Editing PBF files for ALPR avoidance

A (step by step) guide to running the Big B-router ipynb. For offline ALPR avoidance in the Osmand mobile app.

Prereqs:
1. Conda to manage python environment, I used miniconda3, AUR link
2. Some IDE to run python notebooks (using said conda env), I used vscodium with jupyter and jupyter notebook renderer extensions
3. Java to run osmandmapcreator.jar
4?. Osmium tool should work through conda, if not you may have to manually run the commands in pbf-prep , AUR link, conda-forge

We start by creating the python environment, under the name gis-py312 (can be changed)

conda create -n gis-py312 -c conda-forge geopandas folium pyrosm pyosmium notebook ipyleaflet osmium-tool jupyter

Last tested Oct. 5 26

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Clone or unzip the files from github

Download the osm.pbf file for your state through geofabrik.de

Open the python notebook pbf-prep.ipynb, and set the kernel to the one we created gis-py312

Run the first cell

Select a bounding box around the area of interest

  1. The map file expands a lot when loaded into memory. No longer the case.
  2. Converting from pbf to obf is slower for larger files.

Adjust startingfile to point to the file you downloaded from geofabrike.de
rename outputfile if you want
and run the cell

Open the python notebook big-b-router.ipynb
Run the first cell to import libraries and define functions
Edit the filenames to match what was created with pbf-prep.ipynb
Run the second cell to load in the ALPR data

Run the third cell to create the projection of the ALPRs

\‾‾‾|‾‾‾/  
|\  |  /|  
| \_|_/ |    _|_ is the angle  
|__\|/__|    __ __ is the base width (m)  
  
|                                 /
| in the middle is the direction /  is the vis range (m)

Run the fourth cell to load in the road data
This uses a bit of ram. Probably around 3~4GB
Run the fifth cell to determine which ID’s to drop/edit

Adjust the output filename, if desired
Run the last cell to generate the new pbf file

Now we transition to osmandmapcreator. dl link
Download, unzip, and navigate to the folder containing OsmAndMapCreator.jar
Run java -jar -Xms1G -Xmx6G OsmAndMapCreator.jar
The -Xmx6G sets the maximum RAM amount to 6GB (it will use more RAM than needed if you set this too high)
6GB should be enough for most use cases

The file will be output to the “specified working directory”
Which is likely ~/osmand/
Select the output file from big-b-router.ipynb and wait for it to process (takes a while)

Once complete move/copy the .obf file to your phone

Within the osmand app import the obf file and you now have offline anti-ALPR routing.

Benefits of using Osmand:
- cross platform (ios & android)
- android auto/carplay (in the paid version)
- course correction/re-routing
- turn-by-turn directions
- works fully offline
- deep ui customization
- routing customization
- plugins
- privacy respecting (downloadable from F-droid)
- open source!

Downsides of Osmand:
- lack of traffic data (not compatible with privacy respecting)
- too many customization options is intimidating

Check out the BC (Bad Cams) articles to see how to OSM data can be improved.