Daylight Map Distribution: A Validated Global OpenStreetMap Subset
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Description
Daylight is a complete distribution of global, open map data, containing a validated subset of the OpenStreetMap database. Meta combines the work of global contributors with quality checks from mapping partners to create a free, stable, and easy-to-use street-scale global map. The Daylight Earth Table classifies OpenStreetMap-style tags into a 3-level ontology (theme, class, subclass).
Use Cases
Rendering global street-scale maps based on the validated subset of OpenStreetMap features.
Performing large-scale geospatial queries on AWS Athena using the optimized parquet formats.
Analyzing map feature classification using the 3-level ontology from the Daylight Earth Table.
Developing disaster response applications based on the stable, community-validated global map data.
Strengths
Contains a validated subset of OpenStreetMap data with quality and consistency checks.
Available in multiple formats, including parquet optimized for AWS Athena.
Daylight OSM Features contains nearly 1 billion renderable OSM features.
Daylight OSM Elements contains all of OSM, including all 7 billion nodes.
Limitations
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Row count for specific feature tables is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
Provenance
Source
Meta, combining work from global OpenStreetMap contributors and Daylight mapping partners.
Collection Method
Community contributions aggregated and validated through quality and consistency checks.
Geography
Global
Data is provided under the Open Database License (ODbL).