022.7z Instant
: While the extension is .7z (Seven-Zip), it acts as a container for geographic metadata that allows terrain generation tools to identify where land ends and water begins. Troubleshooting & Technical Notes If you are working with this file in a simulation context:
: It generally contains uncompressed .osm files or related mesh data for a particular coordinate (e.g., latitude/longitude "022"). 022.7z
: Users of X-Plane or similar simulators download these to fix issues where terrain, such as islands or coastal cities (like Reykjavík), might otherwise appear as flat water. : While the extension is
: Tools like Ortho4XP typically look for these files in a specific OSM_data cache folder. : Tools like Ortho4XP typically look for these
: Newer versions of certain mesh tools may prefer data in .bz2 format, though .7z remains common for older data sets.
: If the terrain is not rendering correctly, verify that the 022 archive has been fully extracted or that the software's pathing to the OSM data folder is correct.
This file is part of a series of compressed archives used to cache geographic data for specific map tiles.