OpenStreetMap Foundation
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Founded | August 22, 2006 |
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Type | company limited by guarantee |
Registration no. | 05912761 |
Location |
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Coordinates | 52°33′04″N 1°49′07″W / 52.55098°N 1.81860°WCoordinates: 52°33′04″N 1°49′07″W / 52.55098°N 1.81860°W |
Expenses | £91,607 (expenses for 2011-12)[1] |
Volunteers | 468[2] |
Mission | Supporting the OpenStreetMap project |
Website |
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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
- ↑ "Finances/Income 2012 - OSMF". Osmfoundation.org. Retrieved 2013-08-15.
- ↑ "Membership statistics". OpenStreetMap Foundation. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
- ↑ "Company Details". Companies House. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
- ↑ "Membership". OpenStreetMap Foundation. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
- ↑ Coast, Hurricane. "Donation to OSMF by MapQuest/AOL". Retrieved 14 November 2012.
- ↑ "Donation from Esri". Retrieved 14 November 2012.
- ↑ "Corporate Members". Retrieved 17 August 2014.
- ↑ "Officers & Board". OpenStreetMap Foundation. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
- ↑ "Officers & Board".