Whether you’re passionate about maps, data, or shaping the future of OpenStreetMap (OSM), the community is always looking for your inspiring ideas! Why not sharing them during State of the Map 2026?
The call for participation of SotM 2026, taking place in Paris, France, on August 28 – 30, 2026, is now open! The programme committee is ready and waiting, eager to unwrap your submissions for talks, workshops, and panels. These sessions aren’t just part of the conference; they’re its beating heart, driving conversations and sparking ideas that resonate worldwide. Presenting your work, projects and ideas at SotM is also a great way to get in touch with the wider OSM community.
Tracks
Sessions can be submitted for the following tracks:
- OSM Basics – Information dedicated to newcomers
- Community and Foundation – Bringing people together, working group experiences, strategies & vision
- Mapping – All about making the mapping easier and better
- Cartography – Your ideas on how to create good-looking presentations of the OSM dataset
- Software Development – Software for processing and editing data
- Data Analysis & Data Model – Reflections about the OSM data, its model and analysis of quality and completeness
- User Experiences – Stories of using OSM and its data as a user
- Education – How you use OSM in an educational context
If your submission doesn’t seem to fit into one of these tracks, don’t worry – as long as it is clearly related to OpenStreetMap, you’re perfectly fine if you simply choose the track that feels to fit best.
OSM Science (Academic Track) at SotM 2026
In addition to this general call for participation, there will again be a proper academic track with a separate CfP, which will be announced later. So, if you’re knee-deep in the captivating world of OpenStreetMap, stay tuned for the official call: The working group is eagerly awaiting the most riveting insights and groundbreaking results from your studies. Get your research hats on, gather your data, and prepare to submit the best of your studies.
Timeline and Deadlines
- 27 April 2026 23:59:59 UTC: Deadline talk, workshop and panel submissions
- End of May 2026: End of review phase, speakers will be informed, schedule published
- 28-30 August 2026: State of the Map in Paris, France
For more information on the above track categories, submission requirements and rating criteria, please visit the complete call for participation and the submission guidelines on the SotM website.
Stay tuned for more news about the State of the Map 2026! See you later this year in Paris, France, and online!
The State of the Map Working Group
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The State of the Map conference is the annual, international conference of OpenStreetMap, organised by the OpenStreetMap Foundation. The OpenStreetMap Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation, formed to support the OpenStreetMap Project. It is dedicated to encouraging the growth, development and distribution of free geospatial data for anyone to use and share. The OpenStreetMap Foundation owns and maintains the infrastructure of the OpenStreetMap project, is financially supported by membership fees and donations, and organises the annual, international State of the Map conference. Our volunteer Working Groups and small core staff work to support the OpenStreetMap project. Join the OpenStreetMap Foundation for just £15 a year or for free if you are an active OpenStreetMap contributor.
OpenStreetMap was founded in 2004 and is an international project to create a free map of the world. To do so, we, thousands of volunteers, collect data about roads, railways, rivers, forests, buildings and a lot more worldwide. Our map data can be downloaded for free by everyone and used for any purpose – including commercial usage. It is possible to produce your own maps which highlight certain features, to calculate routes etc. OpenStreetMap is increasingly used when one needs maps which can be very quickly, or easily, updated.
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