Converting map data between formats

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This page lists tools to convert external map data to and from OSM formats.

• For exporting a map as images (PNG, SVG, PDF) please refer to the Rendering page.

• For a much general overview, see the Export Guide.
• For converting between different OSM file formats (including altering or filtering) see OSM file formats#Conversion between different osm map data formats
• For converting GPS tracks only see Converting GPS track data between formats

• Remember, if you are converting map data into OSM to upload it into OpenStreetMap, be sure to following the guidelines for an Import

map data formats

See also Import and Export.

File type	Extension	To import into OSM	To export from OSM	Discussion/Comments
Adobe Illustrator	.ai	No	osm2ai.pl	See Exporting to Adobe Illustrator, OSM2ai and http://www.flosm.de/ai/
ArcGIS (by ESRI)	several	ExportToOSM.py	ArcGIS
E00	e00	Partial	Partial	See message 593
Dafif	?	dafif2osm	No
DXF (by AutoCad)	.dxf	Partial	No	See Convert dxf File to Shapefile Using Grass
GADM	?	gadm2osm	No
Garmin maps	.img	No	OSM Map on Garmin
Geobase	?	geobase2osm	No
GeoJSON	.geojson	?	OSM2GEO
GML	?	No	XSLT, Python, GeoConverter (online tool)	See Converting OSM to GML. See JOSM ticket #6921.
Google Earth (Keyhole) Markup Language	.kml	JOSM/Plugins/OpenData	OSM in Google Earth, Osm2KML, GeoConverter (online tool)
GPX	.gpx	Yes	traceosm, GeoConverter (online tool)
Image (non georeferenced)	.png, .jpg, etc.	Geo Things Map Rectifier	Main map program	Reference Image using markers and open it with JOSM AgPifoJ Plugin
Mapserver	.map	No	Convert to GML first	See Displaying OSM Shapefiles In Mapserver
MATLAB	.mat	No	OpenStreetMap functions [1]	Load as MATLAB structure
MP (Polish format)	.mp	mp2osm	Osm2mp
NKF	?	Nkf2osm	No
PGSQL	?	No	osm2pgsql,imposm	See PostgreSQL
QGIS	.qgs	No	Convert to GML first	See Importing Planet.osm into QGIS
Shapefile	.shp	JOSM/Plugins/OpenData	Partial, GeoConverter (online tool)	See Shapefiles
SRTM	?	Srtm2Osm	No	See SRTM
SVG	.svg	JOSM/Plugins/ImportVec	Main map program	See Osmarender/Howto or Maperitive

specialised formats

This lists only very specific formats, mostly dedicated for a specific import

File type	Extension	To import into OSM	To export from OSM	Discussion/Comments
AND	?	and2osm	No	See AND Data
CIA World Database	.wdb	wdb2osm	No
Coastlines	.pgs	perl script	No	See Almien coastlines (PGS)
LINZ	?	LINZ	No
Frida	?	Frida	No
TIGER	??	?	?	See TIGER, most data has been imported