStreetMap Awards is open now and closes Sept. 30! There are seven categories and the winners will be announced at State of the Map 2025 in Manila. |
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| See also | Recently approved tags · OpenStreetMap Blog · weeklyOSM · OpenStreetMap in the media |
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