What OpenGeo Foundation does

Stichting OpenGeo is a Dutch nonprofit foundation (ANBI-status Stichting) registered in Leidschendam, Netherlands, that provides technical and administrative infrastructure to a portfolio of open geographic data projects. The foundation serves as a governance and operational vehicle enabling the long-term sustainability of open data initiatives, including OpenStreetMap Nederland, openOV, NDOVloket, OpenFietsKaart, OpenWandelKaart, OpenEBS, and an open geocoding service (bag42.nl). Its primary beneficiaries are public transport operators and travelers (via open schedule and real-time data), cyclists and hikers (via open route and trail maps), and Dutch public-sector bodies seeking guidance on unlocking geographic data using open standards.

The foundation's products operate as interconnected open-data infrastructure: OpenStreetMap Nederland supplies underlying mapping layers; specialized maps (OpenFietsKaart and OpenWandelKaart) and transit platforms (openOV, NDOVloket, OpenEBS) consume and distribute that data; a geocoder completes the address-to-coordinate pipeline. Underlying technology is open source and standards-based, emphasizing interoperability rather than proprietary IP. Distribution is indirect: the foundation facilitates partner projects rather than selling commercial products.

Commercially, Stichting OpenGeo is not a revenue-generating entity in the conventional sense. It is funded through tax-deductible donations and periodic gifts (minimum 5-year commitments under Dutch ANBI rules), and is governed by an unpaid board. The foundation also engages in policy advocacy, submitting position papers to the ACM and to the Tweede Kamer (Dutch Parliament) on open transit data, open standards, and open government data. Operations have been continuous since at least 2012, with annual reports (jaarrekeningen) and multi-year policy plans (beleidsplannen) published consistently through 2025-2027. The foundation's strategic value derives from its position as a trusted bridge between open-data theory and practice in the Netherlands, rather than from any monetizable customer relationship.

Name

OpenGeo Foundation

Legal name

Stichting OpenGeo

Website

https://opengeo.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Stichting OpenGeo is a Dutch ANBI-status nonprofit foundation that provides technical and administrative infrastructure for open geographic data projects, including OpenStreetMap Nederland, openOV, NDOVloket, OpenEBS, OpenFietsKaart, OpenWandelKaart, and an open geocoder, serving cyclists, hikers, public-transport travelers, and Dutch government bodies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Open Data Infrastructure

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518210)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

OER Licensing, Rights & Open Policy Support (Creative Commons) (EDAGAJAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

OER Repositories, Discovery & Metadata Services (EDAGAJAL)

Keywords

• Open geographic data
• Open data foundation
• Open source mapping
• Public transport data
• Nonprofit open data

Headquarters

HQ city

Leidschendam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Gifts: The foundation accepts periodic gifts (periodieke giften) and general donations, with tax deductibility benefits for donors under Dutch law (ANBI status). Donors can make gifts for a minimum of 5 years with full tax deductibility.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Stichting OpenGeo is a Dutch nonprofit foundation (ANBI) that provides administrative and operational infrastructure for open geographic data projects in the Netherlands. It runs and facilitates platforms that make geographic and public transport data freely available, including OpenStreetMap Nederland, OpenFietsKaart (cycling), OpenWandelKaart (hiking), openOV (public transport schedules), NDOVloket (national public transport data portal), and OpenEBS (exploitation management system). The foundation also advocates for open data policy with Dutch government bodies.

Product overview

OpenGeo Foundation (Stichting OpenGeo) operates as a non-profit organization (ANBI) that supports projects making and keeping geographic information freely available. Their portfolio consists of multiple interconnected open data initiatives: OpenStreetMap Nederland provides the underlying mapping infrastructure, supplemented by specialized map products OpenFietsKaart (cycling) and OpenWandelKaart (hiking). For public transport, they maintain openOV for schedules and travel data, along with NDOVloket for national transit information. OpenEBS serves as an exploitation management system. These products are connected through their shared mission of open data standardization and their use of open standards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• OpenStreetMap Nederland

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• OpenStreetMap NederlandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOpenGeo provides technical and administrative infrastructure support for OpenStreetMap operations in the Netherlands, facilitating the mapping platform that provides free geographic data.
• OpenOVcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOpenOV is one of the largest sources of realtime open public transport data in the Netherlands. OpenGeo supports its technical and administrative infrastructure.
• NDOVloketcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNDOVloket is a major source of realtime open data for public transport. OpenGeo facilitates its technical and administrative infrastructure.
• OpenFietsKaartcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOpenFietsKaart provides open cycling map data. OpenGeo supports its technical and administrative infrastructure.
• OpenWandelKaartcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOpenWandelKaart provides open hiking map data. OpenGeo supports its technical and administrative infrastructure.
• OpenEBScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOpenEBS (Open Exploitation Management System) is an open source system for managing infrastructure data. OpenGeo supports its development and maintenance.
• Open State FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOpenGeo collaborates with Open State Foundation on advocacy for open government data, including joint submissions to the Dutch Parliament on public transport data policy.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Internet Archive: US nonprofit preserving open digital content. Comparable as a larger peer open-data infrastructure nonprofit with a public-benefit mission similar in spirit to OpenGeo's.
• Wikimedia Foundation: Global nonprofit supporting open knowledge infrastructure including OpenStreetMap data consumption. Comparable as a much larger peer in the open-data/nonprofit advocacy space.
• Mozilla Foundation: Global nonprofit supporting open web standards and open source. Comparable as a peer mission-driven organization in the open-data/open-standards space at significantly larger scale.
• Creative Commons: Global nonprofit providing open licensing frameworks. Comparable as a larger peer in open-content/open-licensing policy space, though not focused on geographic data.

Others

• Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF): US-based nonprofit advocating for digital rights and open internet policy. Tangentially comparable as a peer open-tech advocacy nonprofit with adjacent policy engagement.

Direct peers

• Open State Foundation: Dutch nonprofit advocating for open government and open data. A direct domestic peer that has co-authored parliamentary letters and policy submissions with OpenGeo Foundation.
• Open Knowledge Foundation: UK-based nonprofit promoting open data and open knowledge across sectors. Comparable as a peer open-data advocacy organization with closely aligned public-benefit mission.
• NLnet Foundation: Dutch foundation supporting open source and open standards initiatives. Comparable as a domestic peer nonprofit with overlapping mission around open technology, public benefit, and standards advocacy.
• Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo): International nonprofit supporting collaborative development of open source geospatial software. Highly comparable as a peer open-source geographic-data foundation with overlapping tooling and standards mission.
• OpenStreetMap Foundation: UK-based foundation that operates OpenStreetMap globally. Highly comparable as the parent foundation of the project that OpenGeo Foundation specifically supports in the Netherlands (OpenStreetMap Nederland), operating in the same open geographic data space with a similar nonprofit model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• GitHubgithub.com/StichtingOpenGeo
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stichting-opengeo

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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