What and Why:
A tool that places extracts of OpenStreetMap data onto HDX at set intervals.
Currently, there are several ways to export and use data from the OSM database but all of these have drawbacks including
1) they require an understanding of the OSM tagging in order to find data
2) they don’t readily connect to desktop GIS applications
3) they are limited in terms of exposed data or attributes
The OSM2HDX tool is an extension to the HOT Export Tool, and was built by HOT for HDX in early 2017.
Architecture
Note that the resources for each dataset live on the HOT servers.
Access
Production: http://exports-prod.hotosm.org/
Staging (use for testing): http://exports-staging.hotosm.org/
To access it, you will need to
- get an OSM account
- log in to the export tool (at the production and/or staging links above)
- request to have your OSM account white listed for access to the HDX portion of the export tool (the "Admin UI"). Contact Amadu Ndong, CJ Hendrix, Godfrey Takavarasha, Dan Mihaila, or a member of the HOT team.
The administration interface of the tool (for managing user permissions) is here: http://exports-prod.hotosm.org/en/admin/login and is accessible by users flagged as "staff" in the user list. Note that you need to log in to the main Admin UI first, then go to the administration link.
Conventions
See Guideline for creating an OSM extract for HDX (using the automated osm2hdx tool) for naming conventions and other best practices.