r/openstreetmap is a subreddit with 21k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses osm, mapping, app, openstreetmap, and routes, and they frequently recommend/review editing app.
Questions and discussions for OpenStreetMap and related items
Popular Themes in r/openstreetmap
#1
Solution Requests
: "How do I download another city map like this?"
4 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "OpenClimbing.org – climbing guide built on OpenStreetMap (feedback welcome)"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/openstreetmap
#1
Osm
: "Tufo (Italy) before/after - September project for Italian Osm community"
158 posts
#2
Mapping
: "My Mapping of a small Swedish town."
127 posts
#3
App
: "Maps I created with OSM of Camp Mystic"
22 posts
#4
Openstreetmap
: "OpenClimbing.org – climbing guide built on Openstreetmap (feedback welcome)"
22 posts
#5
Routes
: "I made a cycling route generator on top of OSM data! (Live DEMO for USA (so far))"
20 posts
#6
Data
: "OBL (Open Beacon Locator): Human-readable coordinates using POIs - open source alternative to What3Words"
16 posts
#7
Tools
: "How to respond to a user asking me not to map paths in order to keep them secret?"
12 posts
#8
Tagging
12 posts
#9
Names
11 posts
#10
Imagery
9 posts
Products Discussed in r/openstreetmap
Editing App
6 reviews
#1
StreetComplete
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Every Door
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
MapComplete
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/openstreetmap
#1
Showcase
: "Mapping villages in Romania"
50 posts
#2
Question
: "How do I download another city map like this?"
26 posts
#3
News
: "Is your child texting about OpenStreetMap? Know the signs"
13 posts
#4
Fun
: "Comparing any European city to your hometown"
8 posts
#5
Discussion
: "Mapping on OSM feels like a life altering addiction sometimes. Everything is tags, everything must be mapped"
6 posts
#6
Community
: "Got some very cool stickers at the OSM booth at Makerfaire in Hannover, Germany last weekend"
3 posts
#7
Tutorial
: "We pushed the biggest update to "AI Segmentation" QGIS plugin, you can vectorize anything in your raster with it"
3 posts
Member Growth in r/openstreetmap
Yearly
+3k members(14.5%)
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Last updated: June 28, 2026