Part of the Springer series “Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography,” this academic title fulfills its promise of an up-to-date university summary of related “experiences, research, and applications.” It is an edited text by academics specifically focused on the use of OpenStreetMap in the geographical information sciences.

After a brief introductory survey, Part 1 contains five chapters on data management and quality. These are mostly focused on a European perspective. Part 2 contains three chapters on social context and research agendas. Part 3, on network modeling and routing, contains stimulating research chapters on the topics, including an interesting look at urban bicyclists in the British situation. Part 4 is centered on “land management and urban form.” The final chapter is a very optimistic “outlook for OpenStreetMap.”

This text is excellent for an academic research audience. The references range from the beginnings of the topic through 2014. While not intended to be a practitioner’s guide (see instead [1,2,3,4]), it has excellent references and specific thoughts, which together should indeed stimulate further research by the intended audience.