OpenStreetMap

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OpenStreetMap

Summary

OpenStreetMap is an online community[1]. OpenStreetMap draws 956 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 video is recorded as OSM Wikimedia linken voor het Museum Volkenkunde Leiden.ogv[4].
  • OpenStreetMap's image is recorded as OpenStreetMap homepage 2022 en.png[5].
  • OpenStreetMap's instance of is recorded as online community[6].
  • OpenStreetMap's instance of is recorded as crowdsourced project[7].
  • OpenStreetMap's instance of is recorded as community project[8].
  • OpenStreetMap's instance of is recorded as free software[9].
  • OpenStreetMap's instance of is recorded as open data project[10].
  • OpenStreetMap's instance of is recorded as registered service mark[11].
  • OpenStreetMap's instance of is recorded as economic sector[12].
  • OpenStreetMap's instance of is recorded as free content[13].
  • OpenStreetMap's instance of is recorded as internet map service[14].
  • OpenStreetMap's instance of is recorded as mapping project[15].
  • OpenStreetMap's founder is recorded as Steve Coast[16].
  • OpenStreetMap's owned by is recorded as OpenStreetMap Foundation[17].
  • OpenStreetMap's operator is recorded as OpenStreetMap Foundation[18].
  • OpenStreetMap's operator is recorded as OpenStreetMap contributors[19].
  • OpenStreetMap's logo image is recorded as Openstreetmap logo.svg[20].
  • OpenStreetMap's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 184588430[21].
  • OpenStreetMap's GND ID is recorded as 1067339671[22].
  • OpenStreetMap's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2011027061[23].
  • OpenStreetMap's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 16993444v[24].
  • OpenStreetMap's IdRef ID is recorded as 259763276[25].
  • OpenStreetMap's location is recorded as United Kingdom[26].
  • OpenStreetMap's has use is recorded as collaborative mapping[27].

Body

Publication

OpenStreetMap's publication date is recorded as +2004-08-09T00:00:00Z[28]. OpenStreetMap's language of work or name is recorded as multiple languages[29].

Reception

OpenStreetMap received the FSF Free Software Award for Projects of Social Benefit[3]. OpenStreetMap's review score is recorded as 4/5[30].

Cultural Impact

Things named for OpenStreetMap include OpenHistoricalMap[31], an online community[32], in United States[33], founded in 2013[34]; OpenStreetMap Foundation[35], a foundation[36], in United Kingdom[37], founded in 2006[38], headquartered in St John's Innovation Centre[39]; www.openstreetmap.org[40], a website[41], in United Kingdom[42]; OSM Wikidata Link Map[43], a free software[44]; OpenStreetMap Americana[45], a MapLibre style[46], founded in 2021[47]; and OWL Places[48], a free software[49].

Why It Matters

OpenStreetMap draws 956 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.[50] OpenStreetMap is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

Entities named for OpenStreetMap include OpenHistoricalMap[31], an online community[32], in United States[33], founded in 2013[34]; OpenStreetMap Foundation[35], a foundation[36], in United Kingdom[37], founded in 2006[38], headquartered in St John's Innovation Centre[39]; www.openstreetmap.org[40], a website[41], in United Kingdom[42]; OSM Wikidata Link Map[43], a free software[44]; OpenStreetMap Americana[45], a MapLibre style[46], founded in 2021[47]; and OWL Places[48], a free software[49].

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. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wiki.openstreetmap.org. Retrieved . wiki.openstreetmap.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . fsf.org. fsf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . lib.reviews. Retrieved . lib.reviews. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [31] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [40] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [43] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [45] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [48] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [49] . 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. [50] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [51] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d 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}}"
  2. 17d 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)
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