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Install imposm3 with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix

Imports OpenStreetMap data into PostgreSQL/PostGIS databases. Version 0.14.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-26. Also installable with macports: sudo port install imposm.

Install commandSecurity notes

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Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install imposm3

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install imposm

MacPorts ports tree · gis/imposm/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#imposm

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/im/imposm/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Imports OpenStreetMap data into PostgreSQL/PostGIS databases

Commands and aliases

  • imposm

history

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.

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

  • broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

  • text:database,sql

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
imposmexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-08-03
manager version0.14.2
manager updated2026-07-26
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:imposm3
Version0.14.2
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://imposm.org/docs/imposm3/latest/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/omniscale/imposm3
Last updated2026-07-26T04:07:48+02:00
Pulseupdated
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone declared

source database matches

Other package-manager records

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MacPorts94%

imposm

sudo port install imposm
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Imposm
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: gis/imposm/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Nix92%

imposm

nix profile install nixpkgs#imposm
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Imposm
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/im/imposm/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

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