Hello! I’m Quincy Morgan. Thank you for considering my candidacy for the board of directors of OpenStreetMap US.

If we haven’t met before, or if you just want to chat about OSM, I encourage you to reach out via OSM, Slack, email, or social media. You can check out my website for detailed information about me, my work, and more ways to contact me.

About

I have been an avid member of the OpenStreetMap community since 2018 in both volunteer and professional capacities. I am the only person to have been employed by both OpenStreetMap US and the OpenStreetMap Foundation. Recently I have organized my activities under Wayside Mapping.

Mapping

As a volunteer mapper, I’ve contributed more than 13,000 changesets over the span of 1,400 mapping days, including more than 3,000 changesets in the past year. My mapping interests are varied but include trails, waterways, peninsulas, scenic routes, monitoring stations, and undermapped places.

Development

As a paid and volunteer open source developer, I have made major contributions to OpenStreetMap tools such as iD, Field Papers, OpenTrailMap, and the openstreetmap.us website. Most recently, I have built and launched themap.is and OSM 411 on my own time.

Life

I’m currently based in New York City but have previously lived in Pennsylvania, California, and Idaho. I’ve spent time in all 48 contiguous United States and all 10 provinces of Canada. When I’m not at my desk, you can find me hiking, biking, paddling, train hopping, or road tripping to the next spot on the map.

Positions

I believe the core roles of a nonprofit board member are threefold:

1. Represent membership

A board member is a democratic representative of the members of the organization. If elected, it would be my job to actively listen to the community and be responsive to their interests.

As a white cis male, I am concerned that people like me are overrepresented in many OSM spaces to the detriment of others and to the OpenStreetMap project as a whole. OSM should be a welcoming environment where everyone has a seat at the table. If elected, I would use my position on the board to support initiatives that promote demographic and geographic diversity within OSM US events and spaces, and to ensure some voices aren’t privileged over others.

2. Support professional staff

OpenStreetMap US has an amazing executive director and professional staff who continue to excel in their large slate of responsibilities. These include running conferences and working groups, supporting mappers and tools, and helping the public use and understand OSM.

I am the only board candidate to have previously been a paid employee of OpenStreetMap US, giving me extensive firsthand knowledge of the organization.

If elected, I would be a stalwart advocate and supporter of the org’s professional staff, making sure they have the space and resources to carry out the mission of OpenStreetMap US.

3. Perform outreach

A core but often underappreciated role of a nonprofit board member is to interface with people outside the organization. Educators, researchers, organizers, nonprofits, governments, and companies are just some of the stakeholders who use or should be using OSM data, and who should be giving back.

I’ve attended over a dozen geospatial conferences since 2019. Most recently, I attended State of the Map Europe at my own expense as a representative of the US mapping community, hoping to improve understanding with European mappers.

But the bigger task for a board member is to represent OSM US in non-OSM spaces in an effort to build partnerships and solicit funding. If elected, ensuring the financial solvency of OSM US would be a top priority for me.

Election

To vote, make sure you are a member of OpenStreetMap US before February 22, 2026. You will receive your ballot via email. Please vote by March 1. Thank you again for considering my candidacy.