Hi Claire One option would be to download the osm file directly from the openstreetmap.org page (so that it fits your area of interest and not the full country) and then convert it with QGIS, as explained here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yd58Fxmov2k
Cheers Stéphane -- "Le mot progrès n'aura aucun sens tant qu'il y aura des enfants malheureux" -- Albert Einstein "A journey does not need reasons. Before long, it proves to be reason enough in itself. One thinks that one is going to make a journey, yet soon it is the journey that makes or unmakes you." -- Nicolas Bouvier Photos de voyages, photos de montagne: http://www.henriod.info On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 3:55 PM, Claire Halleux <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi Joseph, > > Thanks for the link, I wasn't used to that one. > But actually, yes, we do have issues with downloading big files from here. > > I could share explanations here for people who wouldn't know yet how to > convert data in other formats through QGis, but the biggest problem is > currently the size of the files to be downloaded. > > Thank you for your help anyway, > > Claire > > > 2013/4/9 Joseph Reeves <[email protected]> > >> Hi Claire, >> >> I imagine the HOT-export server has a full disk again, this has been >> causing problems for a while now; Harry has been clearing space, but it's >> just filling up again. >> >> As for other sources of DRC data, there is regular dumps provided >> elsewhere by Geofabrik: >> >> http://download.geofabrik.de/africa/congo-democratic-republic.html >> >> There are no shape files available, but you could presumably import the >> data into QGIS and export the files you wanted from there. It's not an >> ideal situation, not least because you were originally dealing with a >> relatively small area and the proposed work-around involves downloading the >> entire country, but it might get you out of a bind. >> >> Best, Joseph >> >> >> >> >> On 9 April 2013 14:12, Claire Halleux <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> >>> Today, I got error in osm2pgsql each time an export is launched on the >>> HOT export tool. >>> See http://hot-export.geofabrik.de/jobs/2686 or 2689th task (smaller >>> one). >>> >>> Moreover, it's been weeks for me that I cannot access anymore the >>> OSM2GIS website neither. >>> >>> Do you know if any of these tools will be ok soon? >>> Would you know any other user-friendly tool for exporting shp from OSM >>> database? >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> Claire >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> HOT mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot >>> >>> >> > > > -- > Claire Halleux > *- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -* > *Geographic Information Systems Specialist > * > *Kinshasa, Democratic Rep. of the Congo* > *Mobile: +243 99 256 9980* > *http://www.rgc.cd* > > _______________________________________________ > HOT mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot > >
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