OpenStreetMap US

SliceOSM is a new OSM US Community Project! This web service is the easiest way to download up-to-the-minute data for any custom area. Come see how it is made, and how to get involved.

Speakers

Jake Low

Jake is a software developer and mapmaker based in Seattle, Washington. He currently works at OpenStreetMap US, supporting MapRoulette, OSMCha, and other community tools. In his spare time he enjoys hiking and mapping trails in OSM.

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SliceOSM

Traditionally, OSM data has mainly been distributed in one big planet file. That’s quite the meal! SliceOSM instead lets you download OSM data from a custom area of interest, refreshed up to the minute. For when you only want a few bytes, try OSM By The Slice.

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