GeoDesk is a spatial database engine for OpenStreetMap™ features

Build fast and powerful applications using the world’s largest collection of free geodata.

Compact database format

A Geographic Object Library is only 10 to 50 percent larger than its OSM-PBF source data. That’s less than one-tenth of the storage footprint of a traditional database!

Lightning-fast queries

Find features based on tags, bounding box and/or spatial relationships. Queries return Python or Java objects and are typically 50 times faster than SQL.

Easy to get started

Import OSM data in minutes instead of hours, even on low-end hardware — or download ready-made tiles for just the regions you need.

Full OpenStreetMap support

GOLs contain not only shapes, but faithfully replicate the OSM data model — including relations.