Importing OpenStreetMap data into ArcGIS

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Importing OpenStreetMap data into ArcGIS
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Different ArcGIS versions

• This process is different for different ArcGIS
  versions. Click below for your version
• ArcGIS v9.3.1 SP1
• ArcGIS v10

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ArcGIS v9.3.1 SP1 is required!

• ArcGIS v9.3.1 Service Pack 1 (or higher) is
  required to import OpenStreetMap.org (.osm) data
• Also make sure the Data Interoperability
  Extension is installed and enabled (From
  ArcCatalog, Tools-gtExtensions, then check Data
  Interoperability)
• You must use ArcCatalog to create a geodatabase
  and import the OSM into this geodatabase
• Do NOT try to import OSM data directly into
  ArcMap. There is currently a bug in ESRIs
  software that prevents this from working
  correctly
• The following steps detail the process of
  exporting data from OSM website into an XML
  format, and then importing this XML data into
  ArcGIS.

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• Go to the OpenStreetMap website (link centered on
  USF campus
• http//www.openstreetmap.org/?lat28.06173lon-8
  2.41359zoom16layers00B0FTF
• Login with your user account (free to create, if
  you dont have one), then select the Export tab
  at the top of the page.
• Choose the area that you want to export, select
  the OpenStreetMap XML Data format, and click
  the Export button to save the .osm file to your
  computer

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• In ArcCatalog, find the XML file you just saved
  by using the file explorer column on the left

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• Right-click on the folder containing the .osm
  file, then select New-gtFile Geodatabase.

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• Name the geodatabase file accordingly.
• You should now have a new geodatabase in the same
  directory as the XML file that you exported from
  OSM
• Right-click on the .osm XML file and select
  Export-gtto Geodatabase (multiple)

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• You should now see the above screen which has
  selected all features in the OSM data file as
  input features
• For Output Geodatabase, select the geodatabase
  file you just created in the previous step, and
  then click on OK to start the import process

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• You should see the above screen during the import
  process

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• Once the import process is complete, open ArcMap
  and select A new empty map (or existing map, if
  you want to layer OSM data with other data).
• Then, click on the Add data button and select
  the Geodatabase (.gdb) file that you just
  imported the OSM data into.
• Be sure to select all the attributes within the
  file, then click Add

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• The geodatabase file is now open in ArcMap.
  However, usually it defaults to a very zoomed-out
  view so that all data appears as a dot (see
  above).
• Use the Zoom tool several times to zoom in on the
  dot to see all the data

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• You should now see all the OSM data in ArcMap!
  You can use all the normal ArcGIS tools and
  queries now on all the data attributes

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Following slides are for ArcGIS 10
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ArcGIS 10

• If you have a current version of ArcGIS Editor
  for OSM installed, uninstall it via
  Start-gtControl Panel-gtAdd/Remove Programs.
• Download and install the newest ArcGIS Editor
  for OSM plugin
• http//esriosmeditor.codeplex.com/releases/view/52
  158
• Open ArcCatalog, Right click on Folder
  Connections, then click Connect Folder and
  choose the installation folder of the plugin
• Default c\Program Files\ESRI\OSMEditor
• Then expand Folder Connections to the
  installation location for the plugin, and the
  data folder. Then, drag the OpenStreetMap
  Toolbox to the Toolboxes-gtMy Toolboxes folder
  to make it easily accessible for future use

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ArcGIS 10

• Create a new folder in your workspace, and then
  right-click on it and select New-gtFile
  Geodatabase, and give it a name

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• Go to the OpenStreetMap website (link centered on
  USF campus)
• http//www.openstreetmap.org/?lat28.06173lon-8
  2.41359zoom16layers00B0FTF
• Login with your user account (free to create, if
  you dont have one), then select the Export tab
  at the top of the page.
• Choose the area that you want to export, select
  the OpenStreetMap XML Data format, and click
  the Export button to save the .osm file to your
  computer

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ArcGIS 10

• In ArcCatalog, expand the OpenStreetMap Toolbox
  and click on Load OSM File

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ArcGIS 10

• Select your OSM file, then click on the folder
  next to Target Feature Dataset, and browse to
  the geodatabase you created earlier. Then, type
  in a name for the Data elements in the
  geodatabase and click Save then Ok.

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ArcGIS 10

• You should now be able to view the data elements
  in ArcGIS Preview mode, and use the geodatabase
  like normal!

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About

• V2.0
• Created by
• Sean J. Barbeau, M.S. Comp.Sci.
• Research Associate
• Center for Urban Transportation Research
• University of South Florida
• 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, CUT100
• Tampa, FL 33620-5375
• 813.974.7208 2D barcode
• 813.974.5168 (fax)
• barbeau_at_cutr.usf.edu
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