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@@ -102,6 +102,13 @@ docker-compose run import-lakelines
 docker-compose run import-osmborder
 ```
 
+[Download OpenStreetMap data extracts](http://download.geofabrik.de/) and store the PBF file in the `./data` directory.
+
+```bash
+cd data
+wget http://download.geofabrik.de/europe/albania-latest.osm.pbf
+```
+
 Import [OpenStreetMap](http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Osm2pgsql) data with the mapping rules from
 `build/mapping.yaml` (which has been created by `make`).