Overview

OsmShaper is a freely available command line tool for converting OpenStreetMap XML files to a set of shapefiles. OsmShaper extracts the following features from OSM files:

• Buildings.shp - buildings
  ID - OSM identifier (string)
  NAME - the name of the feature (string)
  TYPE - the type of the feature (string)
• Natural.shp - lakes, forests
  ID - OSM identifier  (string)
  NAME - the name of the feature (string)
  TYPE - the type of the feature (string)
• Places.shp - cities, towns, villages and other populated places
  ID - OSM identifier (string)
  NAME - the name of the feature (string)
  TYPE - the type of the feature (string)
  POPULATION - population (integer)
• Points.shp - points of interest
  ID - OSM identifier (string)
  NAME - the name of the feature (string)
  TYPE - the type of the feature (string)
• Railways.shp - railroads
  ID - OSM identifier (string)
  NAME - the name of the feature (string)
  TYPE - the type of the feature (string)
• Roads.shp - highways, streets
  ID - OSM identifier (string)
  NAME - the name of the feature (string)
  TYPE - the type of the feature (string)
  REF - primary road number (string)
  ONEWAY - specifies a oneway road (integer 1/0)
  BRIDGE - specifies a bridge (integer 1/0)
  MAXSPEED - speed limit (integer)
• Waterways.shp - rivers
  ID - OSM identifier (string)
  NAME - the name of the feature (string)
  TYPE - the type of the feature (string)

Coordinate system: WGS 1984
Text encoding: UTF-8

Usage

OsmShaper accepts a path to the source OSM file and a path to the output directory where the shapefiles will be stored.

OsmShaper <file>.osm <output_path>

Example:

OsmShaper c:\mapdata\canada.osm c:\mapdata\shp

Limitations

The Shapefile format has a limitation on shapefile component file size. All component files of a shapefile (.shp, .shx, .dbf) are limited to 2 GB each.

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File:  OsmShaper.zip
Size: 1.6 MB

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