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Draw route direction overlay on Google Maps or OpenLayers
I'd like to display the route direction generated from GraphServer on either Google Map or OpenLayers. The result I want is basically identical to how Google Map shows route directions, by ...
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The shapes of the USA map
I'm newbie in GIS.
I want use the shapefiles of USA map for my Geoserver. Where can I download shapes for USA? I know about the TIGER\Line shapes but it is separate shapes of counties and thematic ...
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Downloading OpenStreetMap Data
Is there a straightforward way to download data from OpenStreetMap (OSM)?
Using North America as an example, I realize Cloudmade (Cloudmade no longer provides downloads of OSM) and Geofabrik (http://...
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postprocessing GPS coordinates with RINEX data to improve precision?
Im doing some mapping for OSM in my region and I am curious if the precision of tracks from a GPS Receiver can be improved if they are post processed with RINEX data.
The tracking is done with a ...
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How can I create an adapter between the ArcGIS REST interface and WMS or TMS?
I'm trying to use imagery available via the ArcGIS REST tile cache interface, however the tool I'm using, JOSM, only supports WMS or TMS. In addition the data from the ArcGIS server is in a "special" ...
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Optimizing osm2pgsql imports for OSM data
I'm currently building an instance on EC2 on which to import the entire Planet.osm snapshot of the whole Earth's worth of data for some projects we're working on. I've spun up a large Ubuntu x64 ...
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Quality of free geodata compared to commercial sources
What are the sources of excellent geo-location data as possessed by Google Maps ?
I am wondering that, even with large amount of volunteer work involved, why is OSM data not comparable to theirs in ...
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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 detect roads from satellite images?
OpenStreetMap has announced a Bing API to detect roads. I want to know what is the theory behind road detection and if there is any open source tool that do that.
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What's the most promising application (use) of OpenStreetMap data? [closed]
In some areas OSM data is very complete and has a level of detail not seen in closed data sources. Another distinguishing factor is that it contains the knowledge of the people who live in that areas. ...
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How do I rotate the OSM map before printing?
What is the simplest way to rotate and render Openstreetmap data, and still get a nice render? For example Toronto, would fit best rotated slightly on a page in landscape mode, so the northern ...
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How is Mapquest Nominatim Service's "routeWidth" search param implemented?
I was looking at MapQuest's Nominatim service, and it seems like they have a non-standard search parameter (doesn't seem to exist in standard Nominatim's list of params) that is the routeWidth. Any ...
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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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Assessing OpenStreetMap coverage for international routing
I posted the following question on the main StackOverflow website, but was informed that I might get a better response here. Hence I'm copying it below. Note however, that I have an active bounty on ...
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Data Source: Address ranges for every block in NYC
I'm looking for data that defines the address ranges used on NYC blocks. On this screenshoot you can see google has noted the first addresses on each block of West End Avenue and 92nd/93rd/94th st. (...
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OpenStreetMap content in commercial applications
I was considering the use of the OpenStreetMap API to retrieve vector features and combine them with other source data through a commercial tool. However, OpenStreetMap uses the Creative Commons ...
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Creating drive time polygons using Open Source tools?
Is anyone using open source tools and/or data to generate drive time polygons that radiate out from a given location? For example, I have used ESRI products like Network Analyst and Business Analyst ...
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OpenLayers with my own OSM data server
I've gone through the process of setting up my own OSM database / tile server by setting up PostGIS, importing the Planet.osm data snapshot (took a few days), and setup Mapnik / cascadenik, etc. I ...
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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 data....
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Routing Application in Windows
I am making an routing web application similar to Google Maps Get Direction feature. But because of the limited control and data on Google Maps, I decided to use OpenStreetMap instead. This also made ...
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Geoserver Routing with OSM data and PostGIS
Does Geoserver have a routing functionality for the OSM data in PostGIS?
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Trip travel matrix on OSM data
Here's my situation:
I'm modeling travel logistics
I have 1,000 nodes, on my road network
I'd like to generate the minimum driving time distance between all these nodes
This process will be done 24 ...
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Is there a way to locally add links to an OSM data set
Here's what I'm trying to do:
I'm modeling some transportation logistics data
I want to test the effects of a "new highway" on existing travel demand
The new road will be created from an arbitrary ...
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Render vectors from OSM data in POSTGIS database
I'm a newbie when it comes to mapping application. I had successfully loaded my OpenstreetMap data in a Postgresql/PostGIS database. Now my problem is how to render the vector data (the POI's, ways, ...
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How do I resolve line outlines jutting into other lines in Mapnik/Cascadenik
We are designing a basemap, and I am trying to resolve a problem with outlines that comes up in roads. The idea is to have lighter colors roads, but they don't get pushed out far enough with our light ...
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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 GIS application can open and use .osm files?
A quick question that I don't see an answer to elsewhere: if I download a .osm dataset from Planet.osm (for example) which GIS applications could consume/display this data without translation?
For ...
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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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How to quickly show areas on a map (with OpenStreetMap?)
Yesterday I wanted to quickly indicate some areas (lat/lon rectangles) on a map, like OpenStreetMap. And I couldn't figure out how to do it. Any suggestions? It doesn't have to be interactive, just a ...
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Data visualisation from OSM planet
In a similar idea to http://flowingdata.com/2010/05/25/world-atlas-of-flickr-geotaggers/ and http://flowingdata.com/2010/05/25/map-of-where-toursists-flock/ I would like to extract OSM planet data, ...
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Creating a custom OpenStreetMap tile server
I'd like to create a map tile server based on the entire OSM planet database for a project I'm working on. I've worked with a couple of guides to try getting something up and running, but haven't ...
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How would I draw and visualize custom maps based on OSM data?
I would like to be able to use openstreetmap data for a specific region as a source and "draw" from that the map of infrastructure improvements - mostly roads.
I want it to be self-hosted (not ...
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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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Where to get street data in an importable format?
I don't want to use WMS layers, but to actually store the data in my local server, where can I find street data from the world?
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