load-source Command

Loads a map source into the current map. The newly loaded map source will be added to the end of the list of map sources (see list-sources command). The currently active ruleset will be applied on the map source (see Introduction To Rulesets).

Usage

 load-source <map source location>

Parameters:

• map source location: specifies the location of the map source. Currently you can only load map sources from a local storage (disk or network share).

After executing the command, the current map source index will be set to this newly loaded source.

Map Source Types

Maperitive currently supports the following map source types:

• OSM XML files, both uncompressed (.osm extension) or compressed (.osm.bz2 extension)
• OSM PBF files (.pbf extension) - these are equivalent to OSM XML files, but more compact and faster to load.
• GPX files
• Contour files: these are SQLite database files generated using generate-contours (TODO) command and contain relief contours.
• Georeferenced Images

Loading Georeferenced Images

Georeferenced images can be drawn either in the background or in the foreground, depending on the nature of the image:

• Image which contains semitransparent data (like hillshading) is best drawn in the foreground, otherwise the image might be overlapped or hidden by some other map sources.
• Opaque images might hide other data, so they are usually drawn in the background.

load-source Command always loads images so that they are drawn in the background. If you need to control this, you should use load-image Command instead.

Examples

load-source maps/berlin.osm

Loads the berlin.osm OSM XML file stored in the maps directory.

load-source maps/berlin.osm.pbf

Loads the berlin.osm.pbf OSM PBF file stored in the maps directory.

load-source Switzerland.contours

Loads the Switzerland.contours relief contours file.

load-source mytracks/Current.gpx

Loads the Current.gpx GPX file stored in the mytracks directory.

• Maperitive version: 2.4.0
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