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Using OpenStreetMap
Contribute free map data

Beginners' Guide
Software Development

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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
| 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. |
| 6 Sep | OSM Foundation board election: Voting is open until 13 September 2025 at 1600 UTC. |
| 2 Sep | Read about the OSM Foundation's participation in the United Nations' Open Source Week, attended by Minh Nguyễn and Sarah Hoffman. |
| 16 Aug | The Call for posters for the State of the Map 2025 conference is open! Submit yours by September 15. |
| 1 Aug | Apply to be the OpenStreetMap Core Software Engineer |
| 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). |
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| See also | Recently approved tags · OpenStreetMap Blog · weeklyOSM · OpenStreetMap in the media |