✈️ The Overture team is headed to Missouri for the 4th Annual STL TechWeek from April 13 - 17, 2026.
Our Executive Director, Will, will be leading 2 essential sessions on how we are building the "spatial backbone" for the future: https://overturemaps.org/event/stl-techweek-2026/
#OvertureMaps
🗺️ Connect with the community at the Overture Member Summit! This event provides a unique opportunity for Overture members to reconnect in-person and establish and build new professional relationships
Join the Overture Member Summit 2026: overturemaps.org/event/overture-member-su...
The #OvertureMaps Member Summit is the premier destination for map enthusiasts and industry leaders to connect, collaborate, and innovate. Join us for the 2026 Overture Member Summit: overturemaps.org/event/overture-member-su...
Become a member: https://overturemaps.org/about/member
The 2026-03-18 Overture release is live 🚀
• New columns_changed data changelog 📊
• Transportation pipeline architecture overhaul 🛣️
• Places taxonomy updates (v1.16.0)
• Address refresh in 🇸🇰 🇧🇪 🇦🇹 🇨🇦 🇵🇹 🇮🇸 🇩🇪
docs.overturemaps.org/blog/2026/03/18/release-...
#OpenData
Join us in Florence in April! It's our annual opportunity to exchange ideas, strengthen connections, and set the future direction for #OvertureMaps.
Already a member? Register today to secure your spot: https://bit.ly/4rrD24o
Not yet a member? Join us: https://bit.ly/4rpjbTt
👋 See you soon!
📬 The February #OvertureMaps newsletter is out!
From fresh data improvements to continued progress on #GERS, the February update highlights how the open geospatial ecosystem is evolving.
Catch up and subscribe to stay in the loop: share.hsforms.com/1T38OzgVmQPG...
#OpenData
All datasets, bridge files, GERS registry, and PMTiles are now available on AWS & Azure.
Explore the release → docs.overturemaps.org/blog/2026/02...
The 2026-02-18 Overture release is live 🚀
• New admin_level property in Divisions
• Places taxonomy updates (basic_category + taxonomy transition)
• Address refresh across 7 countries + Norway improvements
• 1.6M+ new TomTom road segments (280k+ km)
#OvertureMaps #OpenData
🗺️ If you're a member of Overture, don’t miss your chance to submit a proposal for the #OvertureMaps Member Summit 2026!
🔗: events.linuxfoundation.org/overture-mem...
⏰ CFP closes Sunday, February 8
🗓️ Event date: April 21–23, 2026
🤝 Become a member to participate: overturemaps.org/become-a-mem...
Three years in, Overture Maps has moved from alpha to General Availability across most data themes.
Learn how open foundational datasets, cloud-native formats, and #GERS reduce the “conflation tax” and enable interoperable geospatial data.
Read: overturemaps.org/blog/2026/th...
🗺️ Earlier this month, Overture joined leaders across industry, government, & academia at GeoBuiz Summit 2026.
💬 Our recap blog highlights include Will Mortenson’s perspective on providing a common foundation of map data, and #GERS.
Read the recap: overturemaps.org/blog/2026/ge...
📢 Overture 2025-12-17.0 is live.
📌 Places: New taxonomy with clearer hierarchies
🚉 Transportation: 725k+ new TomTom segments
📍 Addresses: New Quebec dataset
🌐 Base: OSM refresh + 9,690 rollercoasters 🎢
📐 Schema: v1.15.0
Get the open data: docs.overturemaps.org/blog/2025/12...
🎂 Overture Maps turns 3.
From a shared idea to open, interoperable base map data used in the real world. Grateful for the community that made it possible.💙
Curious about Overture Maps? Join us: overturemaps.org/become-a-mem...
📻 Software Engineering Radio spoke with Amy and Jennings about the foundations of geospatial data, the role of a shared schema, how #OvertureMap’s dataset has grown to 4.2B+ features, and more!
🔗 Read the interview to learn Overture's progress & goals: overturemaps.org/blog/2025/ov...
✈️ Travel is held back by fragmented location data and systems that can’t speak to each other. #GERS changes this with one open, stable ID for every real-world place: enabling accurate discovery, seamless bookings, and AI-ready travel experiences.
📖: overturemaps.org/blog/2025/fr...
Address data might look simple, but anyone who has worked with it knows how fragmented it is.
Jeff’s new blog uses Mississippi to show how Overture turns scattered sources into one clean, ready-to-use dataset.
Full story 👇
overturemaps.org/blog/2025/bu...
We’re thrilled to welcome William Mortenson as our new Executive Director!
He brings 25+ years of geospatial experience to advance open, interoperable map data and collaboration across the industry.
🔗 Read the full announcement: overturemaps.org/announcement...
We’re thrilled to share that the Overture Maps Foundation has been named to Fast Company’s 2025 Next Big Things in Tech list for our work on GERS! 🌍✨
Read our blog to learn more about what this means for #GERS and #OpenData: overturemaps.org/blog/2025/op...
📢 Overture 2025-09-24.0 is now live.
📌 6M new POIs from Foursquare OS Places
🎯 Better confidence scores w/ signal patches
🚉 Expanded TomTom data + coverage in 🇮🇹🇵🇹🇲🇽🇪🇬🇸🇪🇮🇩
📐 New schema properties for clarity & usability
Get the #opendata: docs.overturemaps.org/blog/2025/09...
📢Announcing our keynote speakers!
4 superb speakers; seriously, they rock
Introducing you across this week
Meet Amy Rose
Currently = CTO @overturemaps.bsky.social
Responsible = technical roadmap, infrastructure design, data interoperability strategy
30 years #geospatial domain = myriad solutions
We’re honored to share that the #OvertureMaps has received the GeoGov Summit Innovation in Public-Private Partnerships Award. 🏆
A heartfelt thank you to our community. Your contributions make Overture possible. 👏 And thank you to Geospatial World Forum for the recognition.
📢 Overture 2025-08-20.0 is now live.
New Building data from Esri and Vancouver, plus expanded Base theme with quay, railway, and artwork classes. A minor patch for Microsoft ML buildings will follow shortly.
Get the open data: docs.overturemaps.org/blog/2025/08...
📢 Overture 2025-07-23.0 is live!
This month brings new Brazil buildings data, improved tagging, and expanded Türkiye coverage — part of our 12-month streak of on-time open data drops since GA.🛤️
Grab the latest data → docs.overturemaps.org/blog/2025/07...
That’s a wrap on EsriUC 2025!
Thanks to everyone who visited Overture Maps, joined the Passport Adventure with AWS, Meta, Maxar, TomTom, Nearmap & con terra, and congrats to our Capybara winners 🧸✨
Grateful for this amazing community 💛
🌏 What’s next for spatial data infrastructure?
Join Overture Maps ED Marc Prioleau at #EsriUC on July 16 to explore how #OpenData & unique IDs are driving integration across sectors.
📅 8:30–9:30 AM PDT
🔗 overturemaps.org/event/esri-u...
🌐 Don’t miss “ArcGIS Living Atlas – Open Data Content” on July 15 at #EsriUC!
See how global datasets like OpenStreetMap + #OvertureMaps are powering #OpenData in ArcGIS.
📅 8:30–9:30 AM PDT
🔗 overturemaps.org/event/esri-u...
🌍 Overture Maps is heading to #EsriUC 2025!
We’re bringing insights on #OpenData & #GERS — with sessions on Living Atlas & spatial data infrastructure.
📍July 14–18, San Diego
🔗 overturemaps.org/event/esri-u...
A walkthrough of the full GERS framework: UUIDs, Registry, Changelogs, and bridge files.
See how:
🆔 UUID lookups in the Registry
📊 Changelog analysis for tracking changes
🌉 Bridge files to Facebook pages
🗺️ Division hierarchy queries
👉 Dive in:https://docs.overturemaps.org/gers/gers-tutorial/
Ready to connect your data to GERS? Our new tutorial shows you how
Step-by-step guide covering:
🎯 Spatial matching techniques
🔧 Data enrichment with GERS IDs
🌉 Creating your own bridge files
🔄 Maintenance workflows
Start now: docs.overturemaps.org/gers/gers-tu...
