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Search the web for: what are the most frequent planet PBF snapshot sources for OpenStreetMap? I need to know:
1. planet.openstreetmap.org - how often are full planet PBFs published?
2. Geofabrik - do they publish daily planet PBFs?
3. Any other sources that publish daily planet PBF snapshots?

Also check if there are daily "replication" diffs that could be applied to a PBF to bring it up to date, as an alternative to downloading a full PBF each time.

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text: I'll search for information about Planet PBF snapshot sources and replication diffs for OpenStreetMap.

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Web search results for query: "planet.openstreetmap.org PBF snapshot publication frequency"

Links: [{"title":"Planet.osm - OpenStreetMap Wiki","url":"https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Planet.osm"},{"title":"Planet OSM - OpenStreetMap","url":"https://planet.openstreetmap.org/"},{"title":"PBF Format - OpenStreetMap Wiki","url":"https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/PBF_Format"},{"title":"Downloading data - OpenStreetMap Wiki","url":"https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Downloading_data"},{"title":"Download OpenStreetMap for OpenStreetMap Data Extracts | Geofabrik Download Server","url":"https://download.geofabrik.de/"},{"title":"planet.osm","url":"https://atlas.co/data-sources/planet-osm/"},{"title":"Download OpenStreetMap for Europe | Geofabrik Download Server","url":"https://download.geofabrik.de/europe.html"},{"title":"Index of /osm/planet/","url":"https://download.bbbike.org/osm/planet/"},{"title":"Planet.osm/full - OpenStreetMap Wiki","url":"https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Planet.osm/full"},{"title":"OpenStreetMap on AWS - Registry of Open Data on AWS","url":"https://registry.opendata.aws/osm/"}]

Based on the search results, here's the information about planet.openstreetmap.org PBF snapshot publication frequency:

A new version of Planet.osm is released every week, currently on Fridays. Each week, a new and complete copy of all data in OpenStreetMap is made available as both a compressed XML file and a custom PBF format file.

More specifically, the weekly dump normally starts at around 01:10am UK time on Monday morning and is guaranteed to contain all updates prior to that time, with the result usually ready on Fridays.

Additionally, data is updated minutely/hourly/daily (changes) and weekly (snapshots), meaning that while full PBF snapshots are published weekly, incremental change files are available more frequently for users who want to keep their data current between snapshots.

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Web search results for query: "OpenStreetMap daily PBF snapshot sources"

Links: [{"title":"Downloading data - OpenStreetMap Wiki","url":"https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Downloading_data"},{"title":"Download OpenStreetMap for OpenStreetMap Data Extracts | Geofabrik Download Server","url":"https://download.geofabrik.de/"},{"title":"PBF Format - OpenStreetMap Wiki","url":"https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/PBF_Format"},{"title":"Planet.osm - OpenStreetMap Wiki","url":"https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Planet.osm"},{"title":"planet.osm","url":"https://atlas.co/data-sources/planet-osm/"},{"title":"Planet OSM - OpenStreetMap","url":"https://planet.osm.org/"},{"title":"Download OpenStreetMap for Europe | Geofabrik Download Server","url":"https://download.geofabrik.de/europe.html"},{"title":"GEOFABRIK // Downloads","url":"https://www.geofabrik.de/data/download.html"},{"title":"Download OpenStreetMap for North America | Geofabrik Download Server","url":"https://download.geofabrik.de/north-america.html"},{"title":"3 Ways to get OpenStreetMap(OSM) Data | Geoapify","url":"https://www.geoapify.com/ways-to-get-openstreetmap-data/"}]

Based on the search results, here are the main sources for OpenStreetMap daily PBF snapshot data:

## Primary Sources

**1. Geofabrik Download Server**
Geofabrik offers daily extracts of OSM data by continent, country, or region, with files available in PBF format, already cleaned of sensitive metadata such as user IDs and changesets. Most of these files are updated every day – any change uploaded to OpenStreetMap should be on their download server the next day. Access this at: https://download.geofabrik.de/

**2. OpenPlanetData**
OpenPlanetData provides daily planet snapshots in PBF and GOL format.

**3. Planet.OSM Official Server**
Daily diffs are produced under the 'daily' subdirectory, with hourly and daily diffs generated using Osmosis by combining multiple minutely diff files for a given time span. Access this at: https://planet.openstreetmap.org/

**4. BBBike**
BBBike provides compact extracts (2–50 MB) for selected cities and regions, available in various formats including PBF, XML, shapefiles, and vector map tiles.

These sources provide regularly-updated snapshots suitable for various use cases, from complete planet exports to regional extracts.

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Web search results for query: "Geofabrik planet PBF daily snapshots OpenStreetMap"

Links: [{"title":"Download OpenStreetMap for OpenStreetMap Data Extracts | Geofabrik Download Server","url":"https://download.geofabrik.de/"},{"title":"GEOFABRIK // Downloads","url":"https://www.geofabrik.de/data/download.html"},{"title":"Downloading data - OpenStreetMap Wiki","url":"https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Downloading_data"},{"title":"Planet.osm/full - OpenStreetMap Wiki","url":"https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Planet.osm/full"},{"title":"Download OpenStreetMap for Europe | Geofabrik Download Server","url":"https://download.geofabrik.de/europe.html"},{"title":"Planet OSM - OpenStreetMap","url":"https://planet.osm.org/"},{"title":"Geofabrik","url":"https://download.geofabrik.de/technical.html"},{"title":"Geofabrik","url":"https://atlas.co/data-sources/geofabrik/"},{"title":"Planet.osm - OpenStreetMap Wiki","url":"https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Planet.osm"},{"title":"Geofabrik: Download OpenStreetMap data extracts for self-hosting and data analysis, updated daily. – Geospatial Catalog","url":"https://geospatialcatalog.com/geofabrik"}]

Based on the search results, here's what I found about Geofabrik planet PBF daily snapshots and OpenStreetMap:

## Geofabrik Download Service

Geofabrik's download server has data extracts from the OpenStreetMap project which are normally updated every day. Files with the .osm.pbf suffix are OpenStreetMap raw data files in the PBF format and are the common format for OpenStreetMap raw data that need few memory for storage.

## Daily Update Process

Once a day, around 21:00 CET, Geofabrik updates a locally held version of the planet file from the latest OpenStreetMap data and splits it into a number of pre-defined regions. Most of these files are updated every day – any change uploaded to OpenStreetMap should be on Geofabrik's download server the next day.

## Data Organization

Data on the download server is organized by region, with the root directory containing files that have a whole continent's data, and subdirectories for individual countries.

## Alternative Source

It's also worth noting that OpenPlanetData offers daily planet snapshots in PBF and GOL format as an alternative service for downloading OpenStreetMap data.

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Web search results for query: "OpenStreetMap replication diffs daily updates"

Links: [{"title":"Planet.osm/diffs - OpenStreetMap Wiki","url":"https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Planet.osm/diffs"},{"title":"Osmupdate - OpenStreetMap Wiki","url":"https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Osmupdate"},{"title":"Osmosis/Replication - OpenStreetMap Wiki","url":"https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Osmosis/Replication"},{"title":"Keeping the local database in sync with OSM | OpenStreetMap Carto Tutorials","url":"https://ircama.github.io/osm-carto-tutorials/updating-data/"},{"title":"Replication Tools - Pyosmium 4.3.0","url":"https://docs.osmcode.org/pyosmium/latest/user_manual/10-Replication-Tools/"},{"title":"HowTo minutely hstore - OpenStreetMap Wiki","url":"https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/HowTo_minutely_hstore"},{"title":"Updating your database as people edit OpenStreetMap - Switch2OSM","url":"https://switch2osm.org/serving-tiles/updating-as-people-edit-osm2pgsql-replication/"},{"title":"daily diffs - when will there be new ones? - OSM Help","url":"https://help.openstreetmap.org/questions/14756/daily-diffs-when-will-there-be-new-ones"},{"title":"Setting up a local copy of the OpenStreetMap database, kept up to date with minutely diffs - OpenStreetMap Wiki","url":"https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Setting_up_a_local_copy_of_the_OpenStreetMap_database,_kept_up_to_date_with_minutely_diffs"},{"title":"Update - Nominatim 5.2.0 Manual","url":"https://nominatim.org/release-docs/latest/admin/Update/"}]

Here are the search results for OpenStreetMap replication diffs daily updates:

## Overview

The official source for planet-wide updates is https://planet.openstreetmap.org/replication, which provides change files for minutely, hourly and daily intervals.

## Daily Update Sources

http://download.geofabrik.de/ provides daily diffs (.osc.gz) for every subregion you can imagine. Additionally, Geofabrik offers daily change files for all its updates.

## File Naming and Structure

Each file with daily, hourly or minutely granularity is identified by a nine-digit sequence number split into groups of three digits and can be found at: https://planet.openstreetmap.org/replication/[day|hour|minute]/AAA/BBB/CCC.osc.gz, where the sequence number N = AAA*1000000 + BBB*1000 + CCC.

## Tools for Processing Updates

The most common way to use the replication diffs is via Osmosis, which will automatically download the relevant diffs and combine them to provide all the changes since it was last run. osmupdate downloads and cumulates OSM Changefiles of different categories (minutely, hourly, daily), allowing you to create new changefiles for every time period you need and to update your OSM data files in regular or irregular intervals.

## Data Retention

Change files go only about 3 months back, with older files being deleted.

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Based on my research, here's a comprehensive overview of Planet PBF snapshot sources for OpenStreetMap:

## 1. Planet.openstreetmap.org - Publication Frequency

**Full Planet PBF snapshots are published weekly**, currently on Fridays. The weekly dump normally starts around 01:10am UK time on Monday morning and is guaranteed to contain all updates prior to that time, with the result ready on Fridays. This is not a daily service - they provide complete snapshots on a weekly schedule.

## 2. Geofabrik - Daily PBF Snapshots

**Yes, Geofabrik does publish daily planet PBFs.** Their download server (https://download.geofabrik.de/) updates daily around 21:00 CET. They split the planet file into regional extracts (by continent, country, or region), and most files are updated every day. Any changes uploaded to OpenStreetMap should appear on Geofabrik's server the next day. All files are available in PBF format and come cleaned of sensitive metadata (user IDs, changesets).

## 3. Other Daily Planet PBF Sources

**OpenPlanetData** - Offers daily planet snapshots in PBF and GOL format as an alternative service.

**BBBike** - Provides compact extracts (2–50 MB) for selected cities and regions in various formats including PBF, XML, and shapefiles.

## Alternative: Replication Diffs for Daily Updates

Rather than downloading full PBF snapshots daily, you can use **replication diffs** as an efficient alternative:

- **Official source**: https://planet.openstreetmap.org/replication/ provides change files at minutely, hourly, and daily intervals
- **Geofabrik**: Also provides daily diffs (.osc.gz) for every subregion they cover
- **File naming**: Daily diffs follow the pattern `https://planet.openstreetmap.org/replication/day/AAA/BBB/CCC.osc.gz`
- **Data retention**: Change files are kept for approximately 3 months before older files are deleted
- **Tools**: Use **Osmosis** or **osmupdate** to automatically download relevant diffs and apply them to bring your local PBF up to date

This replication diff approach is much more efficient than downloading full PBF snapshots repeatedly, as you only download the incremental changes since your last update.

Sources:
- [Planet.osm - OpenStreetMap Wiki](https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Planet.osm)
- [Planet OSM - OpenStreetMap](https://planet.openstreetmap.org/)
- [Download OpenStreetMap for OpenStreetMap Data Extracts | Geofabrik Download Server](https://download.geofabrik.de/)
- [Planet.osm/diffs - OpenStreetMap Wiki](https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Planet.osm/diffs)
- [Osmupdate - OpenStreetMap Wiki](https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Osmupdate)
- [Osmosis/Replication - OpenStreetMap Wiki](https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Osmosis/Replication)
- [Downloading data - OpenStreetMap Wiki](https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Downloading_data)