osmconvert

TLDR

Convert PBF to OSM XML

$ osmconvert [input.pbf] -o=[output.osm]

Convert OSM to PBF

$ osmconvert [input.osm] -o=[output.pbf]

Extract bounding box

$ osmconvert [input.pbf] -b=[lon1,lat1,lon2,lat2] -o=[output.pbf]

Filter by polygon

$ osmconvert [input.pbf] -B=[polygon.poly] -o=[output.pbf]

Merge files

$ osmconvert [file1.pbf] [file2.pbf] -o=[merged.pbf]

Show statistics

$ osmconvert [input.pbf] --out-statistics

SYNOPSIS

osmconvert [options] input... [-o=output]

osmconvert converts and filters OpenStreetMap data files. It handles conversion between OSM XML, PBF, and O5M formats, and can extract regions by bounding box or polygon.
Much faster than osmosis for simple conversions.

PARAMETERS

-o file

Output file.

-b bbox

Bounding box filter.

-B file

Polygon file filter.

--drop-author

Remove author info.

--drop-version

Remove version info.

--complete-ways

Keep complete ways.

--out-statistics

Show statistics.

BOUNDING BOX FORMAT

$ -b=min_lon,min_lat,max_lon,max_lat
-b=-74.1,40.5,-73.7,40.9 # NYC area

CAVEATS

Memory-intensive for large files. Polygon files in .poly format. PBF format most efficient.

HISTORY

osmconvert was developed by Markus Weber as a fast alternative to osmosis for common OSM data manipulation tasks.