diff --git a/dg_osm/db/engine.py b/dg_osm/db/engine.py
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+import os
+
+from sqlalchemy import create_engine
+
+current_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+database_url = f'sqlite:///{current_path}data/dg_osm.db'
+engine = create_engine(database_url, echo=True)