OpenStreetMap (OSM) XML Feature Representation

In addition to the generic FME feature attributes that FME Workbench adds to all features (seeAbout Feature Type Attributes),this format also adds format-specific attributes (Format Attributes).

Please see theWriter Overviewfor details on how the features are converted into OSM elements in the OSM Writer.

Geometry

The geometry features produced by the OSM reader can be identified by thexml_typeattribute.The valid values for this attribute are:

xml_type

Description

xml_no_geom

FME Feature with no geometry.

xml_point

Point feature.

xml_line

Linear feature.

xml_area

Simple polygon,donut,or an aggregate of polygon and donut features.

No Geometry

xml_type:xml_no_geom

Features with theirxml_typeattribute set toxml_no_geomdo not contain any geometry data.

Points

xml_type:xml_point

Features with theirxml_typeset toxml_pointare single coordinate features or an aggregate of single points.

Lines

xml_type:xml_line

Features with theirxml_typeset toxml_lineare polyline features or an aggregate of polylines.

Areas

xml_type:xml_polygon

Features with theirxml_typeset toxml_polygonare polygon features which may or may not have interior boundaries,or an aggregate of such polygons.