OpenStreetMap is built by a community of mappers that contribute and maintain data
about roads, trails, cafés, railway stations, and much more, all over the world.
Local Knowledge
OpenStreetMap emphasizes local knowledge. Contributors use
aerial imagery, GPS devices, and low-tech field maps to verify that OSM
is accurate and up to date.
Community Driven
OpenStreetMap's community is diverse, passionate, and growing every day.
Our contributors include enthusiast mappers, GIS professionals, engineers
running the OSM servers, humanitarians mapping disaster-affected areas,
and many more.
To learn more about the community, see the OpenStreetMap Blog,
user diaries, community blogs, and the
OSM Foundation website.
Open Data
OpenStreetMap is open data: you are free to use it for any purpose
as long as you credit OpenStreetMap and its contributors. If you alter or
build upon the data in certain ways, you may distribute the result only
under the same licence. See the Copyright and License page for details.
Legal
This site and many other related services are formally operated by the
OpenStreetMap Foundation (OSMF)
on behalf of the community. Use of all OSMF operated services is subject
to our Terms of Use, Acceptable Use Policies and our Privacy Policy.
If you would like to use OpenStreetMap maps or data please make sure to attribute OpenStreetMap—refer to Attribution Guidelines for more information.
Specifically for using a screenshot from OpenStreetMap directly in your book, publication, film or TV show, you do not need to ask for permission as data in OpenStreetMap is open for all to use. Refer to the Attribution Guidelines and see existing examples in Film and TV.
Please contact the OSMF
for any other licensing, copyright or other legal questions.
OpenStreetMap, the magnifying glass logo and State of the Map are registered trademarks of the OSMF.
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