The OpenStreetMap US team is excited to announce the Community Projects program, designed to support small, low-budget, volunteer-led passion projects! Learn more here.

National Park Service Joins OSM US as a Strategic Member!

OSM US is pleased to welcome the National Park Service as a strategic organizational member of OSM US and our 2nd U.S. Government representative. OSM US membership supports NPS in advancing the quality and availability of open geospatial data to enhance resource protection and visitor experience. Learn more in this post.

Welcome Esri, Strategic Member!

Esri has been a long-term supporter of OSM US as a sponsor of the State of the Map US conference, and we’re excited to expand that collaboration and welcome them as our newest Strategic Organizational Member. Esri has relied on OpenStreetMap data as a key part of their content offerings for over a decade, providing a rich source of open data for use in building basemaps and supporting other types of visualization and analysis. Learn more in this blog post. 

Is your organization looking for a meaningful way to support and invest in the OSM community? Organizational membership with OpenStreetMap US is an impactful opportunity! Read our membership prospectus to learn more. 

There is still time to sign up for Mappy Hour! Join fellow mappers this Wednesday, September 18th from 8-9 pm ET to learn about the North Carolina Emergency Management Pilot program. The team from North Carolina Deputy Risk Management will share information about the program and then we will map together as a group. Never mapped? Worry not! This is a great place to learn and  there will be a demo. Registration is free.

Upcoming Community Events

Want to meet up with your local community but don't see an event near you? Check out the OSM Community index or join a #local- channel on the OSM US Slack.