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		mvexel on Jan 2, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: OpenStreetMap plugin for Unreal Engine 4 The export function on osm.org is a pretty expensive operation on the live database and not the best way to download OSM XML data for most people. If you're looking for a city-sized extract, https://mapzen.com/data/metro-extracts/ is a good source. They have pre-built ones for commonly requested areas, or you can select your own bounding box.

rmc on Jan 2, 2017 [–]

There's also the continent/country/state level extracts on Geofabrik: http://download.geofabrik.de/

Or you can use osmosis to cut a file down to any arbitrary area: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Osmosis

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