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DESCRIPTION:OSRM was once the go-to routing engine for anyone working with 
 OpenStreetMap data: fast\, purpose-built\, and deeply aligned with OSM’s
  data model. But in recent years\, the project lost momentum. Issues piled
  up\, pull requests stalled\, and the community started asking: is anyone 
 still home?\n\nThis talk shares early lessons from a renewed effort to cha
 nge that\, presented by OSRM’s founder and BDFL.\n\nWe’ll give an hone
 st account of where OSRM stands today: what works\, what doesn’t\, and w
 hat the broader routing ecosystem has taught us. More importantly\, we’l
 l share what the revitalization effort looks like in practice: a renewed c
 ommitment to OSM-first routing philosophy\, a public roadmap\, a lower con
 tribution barrier\, and a clearer community voice.\n\nAt the heart of this
  renewal is a shift in technical ambition. OSRM has always excelled as a h
 igh-performance server engine\, but routing doesn’t only happen in data 
 centers. Field workers\, humanitarian responders\, cyclists navigating wit
 hout connectivity: they all need routing on the device in their pocket. We
 ’ll outline early work toward a single codebase that serves both worlds\
 , powering large-scale server deployments and running efficiently on handh
 eld devices\, without splitting the project or compromising OSM fidelity.\
 n\nOSRM’s core strength has always been its refusal to treat OSM as just
  another data format. The routing profiles\, the handling of access tags\,
  the speed model: all of it is designed around how OSM actually works. Tha
 t advantage is worth fighting for\, and worth bringing to every platform i
 t can reach.\n\nAttendees will leave with a clear picture of OSRM’s curr
 ent state\, the technical roadmap ahead\, and concrete ways to get involve
 d.
DTSTAMP:20260609T202131Z
LOCATION:Guadeloupe
SUMMARY:OSRM is Back: Revitalizing the OSM-Native Routing Engine - Dennis L
 uxen
URL:https://pretalx.com/sotm2026/talk/ZR8RTX/
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