get OSM data with overpass turbo

prepared for: SLO GIS Users Group 19 May 2015

by Joe Larson, a map/data/tech person

overpass turbo, a web-based data filtering tool for OpenStreetMap.

"With overpass turbo you can run Overpass API queries and analyse the resulting OSM data interactively on a map.

There is an integrated Wizard which makes creating queries super easy."

integrated wizard

Let's take a look!

the easy way..use the wizard!

is there a faster way to determine all churches in an area?

another way..lookup on wiki.osm.org

How to share.

Get images or maps.

Get the data.

overpass turbo exports to geojson.io..A fast, simple editor for map data.

overpass turbo exports to JOSM..an extensible editor for ​OpenStreetMap

other ways to download OSM:

-Geofabrik

-WeoGeo

-metro extracts

-more

for large extracts I use Overpass API instead.

use cases:

mountain bike tracks → GPS

building footprints → Google Earth

vineyard landuse areas → your .fav format

overpass turbo: a simple & great tool for extracting from OSM.

have fun

questions?

image credits:

-overpass
-OSM logo
-the internet
-me