OpenStreetMap
Collaborative project to create a free editable map of the world.
Maintained, but at a slower pace than the leaders in its category.
Commit activity more than 86% of tracked projects; popularity more than 56%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 2.8k |
|---|---|
| Latest release | — |
| Repo updated | 25 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | GPL-2.0 |
| Built with | Ruby |
Is OpenStreetMap actively maintained?
OpenStreetMap is under active development: 1494 commits landed over the last 11 months, averaging roughly 124 commits a month in the most recent quarter.
No tagged releases are published, so there is no stable version to pin to — you would deploy from the default branch or a container image built from it.
OpenStreetMap ranks #9 of 20 in Maps and Global Positioning System (GPS), placing it mid-table for maintenance activity.
What OpenStreetMap actually does
OpenStreetMap is a collaborative project for creating a free, editable map of the world. It provides geographical data and mapping capabilities that you can host independently to serve your own map tiles and spatial queries.
Best fit: This is a good fit if you need to run an independent geographical mapping service without relying on commercial map providers.
Worth knowing: Self-hosting mapping infrastructure involves heavy resource requirements for rendering and storing large spatial datasets, which can demand significant disk space and hardware tuning.
Deployment notes
As a Ruby application, it typically requires a separate database for spatial data storage, a process manager, and a reverse proxy to handle web traffic securely.
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