Converting set of Shapefiles to OpenStreetMap (OSM) file?

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How can I convert a set of ShapeFiles to an OSM file?

Jendrusk · Accepted Answer · 2014-09-07 20:39:31Z

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You can do it with JOSM + OpenData plugin. With this extension JOSM can open SHP (4326) than you can save it as OSM file

answered Sep 7, 2014 at 20:39

Jendrusk

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For repeated needs ogr2osm is more easy to use in scripts wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Ogr2osm.
– user30184
Sep 7, 2014 at 20:50
I tried to use the OpenData plugin to convert a 600mb shape file but it looks like there is a memory leak in the plugin.
– skubski
Jan 15, 2021 at 8:23
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Actually, turned out that it required 20GB of memory to open aforementioned file. JOSM became unresponsive, laggy at best, after it finally processed my .shp file. This is an unacceptable tool / method to convert .shp files into .osm files.
– skubski
Jan 15, 2021 at 14:16
I agree with @skubski; JOSM is incredibly sluggish ans slow and sucks memory. Another tools should be used.
– Ted
Apr 30 at 8:59

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sabas · Accepted Answer · 2014-09-08 10:07:50Z

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shp-to-osm.jar has a simple configuration file to translate shapefile attributes to SOM key-value pairs

answered Sep 8, 2014 at 10:07

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OSMFreak007 · Accepted Answer · 2014-09-18 07:00:18Z

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On the OSM Wiki Import Page you find an exhautive list of tools, that can convert shapefiles to an OSM file (All above mentioned tools are included).

answered Sep 18, 2014 at 7:00

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