Category: News
From time to time we post a news article here in addition to on social media or our email newsletter. This is the news archive.
OpenStreetMappers gather in London
After another year improving and using OpenStreetMap, members and guests of the CIC met in London last month. The afternoon kicked off with our AGM, where we thanked Brian Prangle […]
OSMUK Annual Gathering 2019
It’s AGM time again and this time we will be in the London. The 2019 OSMUK Annual Gathering will be held on Saturday 29 June at Newspeak House in Bethnal […]
Transport API join as a corporate member
We are very pleased to announce Transport API as a OSMUK corporate member. Transport API is an online service providing UK-wide travel data across rail, bus and car and is […]
2019 Q1 Project: Food Hygiene Ratings Revisited
A New Year is upon us (a happy New Year to all OSMers!) and so is a new Quarterly Project. A modern map includes information about a whole range of […]
Augmented audio firm Third Skin join OSM UK
We continue to grow our corporate membership by welcoming Third Skin on board. Founded in 2015, Third Skin have developed Hy; a pair of ear-worn computers that augment your reality […]
OpenStreetMap’s response to the UK Geospatial Commission call for evidence
In late 2017 the UK Government announced the formation of a new Geospatial Commission to unlock the potential of geospatial data in the UK. At that time we set out […]
Revisiting addresses for the 2018 Q4 Quarterly Project
A modern map includes information about a whole range of things and OpenStreetMap is no different. Our dedicated community all love to add to the map and since 2015 we […]
Reduce your costs by switching to OpenStreetMap
The change of terms by Google from June 11 2018 for using their map services will potentially leave many developers and websites struggling to absorb the extra costs. There is […]
JOY DIVERSION Manchester mapping party
Calling all ramblers, explorers and meanderers. Surveyors, cartographers and inquisitors – people who look up to the rooftops and down into the culverts. Join us for an afternoon of mapping, […]
OpenCage Data join as a corporate member
We are delighted to share with you the news that OpenCage Data have joined us as a corporate member. The team at OpenCage Data are long term supporters of OpenStreetMap […]