20 Apr 25

An open-source tool for reading OpenStreetMap PBF files using DuckDB.

  • Scalable reader for OpenStreetMap ProtoBuffer (pbf) files.
  • Is based on top of DuckDB1 with its Spatial2 extension.
  • Saves files in the GeoParquet3 file format for easier integration with modern cloud stacks.
  • Utilizes multithreading unlike GDAL that works in a single thread only.
  • Can filter data based on geometry without the need for ogr2ogr clipping before operation.
  • Can filter data based on OSM tags.
  • Utilizes caching to reduce repeatable computations.
  • Can be used as Python module as well as a beautiful CLI based on Typer4.
by agnieszka 8 months ago