Roland Olbricht

German software developer and board member of the OSMF
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Summary

Roland Olbricht was born in 1980[1]. He worked as a software developer[2], OpenStreetMap contributor[3], and mathematician[4].

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Germany[5]
  • Employer: MENTZ GmbH[6], OpenStreetMap Foundation[7]
  • Educated at: University of Wuppertal[8]
  • Award received: Core System Award[9]
  • Member of: OpenStreetMap Foundation[10], Engineering Working Group[11]
  • Sex or gender: male[12]
  • Academic degree: Doctor of Natural Sciences[13]
  • Residence: Wuppertal[14], Münster[15], Frankfurt[16], Bonn[17]
  • Website account on: OpenStreetMap Wiki[18]
  • Family name: Olbricht[19]
  • Given name: Roland[20]
  • Participant in: State of the Map 2021[21], State of the Map 2022[22], State of the Map 2016[23], State of the Map Europe 2023[24]

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Career and Affiliations

Employers include MENTZ GmbH[6], a software company[25], in Germany[26], headquartered in Munich[27] and OpenStreetMap Foundation[7], a foundation[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 2006[30], headquartered in St John's Innovation Centre[31].

FAQs

What did Roland Olbricht do for work?

Roland Olbricht worked as software developer[2], OpenStreetMap contributor[3], and mathematician[4].

Where did Roland Olbricht go to school?

Roland Olbricht was educated at University of Wuppertal[8].

What awards did Roland Olbricht receive?

Honors received include Core System Award[9].

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  1. 7w ago · Mxn · 2026-09-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Participant in → State of the Map 2021, State of the Map 2022, State of the Map 2016 +4
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Participant in: State of the Map 2026, Copying from Christian Quest"
  2. 12w ago · William Avery Bot bot · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Openstreetmap numeric user id → 65282, 2448982
    Isni → 0000000056180195
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    Official blog url → https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/drolbr/diary
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