[OSM-dev] OpenStreetMap Data Extracts

[Ben Abelshausen]

Hi,

There is a library for C#:

https://github.com/OsmSharp/OsmSharp

Met vriendelijke groeten,
Best regards,

Ben Abelshausen

On Wed, Jun 17, 2015 at 10:04 PM, Paul Norman <penorman at mac.com> wrote:

> On 6/17/2015 8:54 AM, iadh aboud wrote:
>
>> I'm working on a project an i need to use extracts from oms.
>> After downloading the extract, how can i use it ? (I'm using C#)
>> I found several APIs but they are poorly documented.
>> Any help would by more than welcome.
>>
>
> The short answer: it depends.
>
> You can either
>
> 1. Load the extract into a database. This is often the best option, using
> a tool like osm2pgsql, imposm, or others, which will allow you to render
> and do GIS analysis on it.
>
> 2. Use some other existing conversion tool or take apart one. e.g. a osm
> to shapefile converter.
>
> 3. Use a library like libosmium to parse the data yourself. libosmium is
> C++ and I'm not aware of C# options.
>
> 4. Write your own parser.
>
> It really depends on what you're trying to do. As you go down the list you
> require increasing knowledge of how OSM data is tagged, the data model, and
> file formats.
>
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