Paulmach Osm by paulmach
General purpose library for reading, writing and working with OpenStreetMap data
About Paulmach Osm
From the project's README at github.com/paulmach/osm. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
This package is a general purpose library for reading, writing and working with OpenStreetMap data in Go (golang). It has the ability to: read/write OSM XML read/write OSM JSON, a format returned by the Overpass API. efficiently parse OSM PBF data files available at planet.osm.org
Made available by the package are the following types: Node Way Relation Changeset Note User
And the following “container” types: OSM - container returned via API Change - used by the replication API Diff - corresponds to Overpass Augmented Diffs List of sub-package utilities [](annotate) - adds lon/lat, version, changeset and orientation data to way and relation members [](osmapi) - supports all the v0.6 read/data endpoints [](osmgeojson) - OSM to GeoJ
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 454 | github.com/paulmach/osm |
| GitHub forks | 57 | github.com/paulmach/osm |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 10.4 years | since Feb 2016 |
| Last commit | 2 months ago | Apr 27, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 14 | last: 9 months ago |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
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Ready to self-host Paulmach Osm?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed Jun 21, 2026.
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