[OSM-dev] generate shapefiles
Frederik Ramm
frederik at remote.org
Wed Apr 1 01:33:32 BST 2009
Hi,
Andreas Weller wrote:
> How do I generate an ESRI shapefile from the OSM data?
> I wish to supply a polygon or rectangle and get back the shapefile for
> that area...
There is no service that does that for you. You have to download the OSM
data - either a small section through the Export tab or a large section
through OSMXAPI or by getting an exerpt from somewhere - and then run
software on it.
The c++ program has already been mentioned. There's also a ruby
implementation (see the "Export" section on http://osmlib.rubyforge.org/).
You can download ready-made shapefiles for certain areas from
download.cloudmade.com (lots of countries) or download.geofabrik.de
(some continents, some countries, and some administrative subdivisions
in .fr,.uk,.de). Both providers use different structures and select
different features for their shapefiles.
Bye
Frederik
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