[gdal-dev] open street map

[Martin Spott]

nicholas.g.lawrence at mainroads.qld.gov.au wrote:

> Can gdal handle an open street map file (*.osm)?

I suspect this is not the case, but several people offer OSM data in
Shapefile or other formats. If you're just looking for the most road,
rail and waterway layers, then you might find what you're looking for
at this page:

  http://mapserver.flightgear.org/download.psp

The OSM data at this DB is typically updated twice a month,

	Martin.
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