Extension osm2mapstore

[Gaetanbrl]

Hi,

Some users needs to download OSM data but mapstore2 have no plugin to do that.

So, Migrate osm2geor (from ancient times) to mapstore2 could be a good ideas :

https://github.com/georchestra/georchestra/tree/master/mapfishapp/src/main/webapp/app/addons/osm2geor

Demo (at 0:45s): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1T4rTKSrYw

This avoid to download huge datasets into georchestra DB (with the aim to produced downloadable WFS...).

This works could use :

• a nice UI/X
• a tool to draw an area (polygon / circle / random geom)
• a tool to use selected geom from attribute table (random layer)
• a tool to display OSM data from a geom (draw or selected or imported)
• a tool to download OSM data from an area (draw or selected or imported)
• a tool to download OSM data directly from an area (draw or selected or imported) without any map display (direct download)
• a config (same as osm2geor ?)
• some filters or UI forms to create / simplify OSM query => Simple query mode
• a Text area to create full query without forms (e.g Overpass language API) ==> Advanced query mode

Feel free to complete this issue ! :)

[Gaetanbrl]

@pmauduit @MaelREBOUX @jusabatier @landryb @catmorales are you interested ?

[catmorales]

I think , for Rennes Metropole we are not interested because we don't use OSM and have a lot of others functionnalities to develop. So we don't have enough money to do it. I let @MaelREBOUX answer you too. But , otherwise, it can be a wish for the geOrchestra's community, and perhaps other's contributor's can.

[pierrejego]

So we don't have enough money to do it.

It was not a question about money. ( At least not for the moment ) We want to know if we re-developped it, will it be used ? And by whome ? We want to be sure that developpement will fit a real need.

[Gaetanbrl]

@catmorales the question is more about interest (real need) than money :)

otherwise, it can be a wish for the geOrchestra's community, and perhaps other's contributor's can

Personnaly convinced about that ;)

[catmorales]

It was not a question about money. ( At least not for the moment ) We want to know if we re-developped it, will it be used ? And by whome ?

OK sorry to be so down-to-earth, but in mafishapp we desactivated it so for us , it's not a need.

[jusabatier]

Currently I don't think such extension will be used by our users because the request syntax isn't easy to use without documentation.

If we expect end users to use it, I think it have to map raw filters codes to human readable ones and simplify the request creation.

This way some end users could retrieve OSM datas they are interested in without having to spend time reading and understanding OSM request documentation.

[landryb]

iirc in the existing mapfishapp addon, the platform administrator could define some filters so that the end users had just to choose in a list.

Generally speaking, i think it will be an interesting feature for platforms not having reference data, or quickly wanting to create a POI layer from OSM. It could also attract ppl from the OSM community.

[Gaetanbrl]

So, thanks for responses. I'd complete issues to insert more usefull specs :

- some filters or UI forms to create / simplify OSM query => Simple query mode
- a free Text area to create full query without forms (e.g Overpass language API) ==> Advanced query mode

[pmauduit]

@pmauduit @MaelREBOUX @jusabatier @landryb @catmorales are you interested ?

I wouldn't have a day-to-day usecase for it, if that is the question :-) I'm the original author of a similar plugin for mapfishapp several years ago, and I'd probably be curious on how to do it in mapstore, if you are digging into it.

[Gaetanbrl]

I'm the original author

Yeah i remember @pmauduit :D

if you are digging into it

Think this could be "off season" feature... if some use case exists really. But i'm sur it could be usefull !