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OpenStreetMap Foundation

OpenStreetMap Foundation
Openstreetmap logo.svg
Founded August 22, 2006; 10 years ago (2006-08-22)
Type Company limited by guarantee
Registration no. 05912761
Location
  • 132 Maney Hill Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B72 1JU, United Kingdom
Coordinates 52°33′04″N 1°49′07″W / 52.55098°N 1.81860°W / 52.55098; -1.81860Coordinates: 52°33′04″N 1°49′07″W / 52.55098°N 1.81860°W / 52.55098; -1.81860
Members
701
Expenses £91,607 (expenses for 2011-12)
Mission Supporting the OpenStreetMap project
Website www.osmfoundation.org

The OpenStreetMap Foundation is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales on 22 August 2006.

It is a non-profit foundation whose aim is to support and enable the development of freely-reusable geospatial data. As its name suggests, it is closely connected with the OpenStreetMap project, although its constitution does not prevent it supporting other projects.

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, only the foundation. Membership is open to all on payment of the membership fee of £15 per year. As of December 2015, there were 701 members.

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

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

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

In December 2015, the current board was announced:


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