[josm-dev] Handling large files?

[Frederik Ramm]

Hi,

> So should I be using a different parser for large files?  Does OSM handle
> large files?  My end goal is to be able to search through OSM data to find a
> road based on the GPS coordinates.  Is there a better way of doing that?  I
> was thinking about putting this information in an embedded database like
> DB4O.

If you have the chance of using a GIS database like PostGIS then simply
import the file using osm2pgsql and make an SQL query that gives you all
ways near a given position. No Java involved. If you must use Java,
don't use the built-in JOSM parsers, use the libosm that comes with
Osmosis and Traveling Salesman.

Bye
Frederik

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