Processed files are missing header metadata field osmosis_replication_timestamp from which ORS derives the OSM data snapshot date.
original
$ osmium fileinfo niue.pbf
File:
Name: niue.pbf
Format: PBF
Compression: none
Size: 414398
Header:
Bounding boxes:
(-172.027,-22.47347,-166.2989,-16.6366699)
With history: no
Options:
generator=osmium/1.14.0
osmosis_replication_base_url=https://download.geofabrik.de/australia-oceania/niue-updates
osmosis_replication_sequence_number=1938
osmosis_replication_timestamp=2025-07-24T20:21:00Z
pbf_dense_nodes=true
pbf_optional_feature_0=Sort.Type_then_ID
sorting=Type_then_ID
timestamp=2025-07-24T20:21:00Z
processed
$ osmium fileinfo processed_niue.pbf
File:
Name: processed_niue.pbf
Format: PBF
Compression: none
Size: 83711
Header:
Bounding boxes:
With history: no
Options:
generator=osm-transform_v0.3.2
pbf_dense_nodes=true
pbf_optional_feature_0=Sort.Type_then_ID
sorting=Type_then_ID
Processed files are missing header metadata field
osmosis_replication_timestampfrom which ORS derives the OSM data snapshot date.original
$ osmium fileinfo niue.pbf File: Name: niue.pbf Format: PBF Compression: none Size: 414398 Header: Bounding boxes: (-172.027,-22.47347,-166.2989,-16.6366699) With history: no Options: generator=osmium/1.14.0 osmosis_replication_base_url=https://download.geofabrik.de/australia-oceania/niue-updates osmosis_replication_sequence_number=1938 osmosis_replication_timestamp=2025-07-24T20:21:00Z pbf_dense_nodes=true pbf_optional_feature_0=Sort.Type_then_ID sorting=Type_then_ID timestamp=2025-07-24T20:21:00Zprocessed
$ osmium fileinfo processed_niue.pbf File: Name: processed_niue.pbf Format: PBF Compression: none Size: 83711 Header: Bounding boxes: With history: no Options: generator=osm-transform_v0.3.2 pbf_dense_nodes=true pbf_optional_feature_0=Sort.Type_then_ID sorting=Type_then_ID