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Converting PBF vector tiles to GeoJSON
I am working on Google Maps with AirMap API. AirMap API provides me with vector tile data in pbf-format.
I want to render it in Google Maps. I have researched that to render pbf vector tiles on Google ...
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How to build tile server from Openstreetmap data for beginner?
I am a beginner at GIS and I am developing a Java Application which needs a map. (The map would specifically be of just one city in the Philippines.) I have researched on different ways to do this and ...
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Speeding up OpenStreetMap PostGIS querying
I have OpenStreetMap data for the Netherlands loaded into a PostGIS database (PostgreSQL 8.3 / PostGIS 1.3.3) using the osmosis schema. This means all tags are stored in a hstore field. In addition to ...
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Using OpenLayers maps with SSL
I am using OpenLayers map by using the hosted JavaScript:
<script src="http://openlayers.org/api/2.13.1/OpenLayers.js"></script>
But my client has SSL installed and when I try to run ...
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How can I export or query all hospitals from Open Street Map?
I'd like to extract all the hospital locations in the US from Open Street Map as a reference for my geocoding project. I know how to get all the OSM data for a small area with the QGIS plugin but not ...
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Is there service for exporting georeferenced OpenStreetMap (OSM) maps in GeoTiff format?
Is there a service available for exporting georeferenced OpenStreetMap (OSM) maps in the GeoTiff format?
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Difference between osm_id and place_id?
I'd like to know what the difference is between place_id and osm_id. I understand osm_id is some sort of reference number + more convenient for OSM to find location v. lat/lng. If this is the case, ...
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Is it possible to get OSM data in geojson via overpass api using ipython?
I am looking for a solution that works with the overpass api.
for example:
http://overpass-api.de/api/interpreter?data=[out:geojson];area(3600225494);(node(area)[%22amenity%22~%22theatre|cinema|...
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Shapefiles and OpenStreetMap data do not overlap in QGIS?
So I'm pretty new to GIS, and I'm working on a mapping project using data for Vancouver, Canada. I want to combine OpenStreetMap data along with data provided by the City of Vancouver. But the City ...
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Cutting up a shapefile into smaller parts
I've downloaded the 450MB coastline shapefile from OpenStreetMap, I want to split it up in smaller parts. Is there a way to generate a shapefile with only the polygons contained in a smaller area?
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How to convert OSM Data to PostgreSQL for Routing Purposes?
I'm creating a routing application using OpenStreetMap. Currently, my task is to convert the data from an OSM file to PostgreSQL.
I read about osm2pgsql, but the problem is it says there that ...
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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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Place/address search in QGIS 3.x
Are there any plugins for QGIS 3.x versions to search for places or addresses? I know about "OSM place search" in QGIS 2.x, but I can't find a plugin in the repository doing the same job for QGIS 3.x.
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How to deal with versioning in OpenStreetMap?
The topic of managing geospatial data in a more general sense has come up before here. The topic of versioning was mentioned there as well, but not really dealt with.
Traditional geospatial data ...
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Using OpenStreetMap with PostgreSQL
I make my first steps in the GIS world and everything is very new for me even if I work on a "huge" project (ie: for a single programmer) very related to maps.
My project needs to know ...
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What does vector tiled map mean?
I'm working on an application that renders GeoJSON into OpenLayers map.
The idea is about not having PNG images downloaded from external services (OSM or Bing) but having geo-information in GeoJSON ...
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Where are the address ranges in OpenStreetMap?
I recall coming across some OSM initiative that was proposing to put US address ranges in the data using TIGER (I think). However, I have seen no such ranges in any of the data I have looked at so far....
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Seeking OpenJump tool for point/node conflation/matching?
Are there any OpenJump tools for conflating (matching) two layers of point (node) data?
I'm particularly interested in using such a tool to sync data with OpenStreetMap, where I've created a wiki ...
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Reverse Geocoding Libraries
I'm new to GIS and mapping services.
Can anyone tell me what my options are for reverse-geocoding libraries, other than nominatim? I'm most likely going to be working with OpenStreetMap data. So I'...
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How to implement place auto-complete using nominatim?
I want to auto complete like Google Place but I don't want to use Google Place API. I got nominatim auto-complete example but it's not working in Windows 8 because it's implemented in node.js
Can ...
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Using Overpass Turbo to return all peaks over certain elevation
I would like to use Overpass Turbo to return all peaks over a certain elevation. I tried using the wizard, but I cannot figure out how to use the greater than (>) operator.
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Alternatives to Google Maps on an Android phone
An Android phone has Google Maps as its stock/default maps, POI and navigation app. What are other options that I have which can be used instead of Google Maps?
One obvious answer is OsmAnd. OsmAnd ...
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Rendering custom OpenStreetMaps style (land=white, water=black): do I need a dedicated computer just to do this?
EDIT: My goal is NOT to use OpenStreetMap or cloudmade as a web map. I described exactly what I want ("a full, rasterized set of tiles for the entire world at zoom=10 (around 68 Gigapixels, water=...
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Is it possible to get satellite image tile sets from something like openmaptiles tiles offers?
I am able to get an offline tile set for the USA from here. However, I was wondering if it is possible to get satellite imagery of those tile sets. I have been checking online and most require to be ...
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What is the effective and legal way to get map tiles for the size of 2 or 3 states?
I would like to get map tiles possibly from Open Street Map (yes I am aware about tile usage policy and would not like to breach that) or other source for the purpose to serve it as offline maps to ...
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What spatially-aware GUI administration softwares exist for PostgreSQL/PostGIS?
Most of my experience with PostgreSQL has been pgAdminIII and psql, but I'm interested to know what others use.
Is there PostgreSQL equivalent to SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) and its ability ...
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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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Is there a way to retrieve all cities in the world from OpenStreetMap?
I have tried to retrieve them from the api with the following:
wget -O allcities.xml "http://www.overpass-api.de/api/xapi_meta?node[admin_level=8]"
however it does not seem to return all of them. ...
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Is it possible to query/download satellite images with Python?
I was wondering if there exists a Python library/API for downloading satellite images. Ideally, I would want to enter the latitude and longitude of a bounding box and get a high resolution image ...
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Cutting linestrings with points?
I was checking the best way to cut linestrings by points.
The scenario is: lots of streets, need the segments cut by intersect points, kind of this:
I got
linestrings (full uncuted by points) ...
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Conflate (merge) private shapefile data with OSM data
Background
Downloaded Alberta OSM data from Geofabrik and have it running on a private Linux server using PostgreSQL 9.1, PostGIS 2.0, Mapnik 2.1.0, osm2pgsql, Apache 2, mod_tile, renderd, and ...
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Retrieve speed and number of Lanes in Google Maps API, OSM data or any other stream?
Is it possible to return the posted speed and number of lanes of a highway segment using Google Maps API, OSM data, or any other stream (paid for or free)?
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Creating vector tiles from OpenStreetMap?
I need to understand the process of creating Mapbox Vector Tiles from OSM data in some detail -- in particular I need to fiddle with cutting out a lot of data (esp. buildings) to keep the final vector ...
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Mapnik renders only "blank" tiles
I'm new to the fascinating GIS world, and I've been researching the whole topic for the past few days. My goal is to serve planet-wide maps with OSM data on my own servers.
My stack is:
Postgres + ...
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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
https://maps....
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How to find a point half way between two other points?
I'm working on implementing the OSM Mobile Binary format for map data, and because it uses a 16 bit delta for each point along a way, it cannot represent a way if there is a large distance between two ...
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Do Tile Servers typically store every tile for every zoom level?
As I understand, a basic tile server provides raster image tiles for different zoom levels. To cover the world, it requires 1 tile at zoom level 0, 4 at zoom level 1, 4n for zoom level n. These are ...
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What Spatial Reference System do I store Google Map's Lat/Lng in
I am new to PostGIS, Spatial Reference Systems and projections and want to store lat/lng coordinates retrieved from Google Maps and Openstreetmap and its services like the Geocoder/Nominatim. I'm ...
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Downloading specific OpenStreetMap data by tag?
I'd like to write an iPhone app which uses OSM data to map canals. The data is tagged in OSM as canals, but I'm not entirely sure how to download it. Libraries like route-me don't seem to provide a ...
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How to make a private OSM (Save personal information to) a map using OpenLayers or TileMill or mapbox
OSM (OpenStreetMap) is great for making a real time public map for general purposes but what if I want to add private info to a map such as the location and date of my first kiss or a note about every ...
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Adding a ruler to the OpenStreetMap site?
As a cyclist, I often need to measure the distance between two locations to have a rough idea.
The OSM website contains no ruler, and I was wondering if there were a way to add one, or if a similar ...
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Extracting primary and secondary roads from OpenStreetMap data
After importing my country roads from OSM data, I need to create a network ( roads connecting big cities ) for use with pgRouting.
For this, I need the green, blue and red ones (http://www....
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Tools for (semi) automated woodland tracing from satelite images
I'm trying to draw woodlands in OpenStreetMap, using Yahoo sattelite images.
JOSM editor has some plugins that try to automate the process - you have to click inside the area and the plugin finds the ...
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How to get the contributors on OpenStreetMap
I have put my osm file in base thanks to osm2pgsql and I am looking for a way to get the contributor list. I have searched in my database and haven't found so much... and the osm wiki about the ...
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How to query Overpass API with Postman?
I'm learning Open Street Map in order to try to retrieve a list of all cinemas in the world, in a country or in a city
I would like to know if I can do that with a REST query in Postman.
On ...
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QGIS 3.0 XYZ Tile 'OpenStreetMap' Text is Too Small to See
I installed QGIS 3.0 (standalone 64 bit installer) and added the standard XYX Tile layer 'OpenStreetMap' that was part of the install. It loads fine except the text is too small to see. Not sure if ...
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Convert N-sided polygon to nearest fitting rectangle?
I'm working with OSM data and many of my objects are simple 4-polygons (parallelograms), which can be expressed by 4 unique corner points. But the full OSM data has the shape represented by more than ...
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How to categorize features based on hstore values in QGIS?
I have a table with the columns of id,tags(hstore data type) and geometry.
I want to categorize the table based on selecting the specific key form tags:
for example:
select * FROM table_name WHERE ...
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Large Open Street Map OSM file to Shapefile. Is there any hope for 32-bit FME?
I have a large OSM XML file (around 8 GB) that I was hoping to process in FME. I have a workbench that I previously used to process smaller files (500 MB) into feature type-specific Shapefiles (e.g. ...
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