Openstreetmap raster / tiles maps in GIS?

1 1	How to render openstreetmap tiles in a GIS program like QGIS? Can I pull them from a server or do I have to I have to server WMS files from a database? Thanks! raster tiles gis asked 04 Mar '11, 13:33 suppster 14●1●1●2 accept rate: 0%

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Can you explain what you want to achieve exactly? Is what you want simply an OSM background map in QGis, or do you actually want to produce tiles?

If you are after a background map, see the question "How to get OSM as a raster layer in QGis".

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answered 04 Mar '11, 14:46

Frederik Ramm ♦
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-2	It's ok, I was able to add an OSM background map to QGis. Thanks permanent link answered 04 Mar '11, 16:27 suppster 14●1●1●2 accept rate: 0% Please use "add new comment" when replying to an answer. (04 Mar '11, 22:41) Baloo Uriza

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