Atlas-OSM
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Atlas-OSM is a program for visualizing, parameterizing, extracting, etc. the OpenStreetMap database .
The basic principle is the division into vector tiles.
They are in pbf format with a slightly different protocol from the standard '.osm.pbf'
(adding coordinates, clip points and tags among others).
Tags areas: 531 Lines: 153 Node: 548
To have the complete forests at all zooms, the Global Forest Hansen database is processed:
https://earthenginepartners.appspot.com/science-2013-global-forest/download_v1.2.html
The relief (zoom<14) is SRTM 3s with the additions of:
http://www.viewfinderpanoramas.org/dem3.html
The relief (zoom>=14) is AW3D30 (DSM and not DTM correction zoom>14):
https://www.eorc.jaxa.jp/ALOS/en/dataset/aw3d30/aw3d30_e.htm
This program works in spherical and Mercator .
The file format is called '.osmtile.pbf'
I built reduced vector bases for Zoom 5, 7, 9, 11, 14
From zoom 15 it is the original OSM base.
We can modify everything on the graphics:
Button with and Double Click on an element including changing the icons from SVG.
The fonts are independent of Windows and can be modified….
I redid the fonts especially from "Google Noto Fonts" to process all languages using ICU.
We can extract in the original pbf format (.osm.pbf) with selections of boundaries or rectangle or poly.
Then we can reimport the standard pbf in the atlas in '.osmtile.pbf' format.
And many other things…
Be careful to start the extractions with areas that are not too large
For example (admin 8 or Admin 6) to test:
Bouches du Rhône (FR) ID 7393 if the tiles are already loaded:
Zoom 20: 35s to extract in osm.pbf and 68s to convert in osmtile.pbf with CoreI7+SSD Zoom 14: 7s to extract in osm.pbf and 11s to convert in osmtile.pbf with CoreI7+SSD
Examples:
Extraction of France in zoom 7: FRZ7
Extraction of Briancon in zoom14: BrianconZ14
An example of contour lines with AW3D30: topo
Three videos that show some possibilities and the fluidity:
Video1
Video2
Video3
Download: Windows 64-bit (installer setup.exe)
Download: Windows 64-bit (portable OSM_Atlas.zip)
(Choice of disk: allow a little space for the caches)
Run the Atlas_OSM program: (PRGAtlas_OSM.exe)
Probably some bugs still, .. the current OSM version is that of 06/16/25. The program is 32 bits, the extraction programs are 64 bits.
At least 4 GB of memory is required. It takes about 4 days of calculations to process a new database (the reductions are the longest).