Geofabrik Download Server
Verified working Sep 17, 2026
Daily regional OpenStreetMap extracts for GIS and self-hosted maps.
Geofabrik Download Server provides free regional extracts of OpenStreetMap data for people who need local copies instead of querying OSM directly. Downloads are organized by continent and country, with large prebuilt files suitable for GIS analysis, conversion pipelines, routing engines, and self-hosted map services.
Why it stands out
- Much smaller and easier to work with than the full OSM planet file for regional projects.
- Maintained by a company specializing in OpenStreetMap data processing.
- Country and continent hierarchy makes it simple to find common administrative areas.
- Public extracts intentionally omit contributor-identifying metadata for privacy compliance.
- Free direct downloads without requiring a user account for standard extracts.
Good to know
- Public files do not include OSM user names, user IDs, or changeset IDs; full metadata extracts are restricted to OSM contributors.
- Updates are normally daily, so the files are not suitable when minute-level OSM freshness is required.
- Large regions can still be many gigabytes and require GIS/database tooling to use effectively.
- Users need to understand OpenStreetMap tagging and ODbL obligations before relying on the data.
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GIS analysts and map developers who need regularly refreshed OSM extracts for a specific country or region. Download a national OSM dataset for offline spatial analysis. Feed PBF extracts into a routing, geocoding, or tile-rendering pipeline. Use prepared geospatial files instead of processing the full global OSM planet dump. Compare regional file sizes before planning storage or processing workflows.
Daily-updated OpenStreetMap regional extracts; continent and country browsing; quick links for formats such as .osm.pbf and .gpkg.zip; ODbL 1.0 licensing notice; metadata-sensitive public extracts with contributor-identifying fields removed.
Technical Notes
- Provides structured bulk downloads of OpenStreetMap extracts, including .osm.pbf and .gpkg.zip files.
- Extracts are normally regenerated daily and can be downloaded directly by region.
- Data is distributed under the Open Database License 1.0.
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