OpenStreetMap Foundation

The OpenStreetMap Foundation is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales on 22 August 2006.[2] It is a non-profit foundation whose aim is to support and enable the development of freely-reusable geospatial data. It is closely connected with the OpenStreetMap project, although its constitution does not prevent it supporting other projects.

OpenStreetMap Foundation
Founded22 August 2006 (2006-08-22)
TypeCompany limited by guarantee
Registration no.05912761
Location
  • St John’s Innovation Centre, Cowley Road, Cambridge, CB4 0WS, United Kingdom
Coordinates52.55098°N 1.81860°W / 52.55098; -1.81860
Expenses£91,607 (expenses for 2011-12)[1]
Websitewww.osmfoundation.org

Structure

Membership

OSMF is a membership organisation, with all members entitled to vote at a general meeting on foundation activities. OSMF members do not determine how OpenStreetMap itself operates, just how the foundation supports the OpenStreetMap movement. Membership is open to all on payment of the membership fee of £15 per year.

Since September 2013, the foundation accepts corporate memberships in a "associated member" (non-voting) category. Founding corporate members are Geofabrik, Geotab, Naver, NextGIS and Mapbox.[3][4]

As of December 2018, the foundation has 972 Normal members, 515 Associate members and 28 Corporate members.[5]

Board

The foundation is run by a board of seven members, including the foundation's officers: chairman, secretary and treasurer.[6]

As of December 2019, the current board is:[7][8]

  • Allan Mustard (Chairperson)
  • Joost Schouppe (Secretary)
  • Guillaume Rischard (Treasurer)
  • Mikel Maron
  • Paul Norman
  • Rory McCann
  • Tobias Knerr

Working Groups

Working Groups are small groups of people that work on specific tasks to support OSM.[9] Their members may have special access to functions that normal users do not. For example, the Data Working Group members can redact edits and block users.[10]

The groups are:

  • Licensing
    • Handles issues related to licensing
  • Data
    • Resolve issues with data that the community can't resolve themselves
  • Operations
    • Maintenance of OSM servers
  • Engineering
    • Coordinate Google Summer of Code
  • Communication
    • Maintain public communication channels and respond to press contacts
  • StateoftheMap Organizing Committee
    • Plans and executes annual SOTM conference
  • Membership
    • Handles the membership database and any membership queries
  • Local Chapters and Communities
    • Works to encourage formation of local chapters and strengthen

Local chapters

The foundation works in partnership with local chapters which coordinate the mapping communities of various countries:[11]

Country Name
 Belgium Open Knowledge Belgium, trading as "OpenStreetMap Belgium"
 France OpenStreetMap France
 Germany FOSSGIS, trading as "OpenStreetMap Deutschland"
 Iceland OpenStreetMap á Íslandi
Ireland OpenStreetMap Ireland CLG
 Italy Wikimedia Italy, trading as "OpenStreetMap Italia"
  Switzerland Swiss OpenStreetMap Association
 United Kingdom OpenStreetMap United Kingdom

Funding

The foundation is funded by a combination of membership fees and specific larger donations. Notably MapQuest donated $50,000 to the foundation in 2011,[12] and Esri donated an undisclosed amount in 2012.[13]

    See also

    References
    1. "Finances/Income 2012 - OSMF". Osmfoundation.org. Retrieved 2013-08-15.
    2. "Company Details". Companies House. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
    3. "Welcoming our first Corporate Members". Retrieved 3 May 2020.
    4. "NextGIS among first OpenStreetMap Foundation's corporate members". Retrieved 3 May 2020.
    5. "Membership/Statistics". OpenStreetMap Foundation. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
    6. "Officers & Board". OpenStreetMap Foundation. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
    7. "Officers & Board".
    8. "Board Member Bios". OpenStreetMap Foundation.
    9. https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Working_Groups. Retrieved 3 May 2020. Missing or empty |title= (help)
    10. https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Data_Working_Group. Retrieved 3 May 2020. Missing or empty |title= (help)
    11. "Local Chapters". Retrieved 22 September 2018.
    12. Coast, Hurricane. "Donation to OSMF by MapQuest/AOL". Retrieved 14 November 2012.
    13. "Donation from Esri". Retrieved 14 November 2012.
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