Mappy May! We've got good news and important deadlines to share with you this month:
✳️ SotM US Narrative Map Competition
✳️ OpenWetlandsMap
✳️ Announcing Yesterdays, a new OSM US Charter project
✳️ State of the Map US
Thanks for being part of the OpenStreetMap community!
💚, The OSM US team |
Competition Registration Deadline: May 15
To enter the competition, complete the following steps:
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- Register for the competition by May 15, 2026.
- Select one of the four impactful competition themes:
- Mapping for Mobility, Open Data for Healthier Ecosystems, Open Data for Resiliency, or Mapping for Your Community.
- Build a related story using OSM data and Esri’s ArcGIS StoryMaps—or another visual medium, such as a webpage, Canva creation, or slide deck.
Submit your completed story by June 1, 2026. |
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OpenWetlandsMap
Exciting news: OSM US is partnering with EPIC (the Environmental Policy & Innovation Center) on a new project, OpenWetlandsMap.
The project's goal is to improve the current complicated, disorganized, and often outdated state of wetland data in the US through collaboration and OSM.
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Announcing the Latest OSM US Charter Project: Yesterdays
"Volunteer contributors co-create a map of what their community looked like across time by georeferencing historic images of their city. Contributors draw on photographs sourced from local libraries and museums and assign each image a physical location using information from OSM, OldInsuranceMaps.net, and primary sources. Yesterdays is a web-based tool for education, community engagement, and an accessible entry point into the world of OpenStreetMap and open data..."
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State of the Map US
In less than a month, the largest gathering of OpenStreetMap community members from across the country will take place in Madison, Wisconsin.
There’s still time to snag your tickets!
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Upcoming Events & Important Dates |
NYC Mapper Picnic
May 17 - in person
Indoor Mapping with MapRVA
May 20 - in person |
State of the Map US 2026
June 11 - 13 - in person
Mappy Hour: OpenWetlandsMap
July 22 - online |
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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.
This month's newsletter map is Transport Map with inverted colors. |
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