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OpenStreetMap

Summary

OpenStreetMap is an online community[1]. OpenStreetMap draws 23,860 Wikipedia views per month (online_community category, ranking #2 of 14).[2]

Key Facts

  • OpenStreetMap received the FSF Free Software Award for Projects of Social Benefit[3].
  • OpenStreetMap is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • OpenStreetMap's instance of is recorded as online community[5].
  • OpenStreetMap's instance of is recorded as crowdsourced project[6].
  • OpenStreetMap's instance of is recorded as community project[7].
  • OpenStreetMap's instance of is recorded as free software[8].
  • OpenStreetMap's instance of is recorded as open data project[9].
  • OpenStreetMap's instance of is recorded as registered service mark[10].
  • OpenStreetMap's instance of is recorded as economic sector[11].
  • OpenStreetMap's instance of is recorded as free content[12].
  • OpenStreetMap's instance of is recorded as internet map service[13].
  • OpenStreetMap's instance of is recorded as mapping project[14].
  • OpenStreetMap's instance of is recorded as spatial database[15].
  • OpenStreetMap's founder is recorded as Steve Coast[16].
  • OpenStreetMap is owned by OpenStreetMap Foundation[17].
  • OpenStreetMap is operated by OpenStreetMap Foundation[18].
  • OpenStreetMap is operated by OpenStreetMap contributors[19].
  • OpenStreetMap's copyright license is recorded as Open Database License[20].
  • OpenStreetMap took place at United Kingdom[21].
  • OpenStreetMap's programmed in is recorded as Q2005[22].
  • OpenStreetMap is used for collaborative mapping[23].
  • OpenStreetMap is used for web mapping[24].
  • OpenStreetMap is used for map[25].
  • OpenStreetMap is used for data and information visualization[26].
  • OpenStreetMap's Commons category is recorded as OpenStreetMap[27].

Body

Recognition

OpenStreetMap received the FSF Free Software Award for Projects of Social Benefit[3].

Works and Contributions

Things named for OpenStreetMap include OpenHistoricalMap[28], an online community[29], in United States[30], founded in 2013[31]; OpenStreetMap Foundation[32], a foundation[33], in United Kingdom[34], founded in 2006[35], headquartered in St John's Innovation Centre[36]; OpenStreetMap Americana[37], a MapLibre style[38], founded in 2021[39]; OWL Places[40], a free software[41]; OSM Wikidata Link Map[42], a free software[43]; and www.openstreetmap.org[44], a website[45], in United Kingdom[46].

Why It Matters

OpenStreetMap draws 23,860 Wikipedia views per month (online_community category, ranking #2 of 14).[2] OpenStreetMap has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] OpenStreetMap is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

Entities named for OpenStreetMap include OpenHistoricalMap[28], an online community[29], in United States[30], founded in 2013[31]; OpenStreetMap Foundation[32], a foundation[33], in United Kingdom[34], founded in 2006[35], headquartered in St John's Innovation Centre[36]; OpenStreetMap Americana[37], a MapLibre style[38], founded in 2021[39]; OWL Places[40], a free software[41]; OSM Wikidata Link Map[42], a free software[43]; and www.openstreetmap.org[44], a website[45], in United Kingdom[46].

FAQs

What awards did OpenStreetMap receive?

Honors received include FSF Free Software Award for Projects of Social Benefit[3].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . fsf.org. fsf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  8. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · ZI Jony · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 98
    P14934 → https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/How_to_contribute
    Wikipedia languages → ['abstract', 'af', 'ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'az', 'ba', 'ban', 'bar', 'be', 'be_x_old
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14934]]: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/How_to_contribute"
  2. 19d ago · HreqiSor · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member count → {'amount': '+5578939'}, {'amount': '+8334242'}, {'amount': '+8785310'} +4
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P2124]]: 10,851,146"
  3. 25d ago · Mxn · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → OpenHistoricalMap, OpenStreetMap subproject, OpenStreetMap database +1
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1889]]: [[Q296066]]"
  4. 5w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → United Kingdom
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/50895|batch #50895]]: because of P276"
  5. 9w ago · Nortix08 · 2026-07-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Uses → ground truth, aerial photography, satellite imagery +6
    P14659 → https://www.openstreetmap.org/about
    Has use → collaborative mapping, web mapping, map +1
    Used by → turn-by-turn navigation
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P444]]: 4.3/5"
  6. 15w ago · Ottawajin · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → online community, crowdsourced project, community project +8
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q2302053]], import w/ [[Wikidata:Wwwyzzerdd|🧙 Wwwyzzerdd for Wikidata]]"
  7. 18w ago · Anticeri · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gitlab topic id → open+source+map, OpenStreetMap, openstreetmaps
    Deník tag id → 94446
    Duckduckgo bang → geouri, omap, openmaps +4
    Semantic scholar topic id → 113656
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||4 */ Cleanup: remove redundant reference URL (P854) ([[User:Difool/WikidataCleanup]])"
  8. 21w ago · NMaia · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Swmath work id → 21190, 24265
    Stadtwiki karlsruhe id → 24115
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P6830]]: 21190, Matched to #mix'n'match [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/156506126|OpenStreetMap (#156506126)]] for {{P|6830}}"
  9. 21w ago · Anticeri · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Operator → —
    Product or material produced → OpenStreetMap database
    Relates to sustainable development goal, target or indicator → Sustainable Development Goal 3, Sustainable Development Goal 6, Sustainable Development Goal 9 +4
    Country of origin → United Kingdom
    + 41 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-references:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P444]]: 4/5, Cleanup: add external ID to reference ([[User:Difool/WikidataCleanup]])"
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