Is there not an open source shapefile format where i can access the geographical data for the streets of london, specifically for this location seen at this site: http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4GFRD_en___GB233&hl=en&tab=wl.
Cheers Tom Dean wrote: > > Yeah, that's the big problem with OSM as far as I can see. Despite being > open source they use their own file format which is XML based. They used > to > provide an import file for postgre/sql but I think they may have stopped > that now. Previously I had managed to convert that file into Oracle > format > and have a few .sld files which take care of styling in geoserver which > you're welcome to if you want them but I haven't tried to use the data for > a > while. Their suggested method is to load it into Mapnik and they provide > all the necessary tools for that but I'm afraid you're on your own there. > > The page with all the export stuff is here: > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Planet.osm with uk only exports > available here: http://nick.dev.openstreetmap.org/downloads/planet/ > > If you're on windows they seem to have added a new "easy to setup" > renderer > called Kosmos see: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Kosmos but > again, I've never used it! > > Let me know how (if!) you get on! > > cheers, > > Tom > > > > On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 5:55 PM, fx5900 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> Hi Tom, >> >> I have had a go at the streetmap site that you suggested. Just >> wandering, >> when xporting the data, what is the normal file format to export it to as >> i >> don't see things like vector or shape file format. Also, after exporting >> the >> file, if i want to use the data to create some sort of serch bar like >> that >> of google map to search for a street name, what tools exactly would you >> use? >> If you can suggest any tutorials of any kind that would be greatly >> beneficial. >> >> Thanks. >> >> >> You can either use the google API and call it's maps via WMS which is all >> free as long as the maps are public facing and you're not expecting >> millions >> of hits per month. Alternatively you can use Open Street Map >> http://www.openstreetmap.org for which the data is free to download and >> use >> as you want and you can use their WMS server to provide the images or use >> something like geoserver to do it yourself. The open street map data set >> is >> not complete but is pretty close for London and many other major UK >> cities >> and is almost certainly perfect for your needs. >> >> Tom >> >> >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://www.nabble.com/Google-Map-Data-tp18510526p18513147.html >> Sent from the geotools-gt2-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's >> challenge >> Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great >> prizes >> Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the >> world >> http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ >> _______________________________________________ >> Geotools-gt2-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geotools-gt2-users >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's > challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great > prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the > world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > _______________________________________________ > Geotools-gt2-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geotools-gt2-users > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Google-Map-Data-tp18510526p18516227.html Sent from the geotools-gt2-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Geotools-gt2-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geotools-gt2-users
