Convert any OSM map file to a City in Maya

[update] Now you can do this in Blender too osm2blender - https://github.com/mkagenius/osm2blender

Generating a city from osm map file

1. Get the .OSM file from http://openstreetmap.org/ (Search > Export) [free]
2. Copy and paste the script osm2maya.py in the Script Editor of Maya [free, if student]
3. Select all the script code and click on (>) Run symbol above the console or Ctrl+Enter

Sample Arnold Render below (aiAtmosphereVolume and aiSky Environment settings)

Note: This is not a perfect script, but it gets something going.