OpenStreetMap Planet and Extracts: coverage and access

What it covers

Geography and granularity

Geography: Use the geography stated by the source; coverage can vary by dataset and release.

Granularity: Build geospatial developer products, routing/location intelligence, coverage analysis, place/entity enrichment, and infrastructure or mobility research.

Source type: Open geospatial database/technical data dump

Potential use

Build geospatial developer products, routing/location intelligence, coverage analysis, place/entity enrichment, and infrastructure or mobility research. A foundational, technically rich geospatial source for data-product founders who need reusable location entities and continuously changing map data.

Access and cost

Public download

Planet dumps and diffs are publicly downloadable; the global files are very large, while extracts can reduce processing scope. Data are under ODbL (with older historical files under older terms).

Cost: Current price was not established in this review; check the provider's access terms.

Update cadence: Release cadence was not normalized in this review; check the source's dates, update notes, and API limits before comparing periods.

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• Documentation and access details ↗Check the provider's current terms and instructions before use

Interpret carefully

Limits that affect the decision

Large downloads need substantial storage and processing; extracts may not preserve full referential integrity, and ODbL attribution/share-alike and database-rights obligations require legal review.

Release cadence was not normalized in this review; check the source's dates, update notes, and API limits before comparing periods.

This record summarizes source documentation; Jon Bishop did not conduct an independent audit of the underlying dataset.