The file is about 400MB and adds around 4GB to the Nominatim database.
+### OSM views
+OSM publishes aggregate map access numbers that are generated based on the users’
+behavior when viewing locations on the map. This data is also optional and
+it complements wikipedia/wikidata rankings to further enhance the search results
+if added.
+OSM views data is avalaible as a GeoTIFF file. Put it into your project directory:
+
+ cd $PROJECT_DIR
+ wget https://qrank.wmcloud.org/download/osmviews.tiff
+
+The file is about 380MB and adds around 4GB to the Nominatim database. Importing
+OSM views into Nominatim takes a little over 3 hours.
+
+!!! warning
+ Importing OSM views is currently an experimental feature. OSM views data are
+ not yet included in the importance values calculations.
+
!!! tip
- If you forgot to download the wikipedia rankings, you can also add
- importances after the import. Download the files, then run
- `nominatim refresh --wiki-data --importance`. Updating importances for
- a planet can take a couple of hours.
+ If you forgot to download the wikipedia rankings or OSM views, then you can
+ also add importances after the import. To add both, download their files, then
+ run `nominatim refresh --wiki-data --osm-views --importance`. Updating
+ importances for a planet will take a couple of hours.
### External postcodes
database or reuse the space later.
!!! warning
- The datastructure for updates are also required when adding additional data
+ The data structure for updates are also required when adding additional data
after the import, for example [TIGER housenumber data](../customize/Tiger.md).
If you plan to use those, you must not use the `--no-updates` parameter.
Do a normal import, add the external data and once you are done with