Hi -
I have a question about exporting OSM data. Pardon me if this is the wrong
group; please direct me to the correct one if it is.
I'd like to see if I can take .osm format data, and rearrange it - to the
extent possible - to shapefiles using a pre-existing schema. What is the
easiest way to do this? I know I can always use xml parsers and shapefile
libraries, but if can get my desired result with config files and existing
programs - or, most of the way to my desired result - this will save a lot of
time. I've seen some already shapefiles at geofabrik.de, but it's in a
different schema than I'd like, and they drop information that I'm interested
in.
For instance, I'd like to convert tags "highway=primary" and
"highway=secondary" into numeric functional road class values 1 and 2,
respectively.
I saw a tool called osm2shp, but I don't know if it's possible to fully control
the schema of the output.
Anyone have experience with this, or have an idea how to do this? I may just
write an XML parser to take in the .osm file directly, but I'd appreciate any
help with making this project as simple as possible.
Thanks!
-Alan
"You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can
prevent them from building nests in your hair.” - Chinese Proverb
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