STATE OF THE MAP EUROPE
2025 CONFERENCE
Friday 14-Saturday 15 November, Abertay University, Dundee, Scotland, UK
About The Event
Join us in Scotland's cultural centre for the most epic of European Open Data geo conferences. All the OpenStreetMap-related talks, activities, discussion groups, and posters you can handle. Dundee is described as giving you "jute, jam, and journalism" but nowadays has a thriving videogames industry. Visit the Royal Research Ship Discovery which took Captain Scott on his first voyage to the Antarctic, or the V&A Design Museum. Accommodation is good value, so stay for a few days either side and make a trip of it!
Where
Abertay University, Dundee, Scotland, UK
When
Friday and Saturday
14-15 November 2025
Tickets
Various prices, get yours now.
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Schedule
The conference begins on Friday 14th November 9am with tea/coffee served at registration in the Kydd Building. We are hoping to host an evening dinner on Saturday 15th November to end the conference (details to be confirmed).
Below are confirmed sessions (talks, panels, and discussion groups) are displayed below, but times of these may change. Click the titles for more session & speaker information. Our rooms for the conference are being named "Area", "Way", and "Node" after object types in OpenStreetMap data.
Some unofficial 'fringe' activities are being arranged on the day after, for those still in Dundee, see the OSM Wiki.
Tickets
Tickets are now available for you to attend State of the Map Europe 2025.
Early-bird ticket prices are available until the end of September, as this helps with our conference planning. During the purchasing process you will have the option to buy a conference t-shirt, water bottle, or winter hat. The design of the items will be revealed in the future.
Venue
Abertay University is sited in the centre of Dundee.
Abertay University
Abertay is a small, modern university in Dundee committed to equipping students for a bright future and successful career. Known for its expertise in video games and cybersecurity, Abertay also provides world-class degrees across a diverse range of disciplines, including biomedicine, forensics, sports science, and food science, among others. The university is also home to Abertay CyberQuarter, which fosters innovation and entrepreneurship in the field of cybersecurity in collaboration with industry partners.
Travel
Dundee is located north of Edinburgh, on the coast.
Trains
Edinburgh or Glasgow: There are regular trains to Dundee Railway Station from Edinburgh (Waverley) (1 hour 20 mins) and from Glasgow, which then continue into the highlands of Scotland. A few trains a day run direct from London Kings Cross (6 hours), but otherwise it is an easy change at Edinburgh.
London: UK long-distance trains need to be booked in advance. Tickets are generally available up to 27 weeks before travel. There will often be cheaper tickets if you buy them early. Try National Rail Enquiries, The Trainline, or RailEurope.
An overnight train from London, the Caledonian Sleeper, is also available, and tickets for it can be purchased at a 10% discount by using a code provided on your SotMEU ticket receipt. This option can be combined with a 20% discount for onwards travel with Scotrail, provided that you purchase those additional tickets in person; some conditions apply - see Scotrail's discount information page for more details.
Planes
Dundee has a small airport with limited options. Loganair offers conference delegates up to 30% off flights for travel to/from Dundee from London Heathrow (LHR), Sumburgh (LSI), and Kirkwall (KOI) Airports. Book at Loganair.co.uk before 17 November 2025, quoting promotional code 'SMEC2025' at the time of booking, for travel between 8-17 November 2025.
Edinburgh Airport is an international airport with many options. Take the 'Fly Dundee' bus from immediately outside Edinburgh Airport to get to Dundee city centre. The buses are clearly branded. Tickets can be purchased in advance. If you are worried about flight delays getting to Edinburgh then we suggest booking a later bus ticket - if you land and get your baggage quicker then you can login and change to an earlier bus time.
..and automobiles
Dundee city is quite compact and for the conference it will likely be easy to walk between places. There is no Uber service. 2 local companies, Dundee City Taxis tel: 01382 204060 and Tele Taxis tel: 01382 825825, have their own apps. There are taxi ranks at the side of the railway station, and at the Steeple Church. Any taxi you use should be licensed and have a taxi number on the side of the car. A 5-minute journey costs approximately £6 to £8.
If you are staying further out from the city, or go to see other towns, the main bus companies are Xplore and Stagecoach.
Hotels
Dundee is well supplied with hotels (budget to luxury), B&Bs (Bed and breakfast guest houses), and rentals.
Prices are very good compared to elsewhere in the UK.
The Dundee City Region webpage for SotMEU links to a selection of accommodation options
Sponsors
We are now seeking sponsors to support the event.
The sponsorship pack contains information and how to get in touch.
Bronze Sponsors
Supporters
Code of Conduct
OpenStreetMap UK is dedicated to providing a harassment-free conference experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age or religion.
We do not tolerate harassment of conference participants in any form. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate for any conference venue, including talks.
Harassment includes verbal comments that reinforce social structures of domination related to gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age, religion; sexual images in public spaces; deliberate intimidation; stalking; following; harassing photography or recording; sustained disruption of talks or other events; inappropriate physical contact; and unwelcome sexual attention. Participants asked to stop any harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately.
Exhibitors in the expo hall, sponsor or vendor booths, or similar activities are also subject to the anti-harassment policy. In particular, exhibitors should not use sexualised images, activities, or other material. Booth staff (including volunteers) should not use sexualised clothing, or otherwise create a sexualized environment.
If a participant engages in harassing behavior, the conference organizers may take any action they deem appropriate, including warning the offender or expulsion from the conference with no refund. If you are being harassed, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns that you are unable to satisfactorily resolve amongst the person(s) involved, please contact a member of conference staff immediately. Escalation to, and incident reporting by a small subset of conference team leaders will ensure that repeat offenders do not go unnoticed.
We expect participants to follow these rules at all conference venues and conference-related social events.
Reporting of concerns and incidents will be made to the small "Inclusion and Safety Team" to ensure they are dealt with consistently and repeated actions do not go unnoticed.
Contact Information: You can email the State of the Map Europe organising team with any concerns at info@stateofthemap.eu. Members of the "Inclusion and Safety Team" will be identified at the conference and can be approached directly.
Privacy Policy
The conference organisers are OpenStreetMap CIC UK.
By registering as a presenter or delegate for the State of the Map Europe, you give us permission to contact you about the conference, post conference evaluation and any future OpenStreetMap conferences and events. Your information will only be used by the OpenStreetMap CIC UK.
The personal information you provide us will be used by the conference organisers to help organise and evaluate State of the Map Europe.
Details will be stored in accordance with current data protection legislation for 12 months after the event. The information you provide us on registration will not be shared with third parties except in the following necessary ways:
- Names and talk/session details may be published on the conference website and linked schedule apps.
- Personal information such as accessibility requirements and dietary requirements will be disclosed to third parties to suitably provide services, this will usually be done as a count of delegates and not be connected to names.
- State of the Map Europe 2025 will administer a post event evaluation survey using the OpenStreetMap Foundation's Limesurvey instance. A full report will be presented to the conference organisers. No identifiable information will be included in the reports, which may be published publicly and shared with organisations involved in the conference.
- By law, all delegate information may be shared with law enforcement agencies bearing a warrant for the detection and prevention of crime.
- If your details change after registering for the conference, we encourage you to notify us of any changes by email to allow us to update your details.
- You can request a copy of all details we have stored about you in relation to State of the Map Europe 2025. Please email us with any requests for a copy of your records.
- If you are no longer planning to attend State of the Map Europe for any reason, and you wish your information to be removed from our records, please contact us by e-mail.
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The conference operates a Code of Conduct which it expects everyone to follow. The organisers reserve the right to take actions detailed in the Code of Conduct.
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