The enhanced ohsomeNow Stats dashboard now provides near real-time access to all OpenStreetMap contributions since 2005, enabling more flexible and detailed analysis of global mapping activities.
ohsomeNow stats provides a comprehensive overview of mapping activities in near real time. The dashboard was developed as part of our long-term cooperation with the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT), an international organization dedicated to humanitarian action and community development through open mapping.
With the new release, the ohsomeNow stats offer more data insights allowing the visualize all OSM contributions going back to 2005, so you can explore the entire editing history of OSM. Unlike earlier versions of the tool, you are no longer bound to curated campaigns.
New ohsomeNow Stats feature
The ohsomeNow tool has been enhanced to improve its functionality and usability. It now includes all OpenStreetMap (OSM) data, going back to 2005, and not just contributions tagged with hashtags. This provides the opportunity to conduct broader and more flexible analyses of global mapping activity over time. Users now have the ability to generate comprehensive statistics for a specified time period, with the option to apply filters by country and/or specific hashtags. The data is updated every minute, ensuring that users receive accurate information in seconds. The statistics are not precomputed, instead, they are calculated on the fly. This dynamic setup allows users high flexibility, providing them with daily updates on changes within a single country or long-term trends across the globe.
Use cases for ohsomeNow Stats
Last week statistics
You can explore where OSM edits have occurred over the past week. The tool shows in which countries these changes happened and at what time, which reveals interesting activity patterns. With the bar on the left side, you can also see which hashtags were used most frequently during that period.
All edits in a single country
Manila will host the global State of the Map conference in 2025, the annual gathering of the worldwide OSM community. With ohsomeNow, we can explore all OSM edits made in a specific country. Let’s take a look at the activity in the Philippines over the past 12 months. More than 5,000 mappers contributed, with an average of around 50 active mappers per day. A significant amount came from the #omguru mapping campaign between June and November 2024, which is visible in the “Top 10 most used hashtags” overview.
All edits in OSM since its beginning
With ohsomeNow, we can explore the entire history of OpenStreetMap edits, which is more than 3.9 billion contributions. More than 2 million people have contributed to OSM so far, with currently around 40,000 to 50,000 active mappers each month. The chart at the top highlights how the number of active contributors has grown over time, reflecting the steady rise of this global mapping community.
Read more about ohsomeNow stats here: Introducing ohsomeNow stats v1.0
Try ohsomeNow stats here: ohsomeNow Stats
