OpenStreetMap is a collaborative project to create a free editable map of the world. The data is free, and free of legal and technical restrictions. OpenStreetMap is often shorted to OSM.

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Looking for data sources for real road speeds

A data question really, though there may be a useful geo-processing solution. Context: I am calculating "drivetime" catchment areas using PgRouting and OSM / OSM2PO. If my employer/client is to ...
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PgRouting: Driving_distance() or shootingstar_sp()?

I use OSM data imported into PgRouting database. I developped a web application with a map to use OSM data. I trace routes using shooting_star_sp() function. For example, to have time cost between ...
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Openlayers display a markers popup using a button out of the map

I have the following code which addes 3 markers to the map along with there popup boxes what I want to do is have a list of location at bottom of page and using the id of the marker when click a place ...
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Can I load a country-size OSM file in QGIS?

I've tried several ways to display OSM data in QGIS, but none of them really worked well for me. For example, I've tried WMS layer, but when I try to print high resolution, it won't give me enough ...
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why there are links in streets table on navteq with zero value in the FEAT_ID field?

I have too many links with FEAT_ID = 0. Those links are transitable ways, but in the navteqs tables the associate FEAT_ID value is 0. Also, the street name and other fields are in 0. What does this ...
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Openlayers 2.12 + Firefox 15 = OSM Layer not showing

I know it's due to the new Access-Control-Allow-Origin in OL 2.12, but it is still not functional to me. I've followed instructions on here on stackoverflow. Firefox version 15.0.1 Apache2 config ...
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Leaflet markers do not open popup on click (with markerclusterer)

I just started using Leaflet and Marker Clusterer to organize the markers. Problem #1: When an unclustered marker is clicked, no popup appears. Problem #2: When a cluster is clicked several times, ...
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Is there a way to show the direction of a route?

I use pgrouting and openstreetmaps .I would like to know if there is a way to show the direction of the route on the map (eg something like this ---->---- or any other way,idea) Thanks in advance.
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Can I use Google Maps API and substitute Openstreet map as base layer?

This Question is based on below requirements. 1 - our application will need to use functionalities of Google Maps API like custom marker/Info pop up/Routing etc. 2 - our application wants to use ...
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Is it possible to display filtered results on OpenStreetMap?

is it possible to goto www.openstreetmap.org and do a search for a place like Auckland (New Zealand) or Melbourne (Australia) -but- only show Cities or Neighbourhoods or Suburbs? I understand that ...
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How is raw OSM data processed for openstreetmap.org

Can anyone provide insight into how OSM data is processed or rendered for www.openstreetmap.org? A specific example... I extracted data from a recent planet.osm PostGIS dataset for an area in ...
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Relevant data for cost attribute to calculate route time

I have imported OSM data into PgRouting database. I would like to use driving_distance() function to calculate route time. How to add relevant time cost into database ? Thanks
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Generating tiles for osm/esri shapefiles

I've generated tiles for OpenStreetMap .OSM files using Maperitive and quickly consumed them with leaflet (with no tile cache yet). I'm now looking for the right and simple way to to that also with ...
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Moving point on OpenStreetMap route

Basically I generate random numbers in R language which are indeed times between bus arrivals. I need to simulate a moving point(a bus) in OpenStreetMap by using this generated numbers. I have read ...
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Is it possible to geocode street intersections using Nominatim?

Is it possible to geocode the location of a street intersection using Nominatim? Example geocode query Commonwealth Ave at Washington Street, Boston, MA Successful Geocode by Google ...
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Optimizing OSM tiles download

Disclaimer: I don't know anything about maps, please excuse me. In our mobile app, we use Cloudmade as our map tiles provider. For certain places, we download multiple tiles for each zoom level ...
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Why the modifications I do in QGIS doesn't appear when I save an OSM file I created?

Through QGIS I loaded an OSM file I created and I'm trying to visualize what happens with the file in terms of codes after some modifications like adding points, lines or polygons. But the problem is ...
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USGS Topographic Map Online API

I am creating a website for a non-profit organization and would like to plot points on a map similar to this: http://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=931d892ac7a843d7ba29d085e0433465 I am currently ...
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Draw route using open Layers [closed]

I have several waypoints in my database and I want to draw a route. How can I do this using open Layers I am very new to javascript. A tutorial will be great if you can help. Thanks
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Is there a paid service for accessing a PostGIS/OSM DB

I want to render a world map with mapnik and postgis, but do not want to set up my own DB, because the needed hardware and processing time for the OSM import make it nearly impossible for me. I just ...
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Can Nominatim use another OSM importer?

Nominatim comes with osm2pgsql by default and uses it to import the osm files during the initial set up (utils/setup.php). Problem: I am experiencing problems with importing us-northeast.osm.pbf ...
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osm2pgsql import crashed!

I am currently importing a bz2 country file into PostgreSQL 9.1 database for Nominatim 2 using its setup.php that runs osm2pgsql. After processing the nodes. it seems to be stuck at a certain spot ...
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Nominatim (postgresql) import problem: unable to start pgsql

While importing the planet files into Nominatim, I encounter the following error below. The import command used is ./setup.php --osm-file us-northeast.osm.pbf --all I have been following the ...
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Get tile URL with projection different than 900913

I have the following code, which should display a slippy map showing tiles producted by me with mapnik: Proj4js.defs["EPSG:31258"] = "+proj=tmerc +lat_0=0 +lon_0=13.33333333333333 +k=1 +x_0=450000 ...
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Zipcode overlay on OSM

I have to display an overlay with different colors depending on the zipcode in Europe. Can I get this information from OSM shapefile ? If yes, how exaclty ? Is there a tutorial somewhere ? Thanks
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Importing planet files into Nominatim

After a gruesome night installing PostgreSQL 9.1, PostGIS 2 and Nominatim 2 on CentOS 6.3 using the instructions here, I am finally at the stage of importing a US planet file. Problem: In ...
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Problem processing OSM file with osm2pgsql

I have an OSM file and when I want to import it in my PostGIS base using osm2pgsql, I get the following error: Processing: Node(130k 8.7k/s) Way(0k 0.00k/s) Relation(0 0.00/s)Assertion failed: ...
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How to create accurate indoor maps?

I'm currently developing an indoor positioning system for a college project , I searched for good mapping platform and I found that openstreetmaps would suit me best , but now I'm stuck in generating ...
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Can I add OpenCycleMap to ArcGIS Explorer Desktop?

I'm using the ArcGIS Explorer Desktop (free viewer) - build 1750 (latest). It comes with several built in base maps, including OpenStreetMap. Is it possible to add to it OpenCycleMap: ...
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XYZ map doesn't calculate the correct tile URL

I have the following code: Proj4js.defs["EPSG:31258"] = "+proj=tmerc +lat_0=0 +lon_0=13.33333333333333 +k=1 +x_0=450000 +y_0=-5000000 +ellps=bessel ...
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OSM Map projection doesn't seem to change

I have the following OpenLayers map: Proj4js.defs["EPSG:31258"] = "+proj=tmerc +lat_0=0 +lon_0=13.33333333333333 +k=1 +x_0=450000 +y_0=-5000000 +ellps=bessel ...
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Vector layer shifted on OSM map: why?

I've defined the following map: Proj4js.defs["EPSG:31258"] = "+proj=tmerc +lat_0=0 +lon_0=13.33333333333333 +k=1 +x_0=450000 +y_0=-5000000 +ellps=bessel ...
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How do you create Revision Table in Arcmap for OSM contribution?

I have created the following detailed file for upload to OSM in ArcMap but don't know about creating a OSM Revision Table to be able to put the data into OSM. At 1:10,000 At 1:1000 The tool ...
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How to geocode US addresses using gisgraphy (400k)

Would someone please direct me in geocoding around 400k addresses using gisgraphy or openstreetmap? Thanks in advance, Aji.
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Problems using 2 maps with multiple layers and loadend event

I have 2 or more maps with one ore n layers on each map. Now I want zoom to extent for each map, but the getDataExtent returns only for the last layer in the last map a bounds. Can you help me? Here ...
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What's the best way to implement routing through areas such as parking lots?

I'm using OSM2PO to route for walking directions and I've noticed a lot of the OSM walking paths are not ideally setup. For example there are many paths which get divided up by parking lots, which ...
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How do you ignore one-ways osm2po?

I've been using OSM2PO and it's a great system so far. However, in version 4.5.2, I can't seem to ignore the one-way restrictions for calculating walk distances. In the browser version, I check on ...
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How to get City, State, Numeration, etc from OSM roads by Geofabrik?

I'm really new in this GIS world. I downloaded a shp file from Geofabrik (http://download.geofabrik.de/osm/south-america/chile.shp.zip) and imported it to Postgresql using Postgis. If I see the road ...
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How to obtain road classification type at a point via nominatim?

This is my first time posting here so please forgive me if i ask a trivial question. Is there a way of obtaining the type of road an object is settled in from a request via nominatim? (i have the ...
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How to route on OSM without using any already released routing engine?

i'm a computer science student and a complete beginner in GIS and stuff. i'm trying create my own web-based multi-modal journey planner as my thesis. And as it is a thesis i cant use any ready-made ...
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What is geom_way column in osm2po generated data?

Could anybody tell me the meaning of geom_way column generated by osm2po?
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Alternative to DeLorme Street Atlas USA 2012 Plus

Does anyone know of an alternative to a product like DeLorme Street Atlas USA 2012 Plus? I am interested in finding something that makes it easy for me to create and export custom PDF maps. Having ...
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socket connect failed for: /tmp/osm-renderd

I have installed Mapnik and have a functioning PostGIS database (I can access data through QGIS with no problems). When I try to run render_list to generate tiles it fails with socket connect failed ...
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Can I use Google maps tiles in OSM for Iran?

I use Google maps in my application but because this service has limitation (2500 request per day for Geocoding) I want to use OSM instead of Google maps. But OSM doesn't cover Iran as well as Google ...
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How to render a multi-layered (raster + vector) map to a file (PDF, SVG or JPEG, PNG)?

When using OpenLayers I can compose a map with several layers which is displayed nicely by my browser, but I need to do the same server side (no browser composing the layers), and I'm waiting a image ...
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Openlayers: How to highlight a point on mouse over a line

Any suggestions on how to highlight a point on mouse over a line, I've read points from a javascript array, lines are drawn by using them and I want to highlight some points in that array by moving ...
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OpenLayers: Error message 404 (Not Found)

I've created a map using openlayers contains osm, google layers and some vector features, On loading it shows two errors like: GET http://tile.openstreetmap.org/0/0/1.png 404 (Not Found). How to ...
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OSM license requirements

We are planning to jump in OSM sea and want to mix some of OSM layers with some of our layers afterword want to build an application which will perform common GIS tasks. Now here are my questions. ...
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mapserver postgis LABEL rendering problem

I am currently working on mapserver 5.6 with postgis in windows system. I can able to render the map details on the browser but it is not well formatted. All lables are overlaping one on other ...
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How to join polygons and lines vector maps from openstreetmap?

I am struggling with the data format OSM gives me: I want to use OSM data for routing, but all round-abouts and parking lots are not in the lines layer. They are situated in the poly(lines) layer. ...

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