11/06/2026-17/06/2026 Community Alex Spritze has realised that Wikimedia Commons is probably a good source of geographical objects that are still missing from OpenStreetMap and has developed a workflow to find geospatial data on Commons using the PetScan tool. Rtnf has developed a prototype interactive map that allows …

04/06/2026-10/06/2026 Community Anne-Karoline Distel announced that a new video on mapping historic lifting stones is now available on YouTube. Historically, lifting stones were used to test the physical strength of men. The MapLibre May 2026 newsletter has been published, authored by Bart Louwers, Frank Elsinga, Harel …

28/05/2026-03/06/2026 Community Innocent Maholi, from OpenMap Development Tanzania, published a tribute to his friend, Iddy Rashid Chazua, remembering his impact and the legacy he leaves. Raquel Dezidério Souto wrote, in her OSM User Diary, about the second meeting of the 2026 OpenStreetMap Workshop Series. The meeting …

21/05/2026-27/05/2026 Community Ari Alvarez explained how to find speed limit data for highways, trunk roads, and primary roads in the USA. Raquel Dezidério Souto published on her OSM User Diary, an article entitled “About us”: two years of experience as editor for Brazilian Portuguese at weeklyOSM, some highlights …

14/05/2026-20/05/2026 Mapping A proposal for the surface=laterite tag, intended to describe roads, tracks, or paths surfaced with lateritic soil has been open for a request for comments since 19 May. Lateritic soil is a cohesive iron oxide-rich tropical and subtropical material that hardens when dry but can become …

07/05/2026-13/05/2026 Mapping Comments are requested on this proposal: data_center:tier, data_center:total_power, data_center:IT_power, data_center:IT_area, proposed by LunaLune, to extend telecom=data_center features with standardised technical attributes such as redundancy tier, total power capacity, IT load (or the …

30/04/2026-06/05/2026 Mapping Comments are requested on this proposal: name:<language>-Latn to consistently tag transliterations in Latin script worldwide following BCP 47. The following proposal is up for a vote until Tuesday 12 May: route=safari to map safari routes as dedicated relations and structure drive-through …

23/04/2026-29/04/2026 Mapping Comments are requested on this proposal: terminal=yes to consistently map goods terminals and better describe connected transport modes and handled cargo. The following proposal is up for a vote: highway=service + service=safari to map dedicated service roads in safari parks. Community In …

16/04/2026-22/04/2026 Mapping The proposal Civil Protection Areas was approved with 24 votes for and 7 votes against. The approved tag emergency:*=yes was proposed by AndreaDp271, who maintains a interactive map which shows the infrastructure for civil defence as mapped with OSM. The proposal Cable Landing Stations, …

09/04/2026-15/04/2026 Mapping Comments are requested on this proposal: terminal=yes to consistently map freight terminals and better describe connected transport modes and handled cargo. Mapping campaigns A new MapRoulette challenge in Germany uses Mapillary-detected traffic signs to identify and add missing access …