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Development of a server manage a customised local version of OpenStreet in Ireland
description
In this paper we describe the software architecture of a prototype web-based GIS system for the deliver environmental research data in Ireland. The central component in this system is OpenStreetMap which provides the base layers of geographical data. An OpenStreetMap data collection campaign for our university town was carried out earlier this year yieldeding a spatially rich OpenStreetMap representation of Maynooth. Our server (OpenStreetMap database, supporting software, and specially generated map tiles) has been used by several GIS and location-based services projects in our department. One such example is a mobile device-based pedestrian navigation system is described in this paper. We describe some of the components of our server system. This includes a description of the management of the local copy of the OpenStreetMap database and the generation of sets of customised map tiles.
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Development of a server to manage a customised local version of OpenStreetMap
in Ireland
Department of Computer ScienceNational University of Ireland Maynooth
Błażej Ciepłuch [email protected]
Jianghua Zheng [email protected]
Peter Mooney [email protected]
Adam Winstanley [email protected]
Overview
Projects in our group using Openstreetmap
Collection and import of data into OSM database
A web application to use the custom tiles with our additional data
Why we chose OpenStreetMap ?
Haptic& IndoorNavigation
Ricky Jacob
Bus Tracking
Bashir ShalikSimplification of
Complex Polygons
Fangli Ying
Pedestrian Navigation
Jinghua Zheng
Visualisation of Enviromental Data
Common Platform OSM
Błażej Ciepłuch
Haptic& IndoorNavigation
Ricky Jacob
Topology & Geometry Analysys
Padraig Corcoran
Open Access toGeospatial data
Peter Mooney
Research Objectives
First steps in building framework for open access to enviromental data ( with Irish EPA )
Particular emphasis on delivery to Location Based Services and also visualisation
Assist in growing OSM usage in Ireland
Creation of Maynooth map
How do we get OSM data for our project ?
Cloudmade Download webpagehttp://downloads.cloudmade.com/
Geofabrik Download webpagehttp://download.geofabrik.de/
OR
Our own Postgis OSMServer
OSM XML OSM XML
Adding our own spatial data to our OSM database
Our own Postgis OSMServer
Irish Enviromental Protection Agencyhttp://www.epa.ie
Tiles generated with Mapnik - Enviromental data
Waste Water Treatment Plants
Air Quality Stations
EPA Licensed facilities
XML Style file and result of redendering
EPA Licensed facilities around Dublin
More detailed Irish Language Map of Maynooth
Local OSM tiles for Interiors of Buildings
Our own Postgis OSMServer
Mapnik Map Redender
Different Outputs from Server
SetsOf Tiles
Different Outputs for EPA data KML file RAW data in XML WMS server SHP file Possibility to open in QGIS
Local Tiles
OSM offers our research work access to spatial data for Ireland
Spatial data is still very expensive to purchase in Ireland
Google Maps and Bing Maps have very sporadic coverage - poor in some rural areas
Difficult to access government and national datasets
Overlay of OSM data in Ireland on Bing and Google Maps
Overlay of OSM data in Ireland on Bing and Google Maps
There are examples of urban locations where OSM has been not surveyed and Google/Bing is better
Drogheda, Co. Louth Ireland (population 30,000)
Extended local OSM database (including enviromental data as a example)
Gain a better understanding of OSM process from data collection to display
Store once – use many times
Contribution of this Research
