Mapping & Earth Observation · Recorded milestone
Volunteer world map
Recorded year2004
Steve Coast starts OpenStreetMap, a free map of the world drawn and edited by volunteers, like Wikipedia for streets and buildings.
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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.