diff --git a/api/src/osm/repository.py b/api/src/osm/repository.py
index 5d73a80..5ca1c9a 100644
--- a/api/src/osm/repository.py
+++ b/api/src/osm/repository.py
@@ -22,8 +22,12 @@ async def getWorkspaceBBox(
             text(f"SET search_path TO 'workspace-{int(workspace_id)}', public")
         )
 
-        sql_query = text("select MAX(latitude) AS max_lat, MAX(longitude) AS max_lon, \
-                    MIN(latitude) AS min_lat, MIN(longitude) AS min_lon from nodes")
+        # OSM stores node latitude/longitude as integers scaled by 1e7
+        # (100-nanodegree units), so divide by 1e7 to return decimal degrees.
+        sql_query = text(
+            "select MAX(latitude) / 1e7 AS max_lat, MAX(longitude) / 1e7 AS max_lon, \
+                    MIN(latitude) / 1e7 AS min_lat, MIN(longitude) / 1e7 AS min_lon from nodes"
+        )
 
         result = await self.session.execute(sql_query)
         retVal = result.mappings().first()