# Install imposm3 with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix Imports OpenStreetMap data into PostgreSQL/PostGIS databases. Version 0.14.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-25. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:imposm3 ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install imposm3 ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install imposm ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: gis/imposm/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#imposm ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/im/imposm/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:imposm3 - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.14.2 - **Source summary:** Imports OpenStreetMap data into PostgreSQL/PostGIS databases - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-25T13:37:45+02:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - imposm (cli) - imposm (alias) ## Dependencies - geos - leveldb ## Build dependencies - go ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.14.2 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-25 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/omniscale/imposm3 - Upstream latest detected: v0.14.2 (current) ## Project history and usage Imposm3 is Omniscale's OpenStreetMap importer for PostgreSQL/PostGIS. It reads OSM PBF data, maps selected features into rendering-oriented schemas, and can apply OSM diff updates after an import. ### Project history The imposm3 repository was created in 2013. The official documentation describes Imposm 3 as a rewrite of Imposm 2 with better performance and support for minutely diff updates. The rewrite kept the same broad role as earlier Imposm versions, but targeted the increasingly common OSM tile-server workflow: load large PBF extracts into PostGIS, create tables shaped for rendering, and keep them updated from upstream OSM changes. ### Adoption history Imposm3 became part of the map-rendering and tile-service packaging ecosystem because it sits exactly between OSM planet or regional extracts and PostGIS-backed renderers. Homebrew, MacPorts, and Nix package metadata in this batch show it packaged for developer and operations workflows rather than as a library-only dependency. ### How it is used Users provide a mapping file, a PBF input, and a PostgreSQL/PostGIS connection. Imposm3 reads, writes, deploys production tables, and can update a database from OSM diff files, making it useful for map tiles, WMS services, and custom geospatial products. ### Why package nerds care For package maintainers, imposm3 is a classic geospatial CLI: it depends on a specific data culture, OSM PBF and PostGIS, and packages a batch import pipeline into a single command. Its significance is less about end-user desktop visibility and more about reproducible infrastructure for maps. ### Timeline - 2013: Public imposm3 GitHub repository created. - 2015: Go package documentation for imposm3 described it as a Go rewrite of the previous Python implementation. - 2022: FreeBSD added an imposm3 port, reflecting continued package-manager interest in OSM import tooling. ### Related projects - Imposm 2 is the predecessor named by the official Imposm3 documentation. - osm2pgsql, PostGIS, Mapnik, OpenMapTiles-style import pipelines, and OpenStreetMap replication diffs are neighboring projects and workflows. ### Sources - - - - - - input.json source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** imposm3 - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - MacPorts - imposm: installed executable or alias match | MacPorts ports tree: gis/imposm/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Nix - imposm: installed executable or alias match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/im/imposm/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [geos](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/geos/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [leveldb](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/leveldb/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [osmosis](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/osmosis/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, geospatial, openstreetmap. - [osm2pgrouting](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/osm2pgrouting/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, geospatial, openstreetmap, postgis. - [osm2pgsql](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/osm2pgsql/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, geospatial, openstreetmap, postgis. - [martin](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/martin/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, geospatial, postgis. - [osm-pbf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/osm-pbf/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, geospatial, openstreetmap. - [osmcoastline](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/osmcoastline/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, geospatial, openstreetmap. - [osmfilter](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/osmfilter/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, geospatial, openstreetmap. - [osmium-tool](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/osmium-tool/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, geospatial, openstreetmap. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/imposm3.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/imposm3.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph