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Get in touch with us for any questions around OpenStreetMap, the free and editable map of the world.
- E-mail us at press@openstreetmap.us
- Find more information in the press kit
This is the press contact for OpenStreetMap US, for the international OpenStreetMap Foundation, refer to its Wiki.
5 OpenStreetMap Facts
- OpenStreetMap was created by Steve Coast in the UK in 2004, inspired by the success of Wikipedia and the prevalence of proprietary map data
- Today there are over 1 million individuals with an OpenStreetMap account
- OpenStreetMap data is openly licensed and it is downloadable in its entirety
- Every day 2,000 new users sign on to OpenStreetMap.org, every day 300 of them start to edit the map
- There’s no ‘s’ in OpenStreetMap: It’s never “OpenStreetMaps” but always “OpenStreetMap”.
