OpenStreetMap

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OpenStreetMap

Summary

OpenStreetMap is an online community[1]. OpenStreetMap draws 3,064 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's instance of is recorded as online community[4].
  • OpenStreetMap's instance of is recorded as crowdsourced project[5].
  • OpenStreetMap's instance of is recorded as community project[6].
  • OpenStreetMap's instance of is recorded as free software[7].
  • OpenStreetMap's instance of is recorded as open data project[8].
  • OpenStreetMap's instance of is recorded as registered service mark[9].
  • OpenStreetMap's instance of is recorded as economic sector[10].
  • OpenStreetMap's instance of is recorded as free content[11].
  • OpenStreetMap's instance of is recorded as internet map service[12].
  • OpenStreetMap's instance of is recorded as mapping project[13].
  • OpenStreetMap's founder is recorded as Steve Coast[14].
  • OpenStreetMap is owned by OpenStreetMap Foundation[15].
  • OpenStreetMap is operated by OpenStreetMap Foundation[16].
  • OpenStreetMap is operated by OpenStreetMap contributors[17].
  • The location of OpenStreetMap was United Kingdom[18].
  • OpenStreetMap is used for collaborative mapping[19].
  • OpenStreetMap is used for web mapping[20].
  • OpenStreetMap's Commons category is recorded as OpenStreetMap[21].
  • OpenStreetMap's language of work or name is recorded as multiple languages[22].
  • OpenStreetMap's review score is recorded as 4/5[23].
  • OpenStreetMap's said to be the same as is recorded as www.openstreetmap.org[24].
  • OpenStreetMap's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[25].
  • July 1, 2004 marks the founding of OpenStreetMap[26].
  • OpenStreetMap was published on August 9, 2004[27].

Body

Publication

OpenStreetMap was released on August 9, 2004[27]. OpenStreetMap's language of work or name is recorded as multiple languages[22].

Reception

OpenStreetMap received the FSF Free Software Award for Projects of Social Benefit[3]. OpenStreetMap's review score is recorded as 4/5[23].

Material and Period

The location of OpenStreetMap was United Kingdom[18].

Cultural Impact

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 3,064 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 16 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].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . fsf.org. fsf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . lib.reviews. Retrieved . lib.reviews. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . 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
  7. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  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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  1. 16d ago · Ottawajin · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of online community, crowdsourced project, community project +7
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  2. 5w ago · Anticeri · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gitlab topic id open+source+map
    Deník tag id 94446
    Duckduckgo bang ['geouri', 'omap', 'openmaps', 'openstreetmap', 'openstreet', 'osm', 'ost']
    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]])"
  3. 8w 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}}"
  4. 8w 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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