Service provider for OpenStreetMap geodata: consulting, training, software development and server setup.
Geofabrik GmbH
Karlsruhe (Amalienstraße 44, 76133) · DENew on Amplifa
About Geofabrik
Geofabrik GmbH was founded at the end of 2007 in Karlsruhe by Jochen Topf and Frederik Ramm and specializes in the preparation of free geodata, in particular the data of the OpenStreetMap project. The company extracts, selects and processes geodata and creates shapefiles, maps, map tiles and complete web mapping solutions from it. Its range of services includes consulting, training in German and English, custom software development based on open source, and the setup of tile servers, geocoding servers (Nominatim, Photon), routing servers (OSRM, GraphHopper), WMS and Overpass servers on customer-owned or rented hardware, including failover configurations and load-balanced clusters. With Geofabrik Downloads, the company operates a widely used platform for free regional OpenStreetMap data extracts worldwide; in addition, paid server services and hosting are offered as a web service. The team consists of active members of the OpenStreetMap community; customers include companies from geoinformation/GIS, transport and logistics, public transport as well as authorities and emergency services. The company is headquartered at Amalienstraße 44 in Karlsruhe; it is a member of the OpenStreetMap Foundation and a supporter of OpenStreetMap Germany.
- Site
- Karlsruhe
- Processes
- Consulting on OpenStreetMap, Training (German/English, on-site or remote), Software development (geodata/open source), Server setup (tile servers, geocoding with Nominatim, routing servers, OSM databases, POI servers,, Hosting of software as a web service, Paid server services: tile server, geocoding (Nominatim, Photon), routing (OSRM,, Geofabrik Downloads: free OSM data extracts, Tools: Map Compare, OSM Inspector
- Materials
- OpenStreetMap Data, Elevation Data (SRTM, CGIAR), ODbL 1.0 License
- Founded
- 2007
- Industries
- Geoinformation/GIS, Transport/Logistics, Public Transport, Emergency Services/Authorities, Web/Software Development
- 01
Consulting and requirements analysis
- 02
Data preparation (extraction, selection, conversion)
- 03
Software development and configuration
- 04
Server setup and hosting
- 05
Documentation and handover
- 06
Training and support
Data Sources and Methods
OpenStreetMap Data
Free, community-maintained geodata as the basis for extracts, maps and server services.
Elevation Data (SRTM, CGIAR)
Data basis for elevation profile servers as well as contour lines and hillshading.
ODbL 1.0 License
Share-alike license of the OpenStreetMap data, which enables further processing and redistribution without license fees.
Location
Karlsruhe
DEHeadquarters/Office
- Materials
- OpenStreetMap Data, SRTM/CGIAR
- Tile Server
- Geocoding (Nominatim, Photon)
- Routing (OSRM, GraphHopper)
- WMS Server
- Overpass Server
- Elevation Profile Server
Inside the production
Industries
Additional services
History
- 2007
Founding of Geofabrik GmbH by Jochen Topf and Frederik Ramm
- 2008
Publication of the German OpenStreetMap book by Ramm and Topf (Lehmanns, February 2008)
- 2011
Christine Karch becomes Managing Director of Geofabrik
- 2014
Amanda McCann joins the team and takes over the server infrastructure
- 2017
Michael Reichert joins as software developer and map designer