☺️ Sponsors are crucial to the success of State of the Map US. Thank you to our Gold sponsors! 🏅 GrabMaps 🏅 Meta 🏅 Uber 🏅 TomTom 🔗 openstreetmap.us/events/state... #StateoftheMapUS #SOTMUS #OpenStreetMap #opendata #GIS #geospatial

Get inspired at #SOTMUS! Andrew Heare will discuss how local mappers overcame the challenge of quickly integrating newly updated DC Metrobus data and how his efforts encouraged other mappers to update nearby bus networks. Check out the entire conference schedule: openstreetmap.us/events/state...

Join OSM US & Esri for a #MappyHour on Wednesday, May 6th, from 8 - 9 pm EDT to demonstrate how the world's largest collaborative map shows up in the tools you use every day: #ArcGIS, #StoryMaps, #Living Atlas, and more. Save your spot: openstreetmap.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/o...

🦩 Be sure to snag your #SOTMUS tickets before late bird pricing on May 1: 🎟️ openstreetmap.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/o... #OpenStreetMap #StateoftheMapUS

🦩 #SOTMUS2026 will be held at the Madison Concourse Hotel, ideally situated in the heart of Madison's downtown. Special-rate accommodations are available at the hotel and nearby UW dorms. Check out our logistics page for more details: openstreetmap.us/events/state...

🦩 #SOTMUS2026 will be held at the Madison Concourse Hotel, ideally situated in the heart of Madison's downtown. Special-rate accommodations are available at the hotel and nearby UW dorms. Check out our logistics page for more details: openstreetmap.us/events/state...

#SOTMUS2026 kicks off with afternoon workshops on Thursday, June 11th. New to mapping? You're in good hands. Sign up for Intro to #OSM Parts 1 & 2, led by some cool mapping experts. Check the schedule: openstreetmap.us/events/state... Register 👉 openstreetmap.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/o...

You may be wondering what's included in your #SOTMUS conference ticket. Your ticket includes: 🦩 Thursday workshops & welcome social 🦩 Conference t-shirt 🦩 Friday and Saturday sessions 🦩 Saturday evening conference social 🦩 Coffee and refreshments 🎫 openstreetmap.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/o...

🎫 #SOTMUS ticket prices are tiered this year, meaning they are cheaper if bought in advance! Save your spot and some money before the May 1 increase: openstreetmap.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/o...

At #SOTMUS2026, take a visual tour of Madison through the lens of #OSM with Stephen Kennedy. Based on the #30DayMapChallenge, this session highlights several maps of our host city. He’ll dive into how OSM data powers visualizations. Full schedule: openstreetmap.us/events/state...

🌎 At #SOTMUS, presenters cover a wide variety of topics and applications of #OSM🌎 Explore community mapping with Emily Jacobi, who will introduce CoMapeo, an offline, open-source app, co-built with Indigenous communities in the Amazon. Full schedule: openstreetmap.us/events/state...

🥳 🌎 State of the Map US is the mappiest event of the year! The conference unites mappers, technologists, data advocates, and leaders from across sectors, including government, academia, nonprofit, and industry. Join us in Madison in June🦩 openstreetmap.us/events/state... #SOTMUS26 #OpenStreetMap

📣 Big news! 📣 In partnership with Esri, we’re launching the State of the Map US Narrative Map Competition, a worldwide call for geospatial storytelling that puts open data front and center. Get the details in this blog post: openstreetmap.us/news/2026/04... #SOTMUS #SOTMUS26 #StoryMaps

🎫 Have you gotten your tickets yet for #StateoftheMapUS? Snag 'em before the May 1st price increase! openstreetmap.us/events/state... #OpenStreetMap #OSM #SOTMUS #SOTMUS2026 #TicketTuesday

The State of the Map US program is live! There is a great line-up this year with 80+ presentations covering a breadth of topics from motivating mappers and openPOIs to safeguarding America's open infrastructure data. 🦩 state-of-the-map-us-2026.sessionize.com/schedule #StateoftheMapUS #SOTMUS

Why become a member of #OpenStreetMapUS? Our members say it best: "I am a GIS professional. I teach spatial analysis, storymapping, and collecting spatial data. #OpenStreetMap is an important base layer for critical cartography.” Join today: 🔗 openstreetmap.us/get-involved... #MemberMonday

💎 Thank you to our Diamond State of the Map US sponsor, Esri! #StateoftheMapUS #SOTMUS #Esri

Join the upcoming Local Chapters and Communities Congress on Saturday, March 28th. This virtual event brings together leaders and members of a variety of #OpenStreetMap communities. Register: openstreetmap.app.neoncrm.com/nx/portal/ne... #OSM-LCCC26

Why join OSM US? Our members say it best: "I regularly use maps to lay out historic routes and in the US. Because #OpenStreetMap is a communal effort, I want to lend my support for its mission." Help support this communal effort. Become a member of OSM US today 🔗 openstreetmap.us/get-involved...

👉 https://www.weeklyosm.eu/archives/18472 👈 Issue 817 of #weeklyOSM is out. 🌏 涵蓋 #開放街圖 #osm 世界大小事的新一期 weeklyOSM 已經發佈 🚀 Lisez les dernières nouvelles de l'univers #openstreetmap 🗺️ Viele Neuigkeiten aus der #osm Welt 📰 新一期的OSM周刊已经发布 🌏

Geo Roadshow 2026 Over the next several months, I will be making the rounds on my 2026 geo-conference schedule, with stops at FedGeoDay, State of the Map US, and FOSS4G North America. These are not just events I plan to attend. They are communities I have been involved with in different ways, and…

🚨6 days left!🚨 Apply to The Data Stewardship Learning Circle by March 29th to develop your data stewardship instincts and build a data stewardship toolkit! 🛠️ Apply here: www.openenvironmentaldata.org/pilots/ds-le... #OpenData #EnvironmentalJustice #CommunityScience #DataStewardship

Nobody asked, but hey we just enabled HTTPS on Pretty Maps, an old project from 2010 by Stamen alum Aaron Straup Cope (@thisisaaronland.bsky.social). Amazing that it still works! Enjoy it here: prettymaps.stamen.com #ttmprettymaps #prettymaps #maps #cartography #design #flickr

#mappymonday: This National Geographic Map depicts the migration routes of four species: sandhill cranes, pronghorns (Antilocarpa americana), monarch butterflies, and Mexican free-tailed bats.

Apparently, many of you were busy watching college basketball this past week and ran out of time to submit GIS-Pro presentation proposals. We understand! So we are briefly extending the deadline for submissions to Tuesday, March 31. thegpn.org/page/GIS-Pro...

For the Guardian’s “It’s Complicated” feature, Josh Toussaint-Strauss looks at how great restaurants end up being invisible when you search for a place to eat on Google Maps. He talks with data scientist Lauren Leek,… More

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Check out the #SOTMUS logistics page as you plan for your trip to Madison: openstreetmap.us/events/state...

🤓 Good news to share in the OSM US March newsletter: 🍀 Our latest member, Lyft 🍀 OHM Fundraiser update 🍀 State of the Map US 🍀 2026-27 OSM US Board 🔗 shorturl.at/X0j6v #OpenStreetMap #OSM #geospatial #mapping #opendata #nonprofit

The Pedestrian Working Group has hit full stride (pun intended)! The working group is thrilled to announce the release of the PWG Sidewalk Mapping Schema, version 1.0! Learn more 🔗 openstreetmap.us/news/2026/03... #OpenStreetMap #pedestrian #pedestriansafety #walkability

Thank you to all the donors who have supported #OpenHistoricalMap's fundraiser. We are more than 50% away from the timely goal of $2,026. Donate: openstreetmap.app.neoncrm.com/forms/ohm-2026 Help us get there! Your investment will go directly toward enhancing #OHM's dependability and usability.

🥳 Congratulations to our newly elected board members, Harrison Devine (returning) and Quincy Morgan. Along with Matthew Whilden, Jazzy Smith, and Kiri Carini, our 2026-2027 Board will serve through their thoughtful leadership. 🙏 Thanks to all of the members who voted in this year's elections!

👉 https://www.weeklyosm.eu/archives/18460 👈 Issue 816 of #weeklyOSM is out. 🌏 涵蓋 #開放街圖 #osm 世界大小事的新一期 weeklyOSM 已經發佈 🚀 Lisez les dernières nouvelles de l'univers #openstreetmap 🗺️ Viele Neuigkeiten aus der #osm Welt 📰 新一期的OSM周刊已经发布 🌏

Read the latest #SOTMUS update here: shorturl.at/fIsIZ 🦩 We send regular email updates to our event subscribers. Want to stay in the loop? Sign up here: shorturl.at/iFU7P #OpenStreetMap #OSM #StateoftheMapUS

Read the latest #SOTMUS update here: shorturl.at/fIsIZ 🦩 We send regular email updates to our event subscribers. Want to stay in the loop? Sign up here: shorturl.at/iFU7P #OpenStreetMap #OSM #StateoftheMapUS

John Nelson and Peter Attwood look at how maps are used in a bunch of different movies (and one TV show: Game of Thrones). They talk about using maps to indicate travel in the Indiana… More

We are excited to share our logo! Full of references to the state of Wisconsin and the city of Madison, the logo draws inspiration from supper club signs and the flamingo, Madison's official bird.  Read the Madison flamingo back story: www.visitmadison.com/blog/stories... 🎟️ shorturl.at/8i1KS

We're psyched to share the State of the Map US 2026 logo! A BIG thank you to graphic designer, Jake Bujnowski for his playful vision. Check out Jake's work: www.jbujnowski.com And then snag your tickets for #SOTMUS: openstreetmap.us/events/state... #OpenStreetMap #opendata #FeelGoodFriday

⏰️ There is still time to sign up for tonight's #OHM #Mappy Hour! ⏰️ Join the #OpenHistoricalMap team for a Mappy Hour on Wednesday, March 4th, from 8-9 pm ET. 🔗 openstreetmap.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/o... It's the perfect opportunity to join if you are OHM-curious!

Would you struggle to attend State of the Map (@sotm) the annual OpenStreetMap conference? There is a Travel Grant Program to provide funds! Apply today! blog.openstreetmap.org/2026/02/03/a... #OpenStreetMap #OSM #SotM #SotM2026

(AI) Bots Ate My Map Tiles: In which Gary Gale discovers that his Vaguely Rude Places Map’s 200K-map-tiles-per-month plan is no match for the hammering delivered by AI crawlers.

Virtual "Map & Yap" meetup is happening TONIGHT, Feb 26th, at 6pm. Anyone is welcome, we hope to see you there! 🗺️ https://cwm.zoom.us/j/81451882713

A short interview with Jude Leimer, who joined the History of Cartography Project in 1981 (!) and has served as managing editor for every single volume. (That’s a lot of institutional memory.)

Mappers in or of North America, join us on March 4 for a #MappyHour hosted by @osmus.bsky.social! RSVP today: openstreetmap.us/events/mappy...

This month, OpenStreetMap Malawi hosts a powerful conversation on: North–South Knowledge Exchange in Open Mapping: Learning from OSM US Thursday, 26 February 2026 18:00 – 19:00 CAT Meeting Link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8464794921... Meeting ID: 846 4794 9218 Passcode: 537682

Good news to share in the OSM US February newsletter: 💗 Mapping USA recap 💗 OHM Fundraiser & Mappy Hour 💗 State of the Map US 🔗 shorturl.at/t5miC #OpenStreetMap #OSM #opendata #mapping #geospatial #GIS

State of the Map US 2025 in Boston was a blast! Meet us in Madison for #SOTMUS2026 and continue the fun 😊 Tickets, including one-day passes, are on sale now: openstreetmap.us/events/state... #OpenStreetMap #opendata #geospatial #coolestmappingparty #GIS #mapping #opensource #OSM #StateoftheMapUS

For those who work well under pressure, the clock is ticking! Get your SotM US talk submissions in by 11:59 ET tonight!  🔗 sessionize.com/state-of-the... #StateoftheMapUS #OpenStreetMap #OSM #underpressure #deadline #SOTMUS2026

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