[OSM-dev] Binary OSM; the first pass encoder

[Chris Browet]

2008/11/9 Richard Fairhurst <richard at systemed.net>

> Chris Browet wrote:
>
> For Merkaartor, I also implemented a Binary file format (see
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Osb_spec_v2)
>
>
> Hey, how come it's suddenly _good_ to boast about a binary format?
>

I didn't boast about anything. I created it a while ago because I needed one
for a mobile editor. I never made any publicity about it. Just that there
are talks about a (needed, IMHO) binary format.

I didn't know it was _bad_ as per anyone's opinion. Is AMF this
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_Message_Format)?
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_Message_Format>If so, looks very like
transport and flash-specific, isn't it?
What is (summarized) the reasoning for it to be _bad_ ?

- Chris -
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