On Wednesday, November 23, 2011 08:48:29 PM Roland Olbricht wrote: > In the default settings, Overpass API imports the planet without exceeding 1GB > of RAM. It can be tuned to need less than that, probably around 256 MB, by > changing the settings before compiling. This would make the import slower, but > a smaller area may more than compensate for that. > > The whole planet (20 GB gzip compressed XML) needs 24 to 48 hours in a > standard setting. An extract of Northrine-Westphalia (300 MB gzip compressed > XML) takes about 10 minutes. Assuming the UK around 1 GB gzip XML, it should > take between 30 minutes and 2 hours.
Where exactly can these by defaults be changed? Conversely, can import performance be improved by increasing the amount of RAM used? Thanks! -- Samat K Jain <http://samat.org/> ▪ GPG: 0x4A456FBA "Are you sure you're not an encyclopedia salesman?" "No, Ma'am. Just a burglar, come to ransack the flat." — Monty Python (278) This e-mail is: [ ] bloggable [x] ask first [ ] private _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
