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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Geographic maps in ArcMap
I have OSM data in SHP format inside ArcMap 10. But in ArcMap they are stretched a lot East-West compared to what I see at www.openstreetmap.org. How can I change it in ArcMap? I am not looking for ...
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Why is osm road data showing up with lines radiating from a point?
My openstreetmap data has artifacts that I can't seem to get rid of. It is showing the roads underneath the artifacts so I know that the query is working at least partially.
The data is from ...
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How to Determine to world map size in pixel given this data?
How to Determine the world map size in pixels given this data?
Map size of a particular area say, for example:
Makati city, Philippines with bounds:
Top-Right: 121.0281, 14.56497
Bottom-Left: ...
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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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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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How to add more than one xml file per layer
I'm using this code to add xml (osm relations) files to my map.
osm_layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.GML("Polygon", relation.xml, {
format: OpenLayers.Format.OSM,
style: {strokeColor: "blue"},
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How to tag schools in OpenStreetMap?
Hello and good evening dear GEO-friends,
How can we tag schools? One problem is that they are based on large areas, and there are entrances and barriers.
How can we handle footways or all the parts ...
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GPS device taking pictures and saving heading + HDOP?
I'm looking for a device that can do all of the following:
Take picture
Save lat-long GPS position + heading (angle to North) of picture [so need tilt-compensated 3D compass], in exif or other ...
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How to calculate the optimal zoom-level to display two or more points on a map
We want to display several markers on a static map and want to calculate the optimal zoom-level like Google Maps does. We already calculated the bounding rectangle and the centerpoint of the map but ...
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Queries on virtual network in Spatialite only make errors
I've installed Spatialite 2.4 in Ubuntu. I try to convert an osm file into a roads network using this tutorial and make searches on it, but the queries only produce "no column" errors.
$ ...
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Starting a GIS project in java with OSM data
I am starting a new GIS project in Java. Till now, I used JTS and geotools to load shape files - these data were then displayed on a swing interface. For this new project, I would like to use OSM ...
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How to render iD editor-style streetmaps?
Is there a simple way to render OSM data (let's start with just streets and names for a single metro area) client side as nodes and edges like the new iD editor?
I'm comfortable with d3 but am ...
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How to access the road graph plugin in python?
I am developing a few scripts in Python for QGIS 1.8 to automate some geo-tasks and one of them would be to calculate the shortest distance from a hospital to each building in a town.
I would like to ...
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How to create a printable map of labelled markers with OSM background?
I want to create an image of an OpenStreetMap map suitable for printing on A4 at 300dpi.
The map needs to have half a dozen markers/points, and each should be labeled with the name of the point.
I ...
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Why is it so hard to download only a part of OSM data by attribute tag?
Is there any online service that allows to download only one thematic layer of the OSM data for a specific geographic region? For example all objects related to vegetation (trees, grassland,...), but ...
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purpose of maxExtent?
I am starting with maps but im a beginner. The answer is probably easy, but i could not find it anywhere.
I cannot figure out why to use maxExtent. If I delete it from my application, its behavior ...
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How to make corners of openlayers with OSM map rounded?
I'm trying to apply style with border-radius:XXpx to my openlayers map:
map = new OpenLayers.Map(name)
map.addLayer(new OpenLayers.Layer.OSM())
But rounded corners are hidden by tiles of the map:
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How often are MapQuest tiles updated with new OSM data?
When users make edits to OpenStreetMap, how long does it generally take for those edits to show up in the MapQuest tiles? Is this on the order of hours, days, or months?
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How to label a selection of an OSM layer depending on certain tags?
I just imported original OSM data to export a pdf-map by assigning graphic attributes to the features I need.
The label tool in QGIS 1.8 allows to select certain features, like I can do with the ...
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Filter by specific amenity in OSM
I'm new to maps, and have been searching for the past couple of hours how to get started with OpenStreetMaps without much success.
What I would like is a spreadsheet with the coordinates, names and ...
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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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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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How much time is required to get my osm data updated
I updated some roads in osm map. I updated using JOSM. But the updates are not visible in the map after 2 days. I am new to osm maps. Can anyone please tell me the possible reasons.
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OSM data, line and polygon confusion
Taking some OSM (*.osm) data downloaded from Geofabrik I have created a Spatialite database using spatialite_osm_map. Now I have problems, because some of the data that is supposed to be in the form ...
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How to add a google/OSM/bing etc style map layer to Quantum GIS
I am just getting started using QGIS. I am aiming to create a heat map of Census tracts in Georgia based on population. I have all of the data - the population for each census tract in Georgia.
I've ...
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how to avoid the bbox limitations on a Mapquest XAPI request
I am doing the following: I send a request to the API-Server - over http as a response I get the following result - in XML
example: the following link gives back all the Nodes of the Type ...
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Openlayers Polygon not visible
I have just recently started playing with mapping but have had limited success. I have been able to create/display markers, but in my current project I am trying to display zipcode areas by creating ...
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Sensor Observation Service Filter Request
I am a student and currently developing a web application using Sensor Observation Service. In my Web-Client, I am sending request to SOS Server per sensor and getting back the observations.
The main ...
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How to get spatialite_osm_net from spatialite
I am using windows 7. I downloaded spatialite-tools (precompiled) from the following site. But there is no "spatialite_osm_net" tool available. For one of my project I was trying to convert the OSM ...
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JOSM vs QGIS/uDIG for road network editing and storage
My application needs to store a road network and provide editing functionality for that network (editing/updating/removing lanes, signs, traffic lights, speed limits info, etc.).
I find JOSM tool to ...
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Is there a method to create offline geocoder using OSM xml data?
I am trying to develop an offline android map that makes use of OSM map tiles of 15 zoom level, For this purpose i used an open source library : Osmdroid
Now, i m looking into the possibility of ...
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Convert CSV files into OSM with FME
I have a database which i've exported as individual csv files for each table.
Below are some of the attributes which exist from two of the csv files:
wayPointID linkID order x y z length ...
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Temporary additions to OSM data
I'm planning on building a transportation related GIS App.
In the app, users will be allowed to add their own links to the network. For example, let's say a user wants to add a "driveway" in front of ...
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troubles with osm2pgrouting
I'm trying desperately to write my first query in pgRouting using maps in osm format (as shown in http://www.carsonfarmer.com/?p=799).
Im using Ubuntu 10.10 with Postgresql 8.4 ang postgis 1.5.
After ...
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Mapnik TextSymbolizer showing nothing above OpenStreetMap base layer
I'm trying to use Python to create a TextSymbolizer to display a trail
name above the trail LineSymbolizer. Below this layer is the OSM base
layer which contains its own data for that trail.
I can ...
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Understanding the difference between coordinates projection in OSM and Google Maps
I'm looking at the coordinate differences between Google Maps and OSM. I'm a noob in the technicality behind GIS.
Having read:
EPSG 3857 or 4326 for GoogleMaps, OpenStreetMap and Leaflet
How to ...
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Load surface to SQL using osm2po
Does anyone know, if it is possible to make osm2po able to load extra road data into SQL file, such as the surface tag? [1] I know it is not much used, but when it is, it would be nice to know if the ...
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Value at a particular spot on Geoserver Heatmap
Geoserver is drawing from a PostGIS database to generate a heatmap using this SLD extension. Leaflet then overlays the heatmap over the base layer.
Question: How can you determine the value at a ...
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How to get the coastline from OSM?
I've successfully imported all data for Sweden to my PostGIS database. Right now I'm designing my map in Tilemill with OSM Bright as base.
But I've got a major problem: where is the coastline? Right ...
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Updating routing graph based on GIS changes in DB
I am using Osm2PO for route finding which reads a graph file created from a pbf file downloaded from OpenStreetMap.
I have my own GIS database where updates may be applied to the data. I would like ...
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Open source software for car navigation on iOS platform
I'm trying to make a car offline navigation app for iOS. Now I analyze OpenStreetMap features what to use. I would like to know if there is open source solution for the following parts of app:
best ...
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Clustering not working on features in OpenLayers
I've built a mapping solution using OpenLayers that works well except I can't get the points to cluster. I've looked at the examples on the site, and I've even implemented those examples in my ...
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Apply QGIS Style to osm-File like in Open Cycle Map, Landscape Base-Layer
I try to mimick a rendering style like in Open Cycle Map (landscape base layer) in QGIS. However, I'm not able to find certain elements (i.e., wood and rivers) that are used in Open Cycle Map but seem ...
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Openstreetmap - retrieve nearby big cities for a given location
I was wondering how I can retrieve places near a given location?
For example, if I pass the osm API the location "Paris" is it possible to retrieve all the main biggest cities around Paris within a ...
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How to extract a single road from OSM GIS Database?
Is there a way to extract a single row out of the OSM-GIS-Database (by a Query).
It would be so much easier, if I could find an EER Model of the Database.
I was searching a long term and found very ...
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qgis osx : Openstreetmap Plugin and tags
I'm using QGIS and The Openstreetmap Plugin to manage osm files.
That plugin is very useful, but limited to a few tags that will be converted into dbf file.
I'm looking for a method allowing to add ...
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How to make zooming for OpenStreetMap in OpenLayers more sensitive to mouse wheel scrolling?
I have been testing OpenLayers for a while and I notice that the scrolling on OpenStreetMap layer does not make the map zoom in or out as much as I would like it to be. On most occasions, I am only ...
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osmosis merge: second input file being ignored, output is duplicate of first input file
I am trying to merge some .osm files. After looking at various examples online, I'm still having trouble. The command completes without error and there is an output file. However, the output file ...
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How to view or import a pbf file (OSM data,binary format) in Arcgis or Qgis?
How to view or import a pbf file (OSM data,binary format) in Arcgis or Qgis? Are any 3rd party applications needed?I would like to edit this file on any GIS Software.
