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Umap

Umap is a Python library that transforms OpenStreetMap data into customized maps with minimal code. Create minimalist or multi-layered maps easily—with optional pen plotter support via vsketch.

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What's in it

Data offered docs-verified
buildings (OpenStreetMap) · roads (OpenStreetMap) · green areas (OpenStreetMap) · inland water (OpenStreetMap) · ocean polygons (Overture) · place search (Photon)
Coverage llm-inferred
Global (per entry regions; docs give no coverage statement)
Update frequency docs-verified
On demand only (manual umap-art refresh); no schedule stated
Formats docs-verified
PNG · SVG · PDF
Access docs-verified
Free and keyless (no API key or account). Application code MIT; OSM and Overture Base water data ODbL; subject to source licences and attribution.

Useful for

Use cases llm-inferred
Indicative site context maps for FRA or drainage reports from OSM buildings, roads and water · A3 site location plans for planning or EIA appendices (up to 25 km²) · Habitat context mapping of green areas and inland water for ecological reports, labelled as indicative
Audience llm-inferred
GIS analysts · planners · ecologists · drainage engineers · hydrologists

Limitations

Constraints docs-verified
Public services can be slow or unavailable; no API key, account or paid fallback · Pre-release: install from checkout until the PyPI release is published · Scope limited to A3/A4 and up to 25 km² · RGB PDF only; CMYK/PDF-X, remote MCP, routing, 3D and a web editor are outside this release · Editable SVG text needs the delivered font installed in the target editor, or page.text_mode=outline · OSM building maps are not a completeness guarantee or a cadastral survey · Ocean and Overpass data can have different dates
Licence
MIT
Authentication
No API key required (repository README, auto-extracted; check upstream requirements)
GitHub stars
18
Last commit
12/10/2026
Last successful page check
14/10/2026
Page health
healthy
Package
Not recorded
Verification
Not independently verified

Auto-extracted, unverified fields: tools, install, auth. Check upstream documentation.

Provenance & evidence

Daily discovery 2026-10-15: GitHub search; verified via GitHub API. Tools/install/auth auto-extracted from README.

Metadata observed 14/10/2026 · daily-2026-10-15 (github-search)