Hi, I'm currently doing my undergraduate thesis where I compare Protocol Buffers and Flatbuffers as serialization formats for raw OSM data in map-based Web GIS applications. The client makes a request to the server who respond with OSM data. My question is, what are the typical data sizes (KB or MB) for this kind of architecture? Is there any max/min size of what is typically sent? I imagine you wouldnt send the whole Planet.osm to the client. Is there a way for me to generate these test files given a max and min size? Any answers who point me in the right direction is very appreciated. I feel like im overwhelmed with information and cant seem to find an article discussing this.

Hi, I'm currently doing my undergraduate thesis where I compare Protocol Buffers and Flatbuffers as serialization formats for raw OSM data in map-based Web GIS applications. The client makes a request to the server who respond with OSM data. My question is, what are the typical data sizes (KB or MB) for this kind of architecture? Is there any max/min size of what is typically sent? I imagine you wouldnt send the whole Planet.osm to the client. Is there a way for me to generate these test files given a max and min size? Any answers who point me in the right direction is very appreciated. I feel like im overwhelmed with information and cant seem to find an article discussing this.