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OpenStreetMap: History, Community, Applications & Measurement

OpenStreetMap (OSM) is a map database maintained by a community of volunteers via open collaboration. Contributors collect data from surveys, trace from aerial photo imagery or satellite imagery, and import from other freely licensed geodata sources.

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OpenStreetMap topic overview

The analysis highlights History, Community, Applications and Measurement as prominent areas in the source structure around OpenStreetMap.

Related topics
350
Source areas
10
Connected nodes
364
Extracted relationships
355
Concept neighborhoods
67
Bridge connections
364

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Uses · 107 topics
Content · 56 topics
Overview · 53 topics
Mapmaking · 38 topics
Software development · 24 topics
History · 22 topics
Community · 19 topics
Influence · 14 topics
Recognition · 11 topics
Operation · 6 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Owner
OpenStreetMap Foundation
Available in
112 languages and variants
Commercial
No
Content license
Open Database License
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Created by
Steve Coast

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

History

Content

Mapmaking

Community

Operation

Software development

Uses

Recognition

Influence

Bibliography

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How OpenStreetMap connects Entity context

The extracted context around OpenStreetMap shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, OpenStreetMap → Accenture, Archived, August, Be Your Own Cartographer, Bennett, Cambridge, Chilton, Christian, Dublin, Enhancing, Evolution, Frederik, Free Map, Harpster, ISBN, Jochen, Jonathan, Jubal, Kelly, Matthew Another extracted example is OpenStreetMap → AND, AOL, Automotive Navigation Data, By July, China, CloudMade, Coast, December, GPS, In, In April, In December, In March, In October, India, London, Map, MapQuest, Netherlands, OpenStreetMap Foundation. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

OpenStreetMap

Top relations

related to Further reading · 37
OpenStreetMap → Accenture, Archived, August, Be Your Own Cartographer, Bennett, Cambridge, Chilton, Christian, Dublin, Enhancing, Evolution, Frederik, Free Map, Harpster, ISBN, Jochen, Jonathan, Jubal, Kelly, Matthew
related to history · 35
OpenStreetMap → AND, AOL, Automotive Navigation Data, By July, China, CloudMade, Coast, December, GPS, In, In April, In December, In March, In October, India, London, Map, MapQuest, Netherlands, OpenStreetMap Foundation
related to Commercial contributors · 27
OpenStreetMap → According, Amazon, Amazon Logistics, AND, Apple, Automotive Navigation Data, China, Developmentseed, Digital Egypt, Facebook, GPS, Grab, In, India, Kaart, Lightcyphers, Lyft, Mapbox, March, Microsoft
related to Non-governmental organisations · 24
OpenStreetMap → American Red Cross, April, Community, Dar, Disastermappers Project, Doctors Without Borders, Ecuador, Guinea, Heidelberg, HOT, HOT Tasking Manager, Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team, It, Kumamoto, Local, Nepal, NGOs, OSM, Ramani Huria, Salaam
related to Recognition · 24
OpenStreetMap → Award, Cartography, Cooper Hewitt, Design Promotion, Digital Public Goods Alliance, Document Freedom Day UK, Free Software Award, Free Software Foundation, Free Software Foundation Europe, Good Design Award, In, Japan Institute, OpenStreetMap Foundation, OSM, OSM-based OpenMapTiles, Prix Carto, Projects, Smithsonian Design Museum, Social Benefit, Stamen Design's OSM-based
related to Humanitarian aid · 18
OpenStreetMap → After, Centre, Coordination, Crisis Commons, European Commission Joint Research, GPS, Haiti, Haiti's, Humanitarian, Humanitarian Affairs, NGOs, Office, OSM, OSM's, Port-au-Prince, The, UNOSAT, World Bank
related to Coverage · 15
OpenStreetMap → Apache Solr, For, Germany, GIS, In, OpenStreetMap Carto, OpenTripPlanner, Oregon, OSM, OSM's, Portland, Soviet, Soviet Union's, TomTom, TriMet
related to Quality assurance · 14
OpenStreetMap → As, Changesets, Group, In, Members, OpenStreetMap Foundation's Data Working, OSM, OSM API, OSM Inspector, OSMCha, Osmose, Overall, The API, Wikipedia
related to Community · 13
OpenStreetMap → Around, By August, Contributors, GIS, In April, January, Many, Map, March, On, Others, The, The State
related to Cartography · 11
OpenStreetMap → Beyond, For, It, OpenRailwayMap, OpenSeaMap, OpenStreetMap Carto, OpenTopoMap, OSM, SRTM, Tactile Map Automated Production, The

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

data osm map maps database mapping contributors applications community project use based users open gps navigation used features website google

OpenStreetMap relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 355 structured relationships around OpenStreetMap. Examples in this analysis include OpenStreetMap → Available in → 112 languages and variants and OpenStreetMap → Commercial → No. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
OpenStreetMapAvailable in112 languages and variants1.00infobox
OpenStreetMapCommercialNo1.00infobox
OpenStreetMapContent licenseOpen Database License1.00infobox
OpenStreetMapCountry of originUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
OpenStreetMapCreated bySteve Coast1.00infobox
OpenStreetMapCurrent statusActive1.00infobox
OpenStreetMapLaunched9 August 2004; 22 years ago (2004-08-09)1.00infobox
OpenStreetMapOwnerOpenStreetMap Foundation1.00infobox
OpenStreetMapProductsEditable geographic data, tiled web map layer1.00infobox
OpenStreetMapRegistrationRequired for contributors, not required for viewing1.00infobox
OpenStreetMapURLwww.openstreetmap.org1.00infobox
OpenStreetMapUsers10.6 million1.00infobox
OpenStreetMapWritten inRuby, JavaScript1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around OpenStreetMap bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Data, Community and Mapping. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • OpenStreetMap
    • Data
    • Community
    • Mapping
    • Free
    • Map
    • Database
    • Humanitarian
    • Uses
    • World
    • Used
    • Contributors
    • Use
  • openstreetmap
    • Data
    • Community
    • Mapping
    • Free
    • Map
    • Database
    • Humanitarian
    • Uses
    • World
    • Used
    • Contributors
    • Use
  • map database
    • Data
    • Open
    • Users
    • Satellite
    • Openstreetmap
    • Imagery
    • Osm
    • Software
    • Aerial
    • Available
    • Features
    • Used
  • open collaboration
    • Source
    • Mapping
    • Navigation
    • Project
    • Humanitarian
    • Software
    • Used
    • Data
    • Openstreetmap
    • Osm
    • Aerial
    • Satellite
  • aerial photography
    • Satellite
    • Imagery
    • Contributors
    • Available
    • Used
    • Users
    • Map
    • Project
    • Humanitarian
    • Mapbox
    • Uses
    • Roads
  • open database license
    • Source
    • Mapping
    • Navigation
    • Open
    • Users
    • Project
    • Openstreetmap
    • Humanitarian
    • Software
    • Features
    • Osm
    • Community
  • maps
    • Osm
    • Google
    • Gps
    • Osm-based
    • Used
    • Applications
    • Uses
    • Coverage
    • Also
    • Features
    • Navigation
    • Openstreetmap
  • turn-by-turn navigation
    • Osm-based
    • Open
    • Applications
    • Project
    • Humanitarian
    • Google
    • Uses
    • Source
    • World
    • Also
    • Gps
    • Mapping

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For OpenStreetMap, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects OpenStreetMap with Uses. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
OpenStreetMap — Uses · splits 257 ⟂ 108
OpenStreetMap — Content · splits 308 ⟂ 57
OpenStreetMap — Overview · splits 311 ⟂ 54
OpenStreetMap — Mapmaking · splits 326 ⟂ 39
OpenStreetMap — Software development · splits 340 ⟂ 25
OpenStreetMap — History · splits 342 ⟂ 23
OpenStreetMap — Community · splits 345 ⟂ 20
OpenStreetMap — Influence · splits 350 ⟂ 15
OpenStreetMap — Recognition · splits 353 ⟂ 12
OpenStreetMap — Operation · splits 358 ⟂ 7
OpenStreetMap — Bibliography · splits 361 ⟂ 4

Map overview Semantic statistics

OpenStreetMap

Nodes365
Edges364
Triples355
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.005479
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around OpenStreetMap to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Community, Applications & Measurement, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — OpenStreetMap · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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