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I want to remove some layers from the osm map of an area. It has all the details like POI, offline routing and all. But I just want the map data. How can I remove this extra layer from the map?

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Please, clarify how do you utilise OSM? – SS_Rebelious Apr 28 '12 at 12:13
Actually I download the osm files. Now when I load the files it has all the details with map like POI and all. I don't want all these stuff. I just need simple map and remove all the extra feature how can I do it? – rajan sthapit Apr 28 '12 at 13:59

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There are no layers as such. You have points (=nodes), lines (=ways) and relations between those. They can have attributes (=tags), which represent map features. If you want to have a map of just the features you're interested in, you can use tools like TileMill or Maperitive to generate such maps. It all depends on your concrete needs - do you need a Web map, a bitmap, a vector map...

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I need a vector map. Actually I downloaded the vector map in osm format. I just want plain roads not POI and all. When I loaded the osm file it shows everything how to remove this – rajan sthapit Apr 29 '12 at 15:27
If by "OSM format" you mean OSM XML, then this is not really a vector map - it's raw geo data encoded in XML form. I think you should start by reading the basics: wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Beginners_Guide_1.5 – Igor Brejc Apr 29 '12 at 19:50

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