OpenStreetMap-in-a-Box
| OpenStreetMap-in-a-Box (osminabox) | |
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| Author: | Geonick |
| License: | New BSD License (n/a) |
| Platforms: | Windows, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Linux |
| Status: | Unmaintained |
| Version: | 1.1 (2013-03-31) |
| Languages: | English and German |
| Website: | https://dev.ifs.hsr.ch/projects/osminabox/wiki |
| Source code: | dev.ifs.hsr.ch/svn/osminabox |
| Programming language: | Java |
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A ready-made map and geodata server including a highly configurable converter which synchronizes OpenStreetMap data. | |
 | OSM-in-a-box was a time limited student project which now is unmaintained |
OpenStreetMap-in-a-Box is/was a ready-made map and geodata server including a highly configurable converter (osm2gis) which synchronizes OpenStreetMap data.
OpenStreetMap-in-a-Box (short OSM-in-a-Box or osminabox) is a dedicated server software which imports semi-structured OpenStreetMap (OSM) data and stores it as geographic features (entities). In addition, it keeps its base data in sync with the original OSM hosts. It is scalable, offers well-known geographic web services and is based on proven software components. As of now this is a read-only database (see Discussion). Updates need to be fed through the usual OSM software and hosts.
Common reasons to have your own map server include: you need reliable and fast web services, or custom map graphics (e.g. no buildings), or regionalized contents (e.g. local names). OpenStreetMap-in-a-Box (OSM-in-a-Box) delivers a software bundle which does this 'out-of-the-box' with an easy installer.
The OpenStreetMap-in-a-Box software consists of following parts:
- A converter (Java) called 'osm2gis' which imports OSM data and stores the relevant part of it in the database (PostgreSQL/PostGIS) in a geospatial, relational database schema.
- A spatial information server with geographic web services (GeoServer), like WMS, Tiling/Caching and WFS (read-only).
- A web site to demonstrate the project (see showcase on homepage).
Compared to osm2pgsql - for those who know this - osm2gis is comparable but potentially non-lossy and rather flexible about attributes exported (the target schema). For a comparison of alternatives see the always up to date OSM desktop software.
Home page and download: https://dev.ifs.hsr.ch/projects/osminabox/wiki