OpenStreetMap Foundation

non-profit foundation aiming to support and enable the development of freely reusable geospatial data
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OpenStreetMap Foundation

Summary

OpenStreetMap Foundation is a foundation[1]. It draws 687 Wikipedia views per month (foundation category, ranking #44 of 236).[2]

Key Facts

  • OpenStreetMap Foundation was a member of Open Source Initiative[3].
  • OpenStreetMap Foundation is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • OpenStreetMap Foundation's instance of is recorded as foundation[5].
  • OpenStreetMap Foundation's instance of is recorded as membership organization[6].
  • OpenStreetMap Foundation's instance of is recorded as business[7].
  • OpenStreetMap Foundation's item operated is recorded as OpenStreetMap[8].
  • OpenStreetMap is named after OpenStreetMap Foundation[9].
  • OpenStreetMap Foundation's headquarters location is recorded as St John's Innovation Centre[10].
  • OpenStreetMap Foundation's has organizational division is recorded as Data Working Group[11].
  • OpenStreetMap Foundation's has organizational division is recorded as Engineering Working Group[12].
  • OpenStreetMap Foundation's has organizational division is recorded as Operations Working Group[13].
  • OpenStreetMap Foundation's has organizational division is recorded as Communications Working Group[14].
  • OpenStreetMap Foundation's Commons category is recorded as OpenStreetMap Foundation[15].
  • OpenStreetMap Foundation's chairperson is recorded as Craig Allan[16].
  • OpenStreetMap Foundation comprises Data Working Group[17].
  • OpenStreetMap Foundation comprises Engineering Working Group[18].
  • OpenStreetMap Foundation comprises Operations Working Group[19].
  • OpenStreetMap Foundation comprises Communications Working Group[20].
  • OpenStreetMap Foundation comprises Local Chapters and Communities Working Group[21].
  • 2006 marks the founding of OpenStreetMap Foundation[22].
  • OpenStreetMap Foundation's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 52.23540265587816, 'lon': 0.15441882061609988}[23].
  • OpenStreetMap Foundation's significant event is recorded as State of the Map[24].
  • OpenStreetMap Foundation's official website is recorded as https://osmfoundation.org[25].
  • OpenStreetMap Foundation's official website is recorded as https://osmfoundation.org/[26].
  • OpenStreetMap Foundation's facet of is recorded as OpenStreetMap[27].

Body

Founding

2006 marks the founding of OpenStreetMap Foundation[22].

Identity

OpenStreetMap Foundation's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it Limited'}[28]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'OSMF'}[29].

Leadership

OpenStreetMap Foundation's chairperson is recorded as Craig Allan[16]. Board members include Roland Olbricht[30], a software developer[31], b. 1980[32], of Germany[33], awarded the Core System Award[34]; Craig Allan[35], a spatial planner[36], of South Africa[37]; Daniela Waltersdorfer[38], a transportation analyst[39], b. 1990[40]; Maurizio Napolitano[41], a volleyball coach[42], b. 1972[43], of Italy[44]; Héctor Ochoa Ortiz[45], a cartographer[46], b. 1997[47], of Spain[48]; and Laura Mugeha[49], a geospatial scientist[50], b. 1995[51], of Kenya[52].

Operations

OpenStreetMap Foundation's headquarters location is recorded as St John's Innovation Centre[10].

Why It Matters

OpenStreetMap Foundation draws 687 Wikipedia views per month (foundation category, ranking #44 of 236).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] It is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wiki.osmfoundation.org. Retrieved . wiki.osmfoundation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wiki.osmfoundation.org. Retrieved . wiki.osmfoundation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . osmfoundation.org. Retrieved . osmfoundation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . openstreetmap.org. openstreetmap.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wiki.osmfoundation.org. Retrieved . wiki.osmfoundation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wiki.osmfoundation.org. wiki.osmfoundation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wiki.osmfoundation.org. wiki.osmfoundation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [35] ↑ . opavote.com. Retrieved . opavote.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [38] ↑ . osmfoundation.org. osmfoundation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [41] ↑ . osmfoundation.org. Retrieved . osmfoundation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [45] ↑ . osmfoundation.org. Retrieved . osmfoundation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [49] ↑ . osmfoundation.org. Retrieved . osmfoundation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [50] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [51] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [52] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [53] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [54] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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