Many of the best OpenStreetMap tools emerge organically as personal projects built by members of the global community. Informal structures can be great for getting a project off the ground, but at some point...| openstreetmap.us
OpenStreetMap US is excited to partner with Mapillary to launch a US version of their popular global challenge: CompleteTheMap. This initiative rewards new and returning Mapillary contributors for their efforts collecting street-level imagery with exciting prizes. More crowdsourced street-level imagery means more accurate, detailed, and up-to-date reference photos for OpenStreetMap contributors! How it works Interested participants can join CompleteTheMap by filling out this application form....| OpenStreetMap US All Posts
The OpenStreetMap US team welcomes our latest organizational member, the American Geographical Society (AGS). “AGS convenes a diverse global community of innovators, thinkers, and practitioners to create and curate geographical knowledge, and advance geographic science and technologies to address society’s challenges and opportunities… Most notably AGS’s commitment to our fall symposium Geography 2050 and our TeenMaptivists Initiative are great examples of our work.” “AGS utilizes...| OpenStreetMap US All Posts
At State of the Map US 2025 this past June, the OSM US team had the chance to hear from maintainers of popular and emerging tools in the OSM ecosystem who expressed interest in additional opportunities to co...| openstreetmap.us
Jake is a software developer and mapmaker based in Seattle, Washington. He currently works at OpenStreetMap US, supporting MapRoulette, OSMCha, and other community tools. In his spare time he enjoys hiking a...| openstreetmap.us
The OpenStreetMap US team is thrilled to announce our latest organizational member, TomTom. In 2019, TomTom attended and sponsored its first State of the Map US in Minneapolis, and has been a growing part of the OSM US community and a SOTMUS sponsor ever since. Organizational membership demonstrates TomTom’s commitment to the OSM ecosystem and supports projects that companies like TomTom rely on, including OSMCha, MapRoulette and the OSM US Tasking Manager. Shaundrea Kenyon, Director of Com...| OpenStreetMap US All Posts
The OpenStreetMap US team proudly announces the OSM US Advisory Council, designed to complement the Board of Directors and help shape the organization’s long-term strategy and sustainability. The Advisory Council convenes to offer advice, support fundraising efforts, and supplement the organization’s core knowledge on important issues related to finance, law, politics, geospatial technology, and engagement. This group differs from the Board in that the Council has no official decision-mak...| OpenStreetMap US All Posts
This is the second blog post in our Mapper Highlight series, celebrating the individual mappers and local groups who make up the OpenStreetMap US community. Thank you to Martijn van Exel, Jessie Pechmann, Da...| openstreetmap.us
Another year another State of the Map US! Over 300 mappers gathered in Boston, Massachusetts in late June for OpenStreetMap US’s 13th annual conference, and to celebrate the organization’s 15th anniversary.T...| openstreetmap.us
