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The '''OpenStreetMap Foundation''' (abbreviated '''OSMF''') is a non-profit organisation whose aim is to support and enable the development of freely-reusable [[geospatial data]]. Founded in 2006, it is closely connected with the [[OpenStreetMap]] project, although its constitution does not prevent it supporting other projects.
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== History ==
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The OpenStreetMap Foundation was registered in [[England and Wales]] on 22 August 2006 as a [[company limited by guarantee]].<ref name=companieshouse /> In 2007, it held the first [[State of the Map]] conference in [[Manchester]].
In October 2009, the foundation announced that its members, rather than the OpenStreetMap contributors at large, would vote on changing OpenStreetMap's data license from [[Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike]] to the [[Open Database License]].<ref name="Bégin">{{cite journal|title=Contributors' enrollment in collaborative online communities: the case of OpenStreetMap|first1=Daniel|last1=Bégin|first2=Rodolphe|last2=Devillers|first3=Stéphane|last3=Roche|journal=[[International Journal of Geographical Information Science]]|publisher=Taylor & Francis|volume=32|issue=8|date=2018|pages=1611–1630|doi=10.1080/10095020.2017.1370177|doi-access=free}}</ref>
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 2018, [[GlobalLogic]] was [[GlobalLogic#OpenStreetMap Foundation 2018 elections incident|implicated in a coordinated effort]] to sign up employees as individual members.
Active contributors membership program was introduced in August 2020. As per this active contributors to OpenStreetMap through editing (at least 42 active days in the latest period of one year) or off-line activities can apply for free of cost membership. They will have voting rights for electing board members.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://blog.openstreetmap.org/2020/08/20/active-osm-contributor-membership-program/ |title=Active OSM contributor? You can now easily join the OpenStreetMap Foundation |date=2020-08-20 |access-date=2023-08-07 |last= |publisher=OpenStreetMap}}</ref>
In June 2021, the foundation stated that the effects of [[Brexit]] have prompted them to consider a move back into the [[European Union]] due to issues with [[database right]]s, difficulties with getting charitable status for the foundation, and the increasing difficulty 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> As of February 2024, the candidates for relocation are [[Belgium]] and [[Luxembourg]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Board/Minutes/2024-02 - OpenStreetMap Foundation |url=https://osmfoundation.org/wiki/Board/Minutes/2024-02 |access-date=2024-06-22 |website=osmfoundation.org}}</ref>
By the end of 2022, the foundation had recognized 18 local chapters worldwide, including OSM Austria, supporting regional growth and community engagement.
== Governance ==
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