Thank you Robin -- thanks for the information! I am still new at development but trying to get all the pieces of information together. It is very interesting to digest and I appreciate your time so much!
So, I looked at this.... and please correct me if I am wrong.....So, if I am not misunderstanding... one can obtain the very large planet.osm file, and if implemented correctly on a local Intranet system like mine I have in mind, ... if I know the correct BBOX coordinates, ... I could input them & run some kind of query and then extract a data.osm ''sub-file'' for any Country, City or other geography, ... based on such coordinates? :-) :-) ... and go from there with the data.osm file into other applications? May I ask, if this logic of mine is correct, what sort of Windows or Linux system is best suited for this exercise, to break down the planet.osm file, and where to learn how to best setup a Database with the many Gigabyte planet.osm file? :).... like what best software titles to use... and further, to this end, where also to find BBOX coordinates for most major places? I mean, I can clearly see published out there New Zealand is something like [bbox=165.9,-47.9,179.0,-34.0], because someone has posted that information.... but how do I get these coordinates for any arbitrary locale without guessing or hunting them down? :) :) thank you so much for brain knowledge to help me advance mine Best wishes, FireGirl. -- Want an e-mail address like mine? Get a free e-mail account today at www.mail.com!
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