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The OpenStreetMap Project based at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210927104459/http://www.openstreetmap.org/">OpenStreetMap.org</a>, is the worldwide mapping effort that includes more than 320,000 volunteers around the globe. </p><p>The foundation consists of <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210927104459/http://www.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Membership">members</a> from around the world who elect its <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210927104459/http://www.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Officers_%26_Board">board of directors</a>. </p><p>Much of the foundation’s extensive work is done in the background, yet is critical to the ongoing functioning and growth of the OpenStreetMap Project. </p><p>The foundation supports the project with several key functions: </p> <ul><li>As a UK-registered limited company, the foundation acts as a legal entity for the OpenStreetMap Project.</li> <li>The foundation is the custodian for the computer servers and services necessary to host the OpenStreetMap project.</li> <li>Provides a vehicle for fund-raising to support the project. 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