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OpenStreetMap Foundation

Coordinates: 52°33′04″N 1°49′07″W / 52.55098°N 1.81860°W / 52.55098; -1.81860
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OpenStreetMap Foundation
FoundedAugust 22, 2006 (2006-08-22)
Typecompany limited by guarantee
Registration no.05912761
Location
  • 132 Maney Hill Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B72 1JU, United Kingdom
Coordinates52°33′04″N 1°49′07″W / 52.55098°N 1.81860°W / 52.55098; -1.81860
Expenses£91,607 (expenses for 2011-12)[1]
Employees7
Volunteers
468[2]
Websitewww.osmfoundation.org Edit this at Wikidata

The OpenStreetMap Foundation is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales on 22 August 2006.[3]

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.

Structure

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 November 2012, there were 468 members.[4]

The foundation is funded by a combination of membership fees and specific larger donations. Notably MapQuest donated $50,000 to the foundation in 2011,[5] and Esri donated an undisclosed amount in 2012.[6]

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.[7]

The foundation is run by a board of seven members, including the foundation's officers: chairman, secretary and treasurer.[8]

In December 2015, the current board was announced:[9]

  • Peter Barth
  • Kate Chapman (Chairperson)
  • Martijn van Exel
  • Mikel Maron
  • Paul Norman (Secretary)
  • Frederik Ramm (Treasurer)
  • Ilya Zverev

See also

References

  1. ^ "Finances/Income 2012 - OSMF". Osmfoundation.org. Retrieved 2013-08-15.
  2. ^ "Membership statistics". OpenStreetMap Foundation. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  3. ^ "Company Details". Companies House. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  4. ^ "Membership". OpenStreetMap Foundation. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  5. ^ Coast, Hurricane. "Donation to OSMF by MapQuest/AOL". Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  6. ^ "Donation from Esri". Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  7. ^ "Corporate Members". Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  8. ^ "Officers & Board". OpenStreetMap Foundation. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  9. ^ "Officers & Board".
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