*.obf and *.pbf are compressed binary file extensions of OSM data.
I want to open these in GIS software like ArcGIS.
How is the conversion possible?
Is there any automated tool?
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A GDAL/OGR driver on reading PBF is currently under development. Active testing is underway. You can use this driver to convert OSM's PBF file to any other vector data supported by GDAL/OGR.
Not entirely a PBF solution, but the original OSM format (*.osm) can be opened by ArcGIS's OSM Editor.
SpatiaLite now supports opening ProtoBuf encoded OSM files (via the new readosm library). You can use that to import the files into SpatiaLite tools and then you can use tools like QGIS to do any work required. See the documentation for SpatiaLite OSM tools for specific details on the import and which tools to use for what purpose.
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I provided a link to the documentation for these tools. Note that there are examples for each tool (e.g. see gaia-gis.it/fossil/spatialite-tools/…). I don't know which tools you need, because you didn't tell us why you wanted to open the files (i.e. what you are really trying to achieve). Commented Jul 30, 2012 at 11:22
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I want to check the obf file for errors. I want to check the file in QGIS, so need to convert it into GIS format.– BinoyCommented Jul 30, 2012 at 12:31
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So just load it as a spatialite database in QGIS. The process is described in the link that I already provided: gaia-gis.it/fossil/spatialite-tools/… Commented Jul 31, 2012 at 8:36
I tried using GDAL, but this is difficult for non-programmers.
This option is way more efficient and easy: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Osmconvert
You can convert the file to an .osm, which can be opened through the ArcGIS for OSM tool. You get a large file though (file size x 20).
