How to Create Your City Map Poster
OwnHomeMap transforms OpenStreetMap cartographic data into personalized wall art. With over 130 million mapped streets across 190 countries, 17 exclusive artistic themes and full customization, create a unique poster of your city in minutes. Whether you are looking for living room decor, a personalized gift or a travel souvenir, our simple 4-step process guides you from city selection to receiving your high-definition poster.
Choose your city
Search for any city in the world. Our database relies on OpenStreetMap, which indexes over 130 million mapped streets, covering 99% of urban areas worldwide. Whether you are looking for Paris, Tokyo, a small village in Provence or a South American metropolis, our Nominatim geocoding engine instantly finds the exact GPS coordinates. The database is maintained by over 10 million volunteer contributors in 190 countries and updated daily, ensuring data is always current.
Customize your style
Customize every aspect of your poster with 17 artistic themes created by designers — from minimalist Noir to vibrant Neon Cyberpunk, through warm Terracotta and elegant Japanese Ink. Each theme defines a unique palette of 8 to 12 colors for background, roads, water and parks. Choose from 9 carefully selected typographic fonts, customize text (city name, country, GPS coordinates in DMS format, personal message) and adjust colors and poster format. The combination of 17 themes, 9 fonts and full text customization offers thousands of possible variations.
Preview in real-time
See your poster take shape live with our interactive editor. Our rendering algorithm works in 5 superimposed layers: road network organized by hierarchy (motorway, primary, secondary, residential, pedestrian), water bodies (lakes, rivers, canals), green spaces (parks, forests), fade gradients at top and bottom of the poster, then customized typography. Every color, font, text or layout change is displayed instantly on screen. You can freely experiment with all 17 themes and 9 fonts before confirming your choice.
Download or order print
Receive your high-definition 300 DPI PNG file (professional print resolution) instantly by email. The print size reaches up to 70x100 cm without quality loss, thanks to the native file resolution. You can also order a premium print on 250g/m² FSC-certified matte paper, printed with giclée technology using archival pigment inks resistant for 75+ years. Three framing options are available: solid wood in black, white or natural oak, with 2mm anti-reflective glass and integrated hanging system. Packaging uses reinforced cardboard rigid tubes for large formats.
What Makes Our Maps Unique
Real-time OpenStreetMap data
OwnHomeMap uses cartographic data from OpenStreetMap, the world's largest collaborative geographic database. Maintained by over 10 million volunteer contributors in 190 countries, this database indexes over 130 million streets and 500 million buildings. Data is updated daily, ensuring your poster reflects the current state of your city, including new streets and recent developments.
5 road hierarchy levels
Our algorithm distinguishes 5 road levels: motorways and expressways (maximum thickness, 3 px), primary roads (2.5 px), secondary roads (2 px), residential streets (1.5 px) and pedestrian paths (0.8 px). Each level receives specific color and thickness depending on the chosen theme. This contrast creates visual depth and allows instant identification of a city's urban structure — main axes, neighborhoods, pedestrian zones.
Superimposed cartographic layers
Beyond roads, OwnHomeMap integrates water layers (lakes, rivers, canals, banks) and vegetation (parks, forests, green spaces). These natural elements are extracted from OSM data via specific tags (natural=water, waterway=riverbank, leisure=park, landuse=grass) and superimposed in a precise z-order. Water appears under roads, parks under the road network, creating a realistic and aesthetic rendering that reveals each city's unique natural character.
17 exclusive themes
Each theme transforms the same map data into a radically different work of art. The 17 available themes — Terracotta, Noir, Midnight Blue, Blueprint, Neon Cyberpunk, Japanese Ink, Warm Beige, Pastel Dream, Sunset, Ocean, Forest, Emerald, Copper Patina, Monochrome Blue, Gradient Roads, Contrast Zones and Autumn — each define a unique palette of 8 to 12 colors for background, 5 road levels, water, parks and text. From minimalist to vibrant, each palette tells a different story of your city.
Full customization
Each poster is fully customizable: free text (city name, country, personal message), GPS coordinates displayed in DMS format (degrees, minutes, seconds), choice of 9 typographic fonts (serif, sans-serif, handwritten), theme color customization, and print format selection (30x40 cm, 50x70 cm or 70x100 cm). No two posters are alike — each creation is a unique piece reflecting your personal story.
Premium giclée print on 250g/m² matte paper
OwnHomeMap offers professional giclée printing on 250g/m² premium matte paper, manufactured in Europe and FSC-certified. Archival pigment inks offer resistance for 75+ years without fading, with an extended color gamut covering 98% of the sRGB space. The 300 DPI print resolution ensures perfect sharpness even on the largest formats (70x100 cm). The soft-touch matte paper resists UV and does not yellow over time.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long does it take to receive my poster?
The digital file is available instantly after payment. For printed posters, allow 3 to 7 business days depending on your location.
Can I change my poster after purchase?
The digital file is generated based on your exact configuration. Contact us within 24h if you would like a change and we will do our best.
What file format will I receive?
You receive a high-definition PNG file at 300 DPI, ready to print at any print shop or use as a wallpaper.
What is the difference between the digital download and the print?
The digital download provides you with a 300 DPI HD PNG file, delivered instantly by email. You can print it yourself or at a local print shop. The premium print is done by our team on FSC-certified 250g/m² matte paper, using giclée technology with archival pigment inks guaranteed for 75+ years. The print offers museum-quality with a silky touch that digital alone cannot reproduce. Solid wood frames (black, white, natural oak) with 2mm anti-reflective glass are available as an option.
Can I order a poster for a foreign city?
Absolutely. OwnHomeMap covers cities worldwide thanks to OpenStreetMap data, which indexes over 130 million streets in 190 countries. Whether you want to gift a poster of New York, Tokyo, Marrakech, Buenos Aires or a small Corsican village, our geocoding engine will find the city and generate the map with the same level of detail. Coverage is 99% for urban areas worldwide. Data includes roads, water bodies and green spaces for every city, regardless of location.
What format should I choose for my wall?
OwnHomeMap offers 3 print formats: 30x40 cm (ideal for a small space, shelf or desk), 50x70 cm (the standard format, perfect for a living room or bedroom, the most popular) and 70x100 cm (the centerpiece format, ideal for a large living room wall or entrance hall). The 300 DPI HD PNG digital file is compatible with all formats and can be printed up to 70x100 cm without quality loss. For small spaces, 30x40 cm fits anywhere; for maximum visual impact, 70x100 cm transforms a wall into art.