# OpenStreetMap

> Use this tool when you need to access and analyze geospatial data from OpenStreetMap, solving problems related to location-based analysis and geographic relationships. It provides a PostgreSQL interface with SQL querying capabilities, allowing for inputs of geographic coordinates and outputs of points of interest, roads, and natural features. Use it for extracting structured information about the physical world, particularly in contexts requiring complex geographic information and spatial query techniques.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/wiseman-osm  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/wiseman-osm

## Description

The OSM PostgreSQL Server provides Claude with direct access to OpenStreetMap geospatial data stored in a PostgreSQL database with PostGIS extensions. Built by John Wiseman, this implementation allows querying complex geographic information including points of interest, roads, buildings, and natural features through SQL. The server includes comprehensive safety measures like read-only query enforcement and execution timeouts, while offering rich documentation through resources that explain OSM data structure, common query patterns, and spatial query techniques. It's particularly valuable for location-based analysis, finding geographic relationships between features, and extracting structured information about the physical world from the complete OpenStreetMap dataset.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.63
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-01

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** database
- **Updated:** 2026-09-01

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/wiseman-osm)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/wiseman/osm-mcp>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "wiseman-osm"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/wiseman-osm` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/wiseman-osm/pull`

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