Re: [OSM-talk] Actually using OpenStreetMap - how to get vector data
On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 07:07:11PM +0200, Igor Brejc wrote: The problem is fetching the data - the only viable option I see is using OSMXAPI, but its server is overwhelmed and will limit the download size in the future (from what I read on this list). Using planet dumps seems to me a bit too unfriendly from the end-user perspective - they would have to download quite a large quantity of data. I have the similar problem with providing map data to users of Kosmos. Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated. OSMXAPI is only limited by the number of servers we can run it on. If people donate a server (requirements weren't that bad), there could be more OSMXAPI instances running. spaetz ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk
Re: [OSM-talk] Actually using OpenStreetMap - how to get vector data
Hello, While we're on the subject of OSM usability: I have a different issue/question/problem regarding the access to the OSM data. While I find OSM web maps to be quite usable and all, I think the biggest strength of OSM (apart from its community, of course :) ) is having an access to the raw (vector) map data and not just image tiles like Google et al. For a long time I was dreaming about creating a desktop/mobile application for cyclists and hikers which would utilize the vector data for suggesting cycling/hiking routes, calculating the time needed and so on. The map area would not necessarily be a large one. The problem is fetching the data - the only viable option I see is using OSMXAPI, but its server is overwhelmed and will limit the download size in the future (from what I read on this list). Using planet dumps seems to me a bit too unfriendly from the end-user perspective - they would have to download quite a large quantity of data. I have the similar problem with providing map data to users of Kosmos. Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated. Best regards, Igor ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk
Re: [OSM-talk] Actually using OpenStreetMap - how to get vector data
On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 7:07 PM, Igor Brejc [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The problem is fetching the data - the only viable option I see is using OSMXAPI, but its server is overwhelmed and will limit the download size in the future (from what I read on this list). Using planet dumps seems to me a bit too unfriendly from the end-user perspective - they would have to download quite a large quantity of data. still you can download data from some planet's country extract (italy is 22mb at the moment). find them on Geofabrik, cloudmade, etc... -S ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk
