[OSM-talk] Rendering by selecting data based on created date?

[Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason]

On Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 12:18 PM, Andrew Williams <andy at tensixtyone.com> wrote:
> I've recently been scheduled up to give a talk at Liverpool LUG
> regarding Open Street Map, as one of the points in my talk i'd like to
> be able to show the progression of an area, As I had no original plans
> for this talk i've not been taking extracts over time.
>
> I've had a idea that i'll be able to take a current extract for my
> area, import into a database, then using the node history, extract the
> nodes/ways based on the lowest history date.
>
> Has anyone attempted this before? Just want to get a feel for the
> situation before I dive in to project.

See http://www.geofabrik.de/ and e.g.
http://www.geofabrik.de/gallery/history/index.html

You can request an historical rendering from the maintainer of that site.