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@internetarchiveeurope@toot.community June 8, 2026, 10:19:15 AM UTC

Maps are infrastructure too.

At a recent Internet Archive Europe workshop, we explored how OpenStreetMap and MapLibre are building open, community-governed alternatives to proprietary mapping platforms.

Who decides what stays visible, preserved, and accessible?

https://www.internetarchive.eu/2026/06/08/maps-are-infrastructure-too/

#OpenStreetMap #MapLibre #OpenSource #DigitalInfrastructure

Internet Archive Europe - Bringing Collections to Life

Maps Are Infrastructure Too

Not all infrastructure looks like a server room. Some of it looks like a map. On 19 May, Internet Archive Europe hosted a workshop at our Amsterdam space with Bart Louwers, one of the core maintainers of MapLibre, and Tommi Marmo, OpenStreetMap contributor. The conversation moved between the technical and the political in a way

#digitalinfrastructure #maplibre #opensource #openstreetmap

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