Launching the State of the Map US Public Service Scholarship
Many US government agencies have seen recent reductions in spending, limiting participation in conferences like State to the Map US. National events like SOTMUS are critical for building relationships and sharing knowledge....
Inside OSMCha’s New Upgrade
OSMCha, the OpenStreetMap changeset review and validation tool, got quite a bit faster recently. If you’ve used OSMCha over the past year or so, you may have noticed that it often took...
Mapper Highlight: MapRVA
For the past two months, OpenStreetMap US has featured short interviews with OSM contributors in our newsletter. We received so many interesting stories that we decided to expand the highlights into a...
OpenStreetMap US & Mapillary Present: Camera Grants 2.0
Last year over 10 million images were uploaded in the United States by the 2023 awardees of the OpenStreetMap US + Mapillary Camera Grant. Now, OSM US and Mapillary are back for...
Launching the OSM US Microgrant Program!
There’s some big news from the OpenStreetMap US Team – funding is now available to support our members’ mapping and community building efforts! OSM US is thrilled to announce OpenStreetMap US Microgrants,...
Walking the Path to Progress: Pedestrian Data Trends in American Cities
In 2024, OpenStreetMap experienced its largest recorded increase in pedestrian mapping, including footways and crossings. Across the top 10 U.S. cities, contributors added 9,896 km of footways and 62,153 individual crossings. As...
OSM US 2024 Community Survey Results
In late January, OpenStreetMap US wrapped up the 2024 Community Survey! Heading into 2025 and the 15th anniversary of the organization, the OSM US team wanted to provide a space for questions,...
OpenStreetMap US Wrapped: A Year in Review for 2024
2024 was a year of exciting growth for both OpenStreetMap and the OpenStreetMap US team. Let’s celebrate some of the highlights! The Team Grew OSM US welcomed Jake Low, Software Engineer, and...
2025 OSM US Board Nominations Open January 25th!
It’s election season at OpenStreetMap US! Nominations for the OpenStreetMap US Board of Directors will open on Saturday, January 25, 2025, and we hope that you consider running. As a member of...
Trails Stewardship Initiative Update: Tales from Utah Trails
The OpenStreetMap US Trails Stewardship Initiative (TSI) and the Trails Working Group were launched in 2021 – and it’s been a while since our last update! If you haven’t heard, the Trails...
Welcoming SliceOSM as an OSM US Community Project
Can’t eat a whole planet-sized pizza by yourself? Don’t worry, OpenStreetMap data is now available by the Slice! SliceOSM is a new OpenStreetMap US Community Project that lets you draw an area...
What's New & What's Next with Public Domain Map
Public Domain Map is an OpenStreetMap US-led civic technology initiative that enables the crowdsourcing of authoritative map data in cases where OpenStreetMap isn’t an option. Built to comply with the data license...
OSM Merge: The Newest Addition to OpenStreetMap US Community Projects
OpenStreetMap US is thrilled to welcome OSM Merge as the latest addition to our Community Project Program! Project creator Rob Savoye is a wildland firefighter and emergency response mapper with decades of...
Call for proposals now open for State of the Map US 2025!
You are invited to share your ideas and session proposals for the 2025 State of the Map US conference! This year’s theme, Charting the Course, will celebrate OSM in mobility and look...
State of the Map US 2025 Scholarship Applications are Now Open
State of the Map US season is upon us! This year, OpenStreetMap US is proud to continue providing scholars from a wide range of disciplines, backgrounds, and communities the opportunity to participate...
Now Polling: The OSM US 2024 Community Survey
It’s been 5 years since the last OpenStreetMap US community survey, and during that time this corner of the mapping world has witnessed remarkable growth. As the OSM US team moves into...
Mapping USA Call for Proposals and Registration Now Open!
January 24th & 25th, 2025 Grab a cozy blanket, a mug of hot cocoa, and log in for the fifth year of Mapping USA with OpenStreetMap US! Join fellow mappers, advocates, educators,...
The First OSM US Community Project: OpenStreetMap Americana
OpenStreetMap US has officially welcomed OpenStreetMap Americana as our first Community Project! OSM Americana began in 2021 as a project inspired by the cartographic aesthetic of American paper maps. Today, there is...
Reflections on State of the Map US 2024
The OpenStreetMap US team is gearing up for State of the Map US 2025. Before we kick off our planning efforts, we are taking a moment to look back at State of...
Wicked Good News - Save the date for State of the Map US 2025!
Mark your calendars, State of the Map US is headed to Boston June 19–21, 2025! Main conference events will be held at Boston University on Friday and Saturday, with workshops and welcome...
Welcoming our newest Strategic Member, the National Park Service!
The OpenStreetMap US team is pleased to welcome the National Park Service (NPS) as a Strategic Organizational Member of OSM US and the second member representing the U.S. Federal Government. The NPS...
Applications Open: OpenStreetMap US Community Projects
Exciting news! OpenStreetMap US is thrilled to announce the Community Project program to provide formal support to innovative, volunteer-driven projects within the OpenStreetMap ecosystem. In 2020 we launched our Charter Project program,...
Esri joins OpenStreetMap US as a Strategic Member – Welcome, Esri!
The OpenStreetMap US team is thrilled to announce that Esri has become our latest Strategic Organizational Member. OpenStreetMap data has been a key part of Esri’s content offerings for over a decade,...
Meta joins OpenStreetMap US as a Strategic Member – Welcome, Meta!
The OpenStreetMap US team is thrilled to announce that Meta has become a Strategic Organizational Member. OpenStreetMap has been an important part of Meta’s mapping journey, helping to power location based experiences...
Join OSM US in Welcoming Alyssa Castronuovo to the Team!
Please join us in welcoming Alyssa Castronuovo to the OpenStreetMap US team! Alyssa joins the team from Richmond, Virginia, having worn many hats from event planning, volunteer coordination, and fundraising in the...
Announcing MassGIS as our latest Organizational Member
The OpenStreetMap US team welcomes our latest Organizational Member, the Massachusetts Bureau of Geographic Information (MassGIS). MassGIS is the one-stop-shop for all things geospatial in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. They provide interactive...
Join OSM US in Welcoming Jake Low to the Team!
Please join us in welcoming Jake Low to the OpenStreetMap US team! Jake is a software developer and will be working primarily on MapRoulette and OSMCha, both of which are OpenStreetMap US...
Happy 20th Birthday OpenStreetMap!
As we celebrate 20 incredible years of the OpenStreetMap project and community, we are reminded of the immense impact that dedicated mappers and contributors have had on mapping the world for the...
A look back on State of the Map US 2024!
Thank you to everyone who made State of the Map US 2024 a memorable and meaningful event! Our generous sponsors, enthusiastic speakers, and helpful volunteers (to mention just a few) helped make...
Tickets available for State of the Map US 2024
Ticket are still available for State of the Map US 2024, happening June 6th to 8th in Salt Lake City, Utah. Our annual conference is open to everyone, bringing together mappers, academics,...
Announcing our first Community Organizational Member: Kendall County, IL
The OpenStreetMap US team is excited to announce our first community organizational member: Illinois Kendall County Department of GIS. Welcome Kendall County! “At Kendall County, we use and contribute to OpenStreetMap pretty...
OSMCha has a new home at OpenStreetMap US
At the beginning of 2023 we announced OSMCha as a charter project of OpenStreetMap US. After almost 10 years of being generously hosted by Mapbox, OSMCha moved to a new home at...
Announcing the OSM US Pedestrian Working Group
OSM US is excited to launch a new working group to convene diverse stakeholders with an interest in OpenStreetMap pedestrian data to find ways to collaborate and improve pedestrian accessibility across the...
Nominations for the 2024 Board Elections Open Soon
It’s election season at OpenStreetMap US! Nominations for the OpenStreetMap US Board of Directors will open on Saturday, January 20, 2024, and we hope that you consider running. As a member of...
Creating meaningful volunteer experiences with URISA’s GISCorps
OpenStreetMap US and GISCorps are proud to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to formalize our collaboration in creating meaningful volunteer opportunities for geospatial professionals and improving OpenStreetMap across...
Call for proposals now open for State of the Map US 2024!
We are calling on all members of the OpenStreetMap community to share your ideas and session proposals for the 12th State of the Map US. Whether you are brand new to OSM...
Let us celebrate YOU! Honoring our Volunteers with the Presidential Volunteer Service Award
For the entirety of the nearly two decades that OpenStreetMap has operated and changed the availability of global geospatial data, the project has relied on the dedication and innovation of volunteers around...
OpenStreetMap US is now a 1% for the Planet Environmental Partner!
We are pleased to announce OpenStreetMap US has joined 1% for the Planet as an Environmental Partner! This partnership will advance our impact through the OpenStreetMap US Trails Stewardship Initiative by creating...
MapRoulette welcomes TomTom as a financial backer!
MapRoulette has come a long way since starting over a decade ago as a simple tool to fix road imports in the United States. Since its inception, we completely overhauled the design,...
Celebrating two firsts: our member brown bag event and Associate Member, Senzing
We are delighted to share that Senzing has joined forces with the OpenStreetMap US as our first associate organizational member. Senzing is a leading provider of advanced, real‐time entity resolution software. The...
