OpenStreetMap Foundation: Difference between revisions

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In September 2013, the foundation began accepting corporate memberships in an "associate member" (nonvoting) category. The initial corporate members were Geofabrik, [[Geotab]], [[Naver]], NextGIS, and [[Mapbox]].<ref>{{cite press release|title=Welcoming our first Corporate Members|publisher=OpenStreetMap Foundation|date=20 July 2014|accessdate=3 May 2020|url=https://blog.openstreetmap.org/2014/07/20/welcome-corporate-members/}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|title=NextGIS among first OpenStreetMap Foundation's corporate members|publisher=NextGIS|date=21 July 2014|accessdate=3 May 2020|url=https://nextgis.com/blog/osm-foundation/}}</ref>

In June 2021, the foundation stated that the effects of [[Brexit]] have prompted them to consider a move toback into the [[European Union]] due to issues with [[database rights]], difficulties with getting charitable status for the foundation, and the increasing difficult of using [[PayPal]] and banking in the United Kingdom. The foundation has not announced the ___location of its new headquarters.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hern |first=Alex |date=2021-06-30 |title=OpenStreetMap looks to relocate to EU due to Brexit limitations |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/jun/30/openstreetmap-looks-to-relocate-to-eu-due-to-brexit-limitations |access-date=2021-06-30 |website=The Guardian |language=en-uk }}</ref>

== Governance ==