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Communities
People from all over the world contribute to or use OpenStreetMap.
While many participate as individuals, others have formed communities.
These groups come in a range of sizes and represent geographies from small towns to large multi-country regions.
They can also be formal or informal.
Local Chapters
Local Chapters are country-level or region-level groups that have taken the formal step of
establishing not-for-profit legal entities. They represent the area's map and mappers when
dealing with local government, business, and media. They have also formed an affiliation
with the OpenStreetMap Foundation (OSMF), giving them a link to the legal and copyright
governing body.
The following communities are formally established as Local Chapters:
OpenStreetMap Belgium
OpenStreetMap RDC
OpenStreetMap CZ
OpenStreetMap France
OpenStreetMap Ireland
OpenStreetMap Iceland
OpenStreetMap Italy
Free Libre Open Source Software Kosova (FLOSSK)
OSGeo Oceania
GeoLibres
OpenStreetMap Austria
OpenStreetMap Germany
OpenStreetMap Japan
OpenStreetMap Poland
OpenStreetMap US
OpenStreetMap Freemap Slovakia
Swiss OpenStreetMap Association
OpenStreetMap UK
Other Groups
There is no need to formally establish a group to the same extent as the Local Chapters.
Indeed many groups exist very sucessfully as an informal gathering of people or as a
community group. Anyone can set up or join these. Read more on the
Communities wiki page