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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Is there a way to run your own OpenLS using OSM data?
I'm looking to create my own geocoding service for a client.
The web application will run on intranet and won't have access to the internet.
Is there a way I can run OpenLS like service of geocoding ...
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Converting Mapserver default URL to a more user friendly version
I use the default MapServer URL to view the map in browser.
http://localhost/cgi-bin/mapserv?map=/home/mwh/osm-demo/basemaps/osm-google.map&mode=browse&template=openlayers&layers=all
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add a vector point on OSM map
I have managed to show Lat and Lon
function init() {
navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(function(position) {
document.getElementById('myloc').innerHTML="Latitude: " + ...
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OpenLayers vs Leaflet for specific app
Could anybody give me some advice on which one should I use? OpenLayers or Leaflet
I will implement OSM on a web-app for taxi management.
The requirements for the map part are:
Tracking of the ...
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Why don't my Shapefiles and OSM data overlap in Quantum GIS?
So I'm pretty new to GIS, and I'm working on a mapping project using data for Vancouver, Canada. I want to combine Open Street Map data along with data provided by the City of Vancouver. But the City ...
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From OSM to shape. Parsing problem
I'm working at OpenStreetMap project for android at the moment. I want to retrieve OSM data from my app(nodes, markers and paths) and convert it to shape file (.shp, .dbf and .shx). Later, I'll load ...
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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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Convert OpenStreetMap schemas to ArcSDE in PostgreSQL database
I am trying to find a way to store OSM Extracts (or possibly the planetfile) in a PostgreSQL database, keep it up to date with diff files and then process the data further with ArcGIS (e.g. Geocoding, ...
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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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Saving part of OSM shapefile in QGIS as GeoJSON strips 'name' field to 25 characters long
I want to copy part of OSM data in ESRI Shapefile (downloaded from http://download.geofabrik.de/europe/ukraine.html ) and save in in GeoJSON to style later in Tilemill.
After saving, I see that ...
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How to extract an adjacency matrix from OSM?
I would like to use graph algorithms from the Boost graph library on OSM data. What are my choices to use Openstreetmaps data from within a C++ program ? I need at least a flat file with a list of ...
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Batch convert OSM/PBF data
I need to import some OSM data about a region of Italy into a SHP file or Postgres DB, possibly with batch process.
I already use OGR2OGR to batch import data from SHP to Oracle and Postgres and I ...
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Does tile server renders every request?
I am trying to understand how tile server handle requests.
I red about Mapnik which "creates" the map using OSM,
Does "creates" means that every request is rendered and returned? If yes what is the ...
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What is the best API to use GeoTools or uDig (for the context of my application)?
I am trying to develop a java application that displays : Google maps, Openstreetmap and Bing Map Data.
So which is the best SDK to use in this contet Geotools or uDig ?
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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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MapInfo8.0 is not letting me edit layers imported from the server? [duplicate]
I have imported 4 layerts from my server for use in MapInfo, when i went to edit these layers the edit tool for each of these layers is grey and non accessible.
Any suggestions would be greatly ...
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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 convert OSM relation xml data to shape file [closed]
I would like to transform the xml data here : http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Berlin/Transportation into shape files or load into postGIS.
I think the thing I am missing is how these xmls files, ...
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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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Print Map as Tiles in QGIS or using any software.?
i need to print a detailed map, on a street level zoom of Metro Manila. i figured to do this i need to download map tiles, but that will be a breach on map usage in OSM. then i found this website, ...
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select two markers & draw line between them in leaflet
I am very much new to leaflet.
I have multiple markers plotted on my map in leaflet.
now I have to draw line between two markers when I select them.
Can any one help in doing this.
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OpenLayers what is the last event when everything is rendered?
I have a Openlayers map with an OSM layer and a KML layer.
The KML is added by parsing some text from using OpenLayers.Format.KML (so no "loadend" event seems to fire).
What is the last event that ...
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Is there a best practices guide for adding bike infrastructure data to OSM?
Is there a best practices guide for adding bike infrastructure data to OSM? Not simply how to add a bike path, but a list of best practices for actually fleshing out sometimes disjointed bike ...
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Steps to update OpenStreetMap back and forth?
I have both a PostGIS database with OSM data imported, and the same data in a SHP folder.
By adding missing information to the downloaded OSM data, both in SHP and PostGIS, I'd be able to contribute ...
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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 map with OSM and webatlas.de's WMS layer?
I spent hours trying to figure out the following problem, I hope someone can help me.
You can see here that this WMS has different Projections available:
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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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What is the difference between the calculation for tiles generated with different projection?
I found that the tiles are generated under the Mercator projection in openstreetmap(here).
And in the wiki page,they provide the Derivation of tile names which is used to Calculate the covered tiles ...
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OpenLayers popup control doesn't work after selecting another control
I have created an application using OpenLayers which by default includes the navigation control and the draw feature control. These controls are selected using a control bar similar to the one shown ...
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How to find the country in which a point is located?
I have a PostGis database created with osm2pgsql. I am looking for a way to add the country name in which a point is located to the point row. It must work also for countries with enclaves, such as ...
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What are the standards to implement scale bar?
I am working on .osm data files, and now i want to implement scale bar for available data.
logically i have created the scale pixel is to geo location. I want to know whether there is any standard to ...
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How to Add OSM Layer to QGIS
How can i add OSM layer in QGIS?
The help says there is an OSM plugin i can use. But i don't see it the list of plugins.
Or maybe there is a WMS URL for OSM i can use?
QGIS version ...
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How to properly use PostGIS with Maps
First time using PostGIS in an app.
Target:
- Get Heat Map of customers from address table using leaflet.js and heatmap.js
Have DB called store_dev.
Installed OSM Bright from Mapbox in it.
Have a ...
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How to convert osm way xml to openlayers feature?
I am displaying the osm data through a popup with openlayers. For now i am using the overpass api to get data.
But my app needs to reflect the rapidly changing data i.e. one changes the data then ...
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How to create a suitable filtered .osm for osm2po using OpenStreetMap Overpass API?
I successfully created a (.osm) set suitable for routing in a desktop GIS over a large custom area thus keeping only primary network (way object) using the Overpass API (see below).
I'm trying this ...
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OpenStreetMap data into ESRI CityEngine [duplicate]
I am trying to download building footprints from OpenStreetMap so I can import them into ESRI's CityEngine but I am only able to download road files (as routes), as seen below.
I am trying to ...
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Imposm full database schema import template
I noticed that the default imposm template for importing OSM data into postgis lacks some types of features (powerlines for example). I was searching the web to find a complete schema import template ...
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Kartograph Open Street Maps
Firstly, congratulations to Gregor Aisch for creating such a wonderful library, thank you!
I am having a little trouble rendering an svg from some osm data. I downloaded the Sweden transportation ...
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openlayers python proxy.cgi script is not taking parameters
I have setup the python proxy.cgi in cgi-bin folder in my server.
[myserver]/cgi-bin/proxy.cgi returns the openlayers website
[myserver]/cgi-bin/proxy.cgi?url=www.openlayers.org returns list index ...
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Slippy map format
When do you decide which to use? I've started using Geoserver and it seems like map files are downloaded to the browser (using Leaflet) in the WFS format.
When I look at OSM, Mapbox etc, they use ...
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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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Importing openstreetmaps exported OSM to opengeo using osm2pgsql problems [duplicate]
i'm having some issues when i go to import osm using osm2pgsql. My layers are showing all the roads coming from a single point. See photo link.
I have loaded the same OSM file into Qgis and ...
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Some highways segments ignored by osm2po?
Where i can read why some roads/segments are disappear from routing? We are trying to comment all "wtr.deny" rules in config file, but nothing changed.
Examples added as links bellow.
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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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Where can I get public transportation locations for USA
I am trying to find a list of all public transportation/transit locations like subway stations, airports, bus terminals and bus stops for USA. Only major transit locations are required, rural bus ...
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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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How can I map data points to OpenStreetMap (OSM) line data?
my goal is to filter measuring points of vehicles by mapping them to streets.
So I could filter out all the false data located in fields and rivers and so on.
I imported my data into a PostGIS ...
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Is PostGIS doing a full table scan?
I am trying to retrieve all points p that are within polygons c. While building the query, I came across this strange behavior.
Question: Why does query 2 takes so long compared to query 1? Is it ...
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Problems printing OpenLayers Pluggin Maps To Scale
It the print composer I can print all maps to scale and satisfactory.
However, when I add the OpenLayer, usually Bing Aerial, to the project I cannot print it out to scale.
I click the scale box, ...
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osm2pgsql Error: operator class “gist_geometry_ops” does not exist for access method “gist”
When using osm2pgsql to import massachusetts-latest.osm.bz2 into PostGIS 2.0.1 database osm (running on PostgreSQL 9.1 on an Ubuntu 12.04), I get the error failed: ERROR: operator class ...
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