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<p>The <a href="/tags/openstreetmap/" rel="tag">#OpenStreetMap</a> community of <a href="/tags/delhi/" rel="tag">#Delhi</a> invites everyone to its 20th MapWalk!</p><p>🗓️ Sunday, 10th of August<br>🕙 4 PM to 7 PM<br>📌 Laxmi Nagar Metro Station<br><a href="https://osmcal.org/event/3953/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>osmcal.org/event/3953/</a></p><p>Visit the link to learn more, register, and add the event to your calendar.</p><p>The more the people, the greater our impact. Each mapper matters!</p><p><a href="/tags/osmncr/" rel="tag">#OsmNcr</a> <a href="/tags/osm/" rel="tag">#OSM</a><br><a href="/tags/pleaseboost/" rel="tag">#PleaseBoost</a><br><a href="/tags/india/" rel="tag">#India</a></p>

<p>Inviting the people of <a href="/tags/pune/" rel="tag">#Pune</a> to attend the upcoming indoor <a href="/tags/openstreetmap/" rel="tag">#OpenStreetMap</a> mapping party by <a href="/tags/tomtom/" rel="tag">#TomTom</a>!</p><p>Learn about <a href="/tags/osm/" rel="tag">#OSM</a> and how to use it, then enjoy a fun session of improving the map together!</p><p>🗓️ Saturday, 20th of December<br>🕙 2 PM to 6 PM<br>📌 TomTom office, Shanti One, Ramwadi<br>💻 We recommend bringing a laptop and a mouse<br>Learn more and click &quot;Attend&quot; here -<br><a href="https://osmcal.org/event/4271/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>osmcal.org/event/4271/</a></p><p><a href="/tags/india/" rel="tag">#India</a> <a href="/tags/osmpune/" rel="tag">#OsmPune</a><br><a href="/tags/freesoftware/" rel="tag">#FreeSoftware</a> <a href="/tags/freedata/" rel="tag">#FreeData</a><br><a href="/tags/foss/" rel="tag">#FOSS</a> <a href="/tags/opensource/" rel="tag">#OpenSource</a> <a href="/tags/opendata/" rel="tag">#OpenData</a></p>

<p>Inviting the people of <a href="/tags/mumbai/" rel="tag">#Mumbai</a> to attend the upcoming <a href="/tags/openstreetmap/" rel="tag">#OpenStreetMap</a> mapping party at the <a href="/tags/minidebconf/" rel="tag">#MiniDebConf</a> !</p><p>Learn about OpenStreetMap and how to use it, then enjoy a fun session of improving the map together!</p><p>🗓️ Sunday, 14th of December<br>🕙 10 AM to 1 PM<br>📌 SIGCE, Ghansoli, <a href="/tags/navimumbai/" rel="tag">#NaviMumbai</a><br>🎫 Get your tickets!<br><a href="https://fossunited.org/c/mumbai/minidebconf2025" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="fossunited.org/c/mumbai/minidebconf2025"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fossunited.org/c/mumbai/minide</span><span class="invisible">bconf2025</span></a></p><p>Learn more and click &quot;Attend&quot; here -<br><a href="https://osmcal.org/event/4269/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>osmcal.org/event/4269/</a></p><p><a href="/tags/india/" rel="tag">#India</a> <a href="/tags/linux/" rel="tag">#Linux</a> <a href="/tags/privacy/" rel="tag">#Privacy</a><br><a href="/tags/osm/" rel="tag">#OSM</a> <a href="/tags/osmmumbai/" rel="tag">#OsmMumbai</a><br><a href="/tags/freesoftware/" rel="tag">#FreeSoftware</a> <a href="/tags/freedata/" rel="tag">#FreeData</a><br><a href="/tags/foss/" rel="tag">#FOSS</a> <a href="/tags/opensource/" rel="tag">#OpenSource</a> <a href="/tags/opendata/" rel="tag">#OpenData</a></p>

<p>We&#x27;re pleased to announce State of the Map India 2026 in Nashik happening alongside FOSS4G Asia 2026. </p><p>Date - 24th Jan 2026<br>Venue - Nashik Engineering Cluster, MIDC Ambad, Nashik India <br>Interested to attend, please fill <a href="https://nc.stateofthemap.in/apps/forms/s/C55M4owYKENF4pS6aMMqY2mN" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="nc.stateofthemap.in/apps/forms/s/C55M4owYKENF4pS6aMMqY2mN"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nc.stateofthemap.in/apps/forms</span><span class="invisible">/s/C55M4owYKENF4pS6aMMqY2mN</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/openstreetmap/" rel="tag">#OpenStreetMap</a> <a href="/tags/stateofthemap/" rel="tag">#StateOfTheMap</a> <a href="/tags/india/" rel="tag">#India</a> <a href="/tags/osm/" rel="tag">#OSM</a> <a href="/tags/nashik/" rel="tag">#Nashik</a></p>

<p>I&#x27;ve mapped the beautiful Spanish island of <a href="/tags/formentera/" rel="tag">#Formentera</a> on <a href="/tags/openstreetmap/" rel="tag">#OpenStreetMap</a>. It was an exciting challenge to record street names, addresses, rural addresses, POIs, landcover and more. Formentera covers an area of approximately 83 km² (32 mi²).</p><p>Here&#x27;s a <a href="/tags/beforeandafter/" rel="tag">#BeforeAndAfter</a> impression:</p>

<p>If you write about the messy reality behind &quot;free&quot; internet services: we&#x27;re seeing <a href="/tags/openstreetmap/" rel="tag">#OpenStreetMap</a> hammered by scrapers hiding behind residential proxy/embedded-SDK networks. We&#x27;re a volunteer-run service and the costs are real. We&#x27;d love to talk to a journalist about what we&#x27;re seeing + how we&#x27;re responding. <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/bots/" rel="tag">#Bots</a> <a href="/tags/abuse/" rel="tag">#Abuse</a></p>

<p>Yesterday the <span class="h-card"><a href="https://toot.community/@internetarchiveeurope" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>internetarchiveeurope</span></a></span> opened its new headquarters, in Amsterdam.</p><p>To celebrate this historical milestone, together with <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.archive.org/@brewsterkahle" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>brewsterkahle</span></a></span> we officially <a href="https://osm.org/changeset/172166466" rel="nofollow">added the Internet Archive Europe on OpenStreetMap</a> 🎉</p><p>A new era begins! 🚀</p><p>Thanks <span class="h-card"><a href="https://disobey.net/@yawnbox" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>yawnbox</span></a></span> for the video 🌻</p><p>(Also proudly showing off my shiny <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@frameworkcomputer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>frameworkcomputer</span></a></span>)</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://en.osm.town/@openstreetmap" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>openstreetmap</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.archive.org/@internetarchive" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>internetarchive</span></a></span> <a href="/tags/internetarchive/" rel="tag">#InternetArchive</a> <a href="/tags/internetarchiveeurope/" rel="tag">#InternetArchiveEurope</a> <a href="/tags/amsterdam/" rel="tag">#Amsterdam</a> <a href="/tags/osm/" rel="tag">#OSM</a> <a href="/tags/openstreetmap/" rel="tag">#OpenStreetMap</a> <a href="/tags/openknowledge/" rel="tag">#OpenKnowledge</a></p>

<p>2025 year review: <br>- 2 blog publications <br>- 7 projects I contributed to <br>- 11 accepted and merged pull requests on GitHub<br>- 181 OpenStreetMap contributions<br>- at the April stand with comrades at <span class="h-card"><a href="https://framapiaf.org/@capitoledulibre" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>capitoledulibre</span></a></span> </p><p>Good <img src="https://neodb.social/media/emoji/framapiaf.org/blobnomcookie.png" class="emoji" alt=":blobnomcookie:" title=":blobnomcookie:"></p><p><a href="/tags/opensource/" rel="tag">#opensource</a> <a href="/tags/github/" rel="tag">#GitHub</a> <a href="/tags/openstreetmap/" rel="tag">#OpenStreetMap</a> <a href="/tags/capitoledulibre/" rel="tag">#capitoledulibre</a> <a href="/tags/yearreview/" rel="tag">#YearReview</a></p>

<p>The <a href="/tags/openstreetmap/" rel="tag">#OpenStreetMap</a> community of West Bengal invites everyone to its 7th mapping party in Siliguri!</p><p>🗓️ 30th October, 2:00PM<br>📌 Panitanki More<br><a href="https://osmcal.org/event/4128/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>osmcal.org/event/4128/</a></p><p>Visit the link to learn more, and to add the events to your calendar.</p><p>We encourage you to attend, as well a bring a friend or two along. The more the people, the greater our impact. Each person counts!</p><p><a href="/tags/osmwb/" rel="tag">#osmwb</a><br><a href="/tags/boostsappreciated/" rel="tag">#BoostsAppreciated</a> <br><a href="/tags/westbengal/" rel="tag">#WestBengal</a> <a href="/tags/siliguri/" rel="tag">#Siliguri</a> <a href="/tags/india/" rel="tag">#India</a> <a href="/tags/tomtom/" rel="tag">#TomTom</a></p>

<p>WTF? Someone was too happy on the trigger?</p><p><a href="/tags/osm/" rel="tag">#osm</a> <a href="/tags/openstreetmap/" rel="tag">#openstreetmap</a></p>

<p>The <a href="/tags/openstreetmap/" rel="tag">#OpenStreetMap</a> community of <a href="/tags/mumbai/" rel="tag">#Mumbai</a> invites everyone to its 7th mapping party!</p><p>🗓️ Sunday, 22nd of February<br>🕙 3 PM to 6 PM, followed by dinner (sponsored by <a href="/tags/tomtom/" rel="tag">#TomTom</a>)<br>📌 High Point restaurant, Lokhandwala, Andheri<br><a href="https://osmapp.org/way/1479855071" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>osmapp.org/way/1479855071</a></p><p>To learn more, register, and to add the event to your calendar, visit - <a href="https://osmcal.org/event/4316/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>osmcal.org/event/4316/</a></p><p><a href="/tags/pleaseboost/" rel="tag">#PleaseBoost</a> <a href="/tags/osmmumbai/" rel="tag">#OsmMumbai</a> <a href="/tags/osm/" rel="tag">#OSM</a> <a href="/tags/india/" rel="tag">#India</a></p>

<p>RE: <a href="https://techhub.social/@keepandroidopen/116126023448256005" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="techhub.social/@keepandroidopen/116126023448256005"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">techhub.social/@keepandroidope</span><span class="invisible">n/116126023448256005</span></a></p><p>The OpenStreetMap Foundation has signed the open letter to Google to Keep Android Open.</p><p><a href="/tags/openstreetmap/" rel="tag">#OpenStreetMap</a> <a href="/tags/osm/" rel="tag">#OSM</a> <a href="/tags/osmf/" rel="tag">#OSMF</a> <a href="/tags/android/" rel="tag">#Android</a> <a href="/tags/keepandroidopen/" rel="tag">#KeepAndroidOpen</a> <a href="/tags/google/" rel="tag">#Google</a></p>

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<p>👉 <a href="https://www.weeklyosm.eu/archives/18452" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.weeklyosm.eu/archives/18452"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.weeklyosm.eu/archives/1845</span><span class="invisible">2</span></a> 👈<br>Issue 815 of <a href="/tags/weeklyosm/" rel="tag">#weeklyOSM</a> is out. 🌏<br>涵蓋 <a href="/tags/開放街圖/" rel="tag">#開放街圖</a> <a href="/tags/osm/" rel="tag">#osm</a> 世界大小事的新一期 weeklyOSM 已經發佈 🚀<br>Lisez les dernières nouvelles de l&#x27;univers <a href="/tags/openstreetmap/" rel="tag">#openstreetmap</a> 🗺️<br>Viele Neuigkeiten aus der <a href="/tags/osm/" rel="tag">#osm</a> Welt 📰<br>新一期的OSM周刊已经发布 🌏<br>Se ha publicado un nuevo número del semanarioOSM 🌐<br>最新の週刊OSMが発行されました。⛩️<br>주간OSM 최신호가 나왔습니다 💬<br>Тижневик OSM тепер доступний Українською 📲<br>@openstreetmap</p>

<p>🗺️ <a href="/tags/openstreetmap/" rel="tag">#OpenStreetMap</a> accounts to follow:</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://en.osm.town/@openstreetmap" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>openstreetmap</span></a></span> - Official OpenStreetMap account<br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@openstreetmap" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>[email protected]</span></a></span> - Discussion group about OSM<br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://en.osm.town/@osm_tech" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>osm_tech</span></a></span> - Operations team at OSM<br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://en.osm.town/@sotm" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>sotm</span></a></span> - State of the Map OSM conference<br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://en.osm.town/@weeklyOSM" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>weeklyOSM</span></a></span> - Weekly OSM newsletter<br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mapstodon.space/@ohm" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ohm</span></a></span> - OpenHistoricalMap, local history in maps<br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://en.osm.town/@OpenInfraMap" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>OpenInfraMap</span></a></span> - Open Infrastructure Map<br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://en.osm.town/@MapComplete" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>MapComplete</span></a></span> - Web-based graphical interface for OSM<br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mapstodon.space/@lokjo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>lokjo</span></a></span> - Online map service using OSM, run by non-profit</p><p>🧵 1/5</p>

<p><a href="/tags/pawfed/" rel="tag">#PawFed</a> is a project close to my heart. It&#x27;s a collaborative map for animal welfare that bridges the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> and <a href="/tags/openstreetmap/" rel="tag">#OpenStreetMap</a>.</p><p>The idea: mention <span class="h-card"><a href="https://pawfed.org/@PawFed" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>PawFed</span></a></span> from your Mastodon account with hashtags and a location, and your report appears on the map. No signup, no app, just your existing Fediverse account.<br>It&#x27;s not perfect yet, but the foundation is there. I will publish the source code soon under AGPL.</p><p>More: <a href="https://pawfed.org/how-it-works" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>pawfed.org/how-it-works</a></p>

<p>👉 <a href="https://www.weeklyosm.eu/archives/18460" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.weeklyosm.eu/archives/18460"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.weeklyosm.eu/archives/1846</span><span class="invisible">0</span></a> 👈<br>Issue 816 of <a href="/tags/weeklyosm/" rel="tag">#weeklyOSM</a> is out. 🌏<br>涵蓋 <a href="/tags/開放街圖/" rel="tag">#開放街圖</a> <a href="/tags/osm/" rel="tag">#osm</a> 世界大小事的新一期 weeklyOSM 已經發佈 🚀<br>Lisez les dernières nouvelles de l&#x27;univers <a href="/tags/openstreetmap/" rel="tag">#openstreetmap</a> 🗺️<br>Viele Neuigkeiten aus der <a href="/tags/osm/" rel="tag">#osm</a> Welt 📰<br>新一期的OSM周刊已经发布 🌏<br>Se ha publicado un nuevo número del semanarioOSM 🌐<br>最新の週刊OSMが発行されました。⛩️<br>주간OSM 최신호가 나왔습니다 💬<br>Тижневик OSM тепер доступний Українською 📲<br>@openstreetmap</p>

<p>👉 <a href="https://www.weeklyosm.eu/archives/18472" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.weeklyosm.eu/archives/18472"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.weeklyosm.eu/archives/1847</span><span class="invisible">2</span></a> 👈<br>Issue 817 of <a href="/tags/weeklyosm/" rel="tag">#weeklyOSM</a> is out. 🌏<br>涵蓋 <a href="/tags/開放街圖/" rel="tag">#開放街圖</a> <a href="/tags/osm/" rel="tag">#osm</a> 世界大小事的新一期 weeklyOSM 已經發佈 🚀<br>Lisez les dernières nouvelles de l&#x27;univers <a href="/tags/openstreetmap/" rel="tag">#openstreetmap</a> 🗺️<br>Viele Neuigkeiten aus der <a href="/tags/osm/" rel="tag">#osm</a> Welt 📰<br>新一期的OSM周刊已经发布 🌏<br>Se ha publicado un nuevo número del semanarioOSM 🌐<br>最新の週刊OSMが発行されました。⛩️<br>주간OSM 최신호가 나왔습니다 💬<br>Тижневик OSM тепер доступний Українською 📲<br>@openstreetmap</p>

<p>👉 <a href="https://www.weeklyosm.eu/archives/18480" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.weeklyosm.eu/archives/18480"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.weeklyosm.eu/archives/1848</span><span class="invisible">0</span></a> 👈<br>Issue 818 of <a href="/tags/weeklyosm/" rel="tag">#weeklyOSM</a> is out. 🌏<br>涵蓋 <a href="/tags/開放街圖/" rel="tag">#開放街圖</a> <a href="/tags/osm/" rel="tag">#osm</a> 世界大小事的新一期 weeklyOSM 已經發佈 🚀<br>Lisez les dernières nouvelles de l&#x27;univers <a href="/tags/openstreetmap/" rel="tag">#openstreetmap</a> 🗺️<br>Viele Neuigkeiten aus der <a href="/tags/osm/" rel="tag">#osm</a> Welt 📰<br>新一期的OSM周刊已经发布 🌏<br>Se ha publicado un nuevo número del semanarioOSM 🌐<br>最新の週刊OSMが発行されました。⛩️<br>주간OSM 최신호가 나왔습니다 💬<br>Тижневик OSM тепер доступний Українською 📲<br>@openstreetmap</p>