Press

Get in touch with us for any questions around OpenStreetMap, the free and editable map of the world.

• E-mail us at [email protected] or just call +1 (202) 656-5263
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This is the press contact for OpenStreetMap US, for the international OpenStreetMap Foundation, refer to its Wiki.

5 OpenStreetMap Facts

• OpenStreetMap was created by Steve Coast in the UK in 2004, inspired by the success of Wikipedia and the prevalence of proprietary map data
• Today there are over 1 million individuals with an OpenStreetMap account
• OpenStreetMap data is openly licensed and it is downloadable in its entirety
• Every day 2,000 new users sign on to OpenStreetMap.org, every day 300 of them start to edit the map
• There’s no ‘s’ in OpenStreetMap: It’s never “OpenStreetMaps” but always “OpenStreetMap”.