OSM Named as a Digital Public Good by UN-affiliated Agency
by Craig Allan OpenStreetMap has applied for and has now been registered as a “Digital Public Good” by the Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA), which is a multi-stakeholder United Nations-endorsed...
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2024: announcing the year of the OpenStreetMap vector maps
OpenStreetMap will take a large leap forward with the introduction of vector tiles on openstreetmap.org this year. This is the first of a series of blog posts where we will share our progress. Vector...
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Mappers, Universities, Companies, and nonprofits Contributed Over £373,000 to...
Last year, the global OpenStreetMap community, together with OSM’s corporate members and partners, donated an astounding £373,000 to support the map. In an extraordinary show of support for OSM’s 19th...
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Welcome OpenStreetMap Belgium, the newest (and returning) OSMF Local Chapter
by Arnalie Vicario We would like to congratulate OpenStreetMap Belgium on becoming an OpenStreetMap Local Chapter (again)! The past year was a rebuilding year for OSM.be. Regaining Local Chapter...
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Help Us Grow and Diversify OSMF Membership Worldwide
by Arnalie Vicario Welcome to the 2024 OpenStreetMap Foundation Membership Campaign! Today, members of the OpenStreetmap Foundation (OSMF) Board and several of the OSMF Working Groups are launching a...
View ArticleThe OpenStreetMap Foundation Board looks ahead to 2024
2024 is already moving fast. The new OSMF Board is working hard, digging into their focus areas, and implementing the strategic plan. Following the “tradition” of the collective post in 2023, here are...
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SotM 2024: Call for Participation
The State of the Map (SotM) conference is the annual OpenStreetMap (OSM) conference run by the OpenStreetMap Foundation (OSMF). It is organised by the SotM Working Group, a team of volunteers. This...
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SotM 2024: Call for Academic Track Abstracts
This year’s State of the Map conference, a hybrid conference taking place in Nairobi and online simultaneously, will feature OSM Science 2024, aka the 7th edition of the Academic Track of State of the...
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Three Great Reasons to Join the OSM Foundation as a Member
Here are three reasons why April is a great month to join the OpenStreetMap foundation as a member. 1. As a a member you can self-nominate to serve as a member of the OSMF Board. This allows you to...
View ArticleOAuth 1.0a and HTTP Basic Auth shutdown on OpenStreetMap.org
In 2024, the OSMF Operations Working Group (OWG) is retiring OAuth 1.0a and HTTP Basic Auth on OpenStreetMap.org. These are technical ways for applications to authenticate users with the OSM website...
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