State of the Map US Narrative Map Competition This competition invites participants to create compelling stories with OpenStreetMap data using ArcGIS StoryMaps and other digital media ahead of OpenStreetMap US’s annual conference.

📣 Big news! 📣

In partnership with Esri, we’re launching the State of the Map US Narrative Map Competition, a worldwide call for geospatial storytelling that puts open data front and center.

Get the details in this blog post: openstreetmap.us/news/2026/04...

#SOTMUS #SOTMUS26 #StoryMaps

State of the Map US Narrative Map Competition This competition invites participants to create compelling stories with OpenStreetMap data using ArcGIS StoryMaps and other digital media ahead of OpenStreetMap US’s annual conference.

📣 Big news! 📣

In partnership with Esri, we’re launching the State of the Map US Narrative Map Competition, a worldwide call for geospatial storytelling that puts open data front and center.

Get the details in this blog post: openstreetmap.us/news/2026/04...

#SOTMUS #SOTMUS26 #StoryMaps

State of the Map US 2026 The Mappiest Event of the Year

🎫 Have you gotten your tickets yet for #StateoftheMapUS? Snag 'em before the May 1st price increase!

openstreetmap.us/events/state...

#OpenStreetMap #OSM #SOTMUS #SOTMUS2026 #TicketTuesday

State of the Map US 2026 The Mappiest Event of the Year

🎫 Have you gotten your tickets yet for #StateoftheMapUS? Snag 'em before the May 1st price increase!

openstreetmap.us/events/state...

#OpenStreetMap #OSM #SOTMUS #SOTMUS2026 #TicketTuesday

State of the Map US 2026 Schedule

The State of the Map US program is live! There is a great line-up this year with 80+ presentations covering a breadth of topics from motivating mappers and openPOIs to safeguarding America's open infrastructure data.

🦩 state-of-the-map-us-2026.sessionize.com/schedule

#StateoftheMapUS #SOTMUS

State of the Map US 2026 Schedule

The State of the Map US program is live! There is a great line-up this year with 80+ presentations covering a breadth of topics from motivating mappers and openPOIs to safeguarding America's open infrastructure data.

🦩 state-of-the-map-us-2026.sessionize.com/schedule

#StateoftheMapUS #SOTMUS

💎 Thank you to our Diamond State of the Map US sponsor, Esri!

#StateoftheMapUS #SOTMUS #Esri

💎 Thank you to our Diamond State of the Map US sponsor, Esri!

#StateoftheMapUS #SOTMUS #Esri

Conference Logistics VenuesMadison Concourse HotelFriday and Saturday conference programming will take place at the Madison Concourse Hotel, centrally located on the isthmus of Madison, Wisconsin and one block away from…

Check out the #SOTMUS logistics page as you plan for your trip to Madison: openstreetmap.us/events/state...

Conference Logistics VenuesMadison Concourse HotelFriday and Saturday conference programming will take place at the Madison Concourse Hotel, centrally located on the isthmus of Madison, Wisconsin and one block away from…

Check out the #SOTMUS logistics page as you plan for your trip to Madison: openstreetmap.us/events/state...

Read the latest #SOTMUS update here: shorturl.at/fIsIZ 🦩

We send regular email updates to our event subscribers. Want to stay in the loop? Sign up here:
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Read the latest #SOTMUS update here: shorturl.at/fIsIZ 🦩

We send regular email updates to our event subscribers. Want to stay in the loop? Sign up here:
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#OpenStreetMap #OSM #StateoftheMapUS

State of the Map US 2026 June 11 - 13, 2026 Madison, Wisconsin

We're psyched to share the State of the Map US 2026 logo! A BIG thank you to graphic designer, Jake Bujnowski for his playful vision.

Check out Jake's work: www.jbujnowski.com

And then snag your tickets for #SOTMUS: openstreetmap.us/events/state...

#OpenStreetMap #opendata #FeelGoodFriday

State of the Map US 2026 June 11 - 13, 2026 Madison, Wisconsin

We're psyched to share the State of the Map US 2026 logo! A BIG thank you to graphic designer, Jake Bujnowski for his playful vision.

Check out Jake's work: www.jbujnowski.com

And then snag your tickets for #SOTMUS: openstreetmap.us/events/state...

#OpenStreetMap #opendata #FeelGoodFriday

⌛️ Weekends get busy. Make sure to carve out some time to submit your presentation proposal for State of the Map US before the Feb. 16th deadline! We can't wait to read your submissions!

🔗 sessionize.com/state-of-the...

#SOTMUS #OSM #OpenStreetMap #StateoftheMapUS #SOTMUS2026

The call for proposals for State of the Map US closes on Feb. 16th! We invite you to share your presentation ideas here: sessionize.com/state-of-the...

Looking for inspiration? Check out the recorded talks from previous conferences: openstreetmap.us/events/talks/

#SOTMUS #opendata #GIS #OSM

State of the Map US 2026 Call for proposals Deadline: Feb. 16, 2026

The call for proposals for State of the Map US closes on Feb. 16th! We invite you to share your presentation ideas here: sessionize.com/state-of-the...

Looking for inspiration? Check out the recorded talks from previous conferences: openstreetmap.us/events/talks/

#SOTMUS #opendata #GIS #OSM

⌛️ Time's running out to apply for the #SOTMUS fellowship! Get your applications in by Friday, Feb. 6th! Details here: openstreetmap.us/news/2026/01...

#OpenStreetMap #StateoftheMapUS #Madison #geospatial #opendata #conference #GIS

⌛️ Time's running out to apply for the #SOTMUS fellowship! Get your applications in by Friday, Feb. 6th! Details here: openstreetmap.us/news/2026/01...

#OpenStreetMap #StateoftheMapUS #Madison #geospatial #opendata #conference #GIS

State of the Map US Fellowships are due this Friday, Feb. 6th! Get all the details in this blog post: openstreetmap.us/news/2026/01...

#StateoftheMapUS #SOTMUS #OpenStreetMap

State of the Map US Fellowships are due this Friday, Feb. 6th! Get all the details in this blog post: openstreetmap.us/news/2026/01...

#StateoftheMapUS #SOTMUS #OpenStreetMap

State of the Map US ticket tiers

🐦 Do yourself a favor and snag your early bird tickets to SotM US in Madison, Wisconsin, before the price increase on Feb. 1

🎟️ shorturl.at/W9cPD

#StateoftheMapUS #OpenStreetMap #OSM #SOTMUS #SOTMUS2026 #opendata #geospatial #maps #GIS

Snag your early bird #SOTMUS tickets before pricing goes up on Feb. 1. The early bird catches the deal: openstreetmap.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/o...

#StateoftheMapUS #earlybird #OpenStreetMap

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Riding the Detroit People Mover
www.flickr.com/photos/james... (2018, when I was there for #SOTMUS)

New for 2026: State of the Map US Fellowships For the past ten years, OpenStreetMap US has had the pleasure of hosting scholars at State of the Map US. Each year, they bring invaluable knowledge, unique perspectives, and new opinions to the…

Announcing the #SOTMUS Fellowship! New for 2026, we're enhancing the scholarship program to offer fellowships, which will include a larger monetary award and additional opportunities for involvement in the conference. Get all the details and learn how to apply: openstreetmap.us/news/2026/01...

Aw jeez! #SOTMUS is heading to Madison in 2026! Save the Date: June 11-13, 2026

Please mark your calendars and get ready for another great conference! We will be sharing LOTS more details in the coming weeks.

Sign up to receive updates: openstreetmap.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/o...

Urban atlases, library collections, and historical geodata

@itspangler.bsky.social gives an overview of the map resources at @bplmaps.bsky.social and tools for turning them into geodata:

openstreetmap.us/events/state...

#StateOfTheMapUS #SOTMUS

Urban atlases, library collections, and historical geodata

Ian Spangler gives an overview of the map resources at @bplmaps and tools for turning them into geodata:

openstreetmap.us/events/state-of-the-map-...

#StateOfTheMapUS #SOTMUS

Whether you go big or go small, you can’t map it all. But you can lay a foundation to grow and guide a new historical mapping community. Minh Nguyễn mixes as many metaphors as possible to show us how:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=5h3y...

#StateOfTheMapUS #SOTMUS