My contributions to the commons, year in review thread:

In 2025 I had 40 mapping days with 138 changesets to OpenStreetMap. That's the fewest contributions I've had since 2018, and 78 fewer days than in 2024.

Still, it's not nothing, you know.

E: Within these changesets there's 3158 contributions according to my profile on OSM, whatever that means… First heatmap is from https://hdyc.neis-one.org/?forteller second from https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/forteller

#OpenStreetMap #mapping #YearInReview #fortellerWrapped

Today #OpenStreetMap received an incredibly generous 2 BTC #Bitcoin donation - Thank you so much! ₿❤️🙏

Around this time last year, a 1 BTC gift made a real difference in keeping our servers and services running. 2026 looks extremely challenging with rapidly rising hardware costs.

If you'd like to support OSM via Bitcoin: https://osmfoundation.org/wiki/Donate/Bitcoin ❤️🗺️

Other donations methods:
https://supporting.openstreetmap.org/donate

Today #OpenStreetMap received an incredibly generous 2 BTC #Bitcoin donation - Thank you so much! ₿❤️🙏

Around this time last year, a 1 BTC gift made a real difference in keeping our servers and services running. 2026 looks extremely challenging with rapidly rising hardware costs.

If you'd like to support OSM via Bitcoin: https://osmfoundation.org/wiki/Donate/Bitcoin ❤️🗺️

Other donations methods:
https://supporting.openstreetmap.org/donate

Mappy Christmas #OpenStreetMap 🎄🗺️

If you fancy a Christmas or Boxing day walk, @everydoor https://streetcomplete.app/ @vespucci_editor or https://osm.wiki/Go_Map!! make great company for a little mapping adventure. 🚶‍♂️📍📱

Thank you for all the awesome mapping, fixing, and improvements this year 🎁🥳

Mappy Christmas #OpenStreetMap 🎄🗺️

If you fancy a Christmas or Boxing day walk, @everydoor https://streetcomplete.app/ @vespucci_editor or https://osm.wiki/Go_Map!! make great company for a little mapping adventure. 🚶‍♂️📍📱

Thank you for all the awesome mapping, fixing, and improvements this year 🎁🥳

CoMaps release 2025.12.19 is now out.

In addition to fresh #OpenStreetMap data from December 17, new features on Android include better warnings about outdated maps when trying to edit OSM and the ability to specify your own remote-server for downloading maps.

(Note: For now CoMaps expects the custom server to still serve the same maps as the "official" CoMaps server, but it's a start.)

Full list is at https://codeberg.org/comaps/comaps/releases/tag/v2025.12.19-11

CoMaps release 2025.12.19 is now out.

In addition to fresh #OpenStreetMap data from December 17, new features on Android include better warnings about outdated maps when trying to edit OSM and the ability to specify your own remote-server for downloading maps.

(Note: For now CoMaps expects the custom server to still serve the same maps as the "official" CoMaps server, but it's a start.)

Full list is at https://codeberg.org/comaps/comaps/releases/tag/v2025.12.19-11

RE: https://en.osm.town/@OSMLondon/115707564215038674

Looking for some christmassy mappy good cheer? Join us in Paddington tomorrow night (Tues) for an #OpenStreetMap pub #meetup!

Did you already find any Christmas trees in CoMaps? During the Christmas season, the app displays public Christmas trees that are mapped in #OpenStreetMap (in maps from version 2025.11.19 onwards).

Need some help to find them? Check out https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/christmas-trees_1329183 to see where you can find some!

The ones around you are not mapped yet? We plan on having another release before Christmas. If you map them now, they will be included in the last pre-Christmas release!

Special offer for AI companies: for a modest donation to #OpenStreetMap we'll give you a direct download link to our data in a machine-friendly format. Much quicker than juggling 100,000 IPs to scrape our website. Start here: https://supporting.openstreetmap.org/donate/ #ODbL #licensed #planet 😏🤖🌍💸

@gedankenstuecke I by the way found the images in iD editor pretty small to be able to read the text & phone numbers on signs to edit them in #openstreetmap Is there a way to make the images bigger somehow?

Doing some mapping on Madagascar while watching Ted Lasso

#madagascar #mapping #OpenStreetMap #TedLasso

#TIL about this awesome interactive tool to explore toponyms in #GreatBritain called Grep Britain. 🇬🇧

https://conradgodfrey.com/grep_britain/

(And for anything more complex and worldwide, there’s #OverpassAPI via #OverpassTurbo or #OverpassUltra using #OpenStreetMap data.)

#maps #Mapstodon #gischat #UnitedKingdom

Release 2025.12.11 is now out on Google Play, F-Droid, and the iOS AppStore. Updates include adding & editing charging sockets for electrical vehicles in #openStreetMap and a UX refresh to Material 3 on Android.

See all details here: https://www.comaps.app/news/2025-12-14/Release-2025.12.11-notes/

Announcing the 2025 Microgrant Program Grantees

The OSM Foundation's Engineering Working Group is pleased to announce the recipients of this years OSMF Microgrants Program. This program is designed to support community members working on software projects that strengthen the OSM platform and ecosystem

https://blog.openstreetmap.org/2025/12/14/announcing-the-2025-microgrant-program-grantees/
#OpenStreetMap #OSM #OSMF #OSMFoundation

RE: https://en.osm.town/@OSMLondon/115707564215038674

Looking for some christmassy mappy good cheer? Join us in Paddington tomorrow night (Tues) for an #OpenStreetMap pub #meetup!

#TIL about this awesome interactive tool to explore toponyms in #GreatBritain called Grep Britain. 🇬🇧

https://conradgodfrey.com/grep_britain/

(And for anything more complex and worldwide, there’s #OverpassAPI via #OverpassTurbo or #OverpassUltra using #OpenStreetMap data.)

#maps #Mapstodon #gischat #UnitedKingdom

Release 2025.12.11 is now out on Google Play, F-Droid, and the iOS AppStore. Updates include adding & editing charging sockets for electrical vehicles in #openStreetMap and a UX refresh to Material 3 on Android.

See all details here: https://www.comaps.app/news/2025-12-14/Release-2025.12.11-notes/