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Perhaps the easiest answer to both parts of your question, is to use JOSM. The Java OpenStreetMap Editor. It's easy to download data, and easy to "use" data. For downloading, JOSM provides a simple interface to let you select a rectangular area to download, however it downloads this via the editing API.
- 'Export' and 'Sharing' Side Bars
- Why Does The 'Export' Feature Sometimes Not Work?
- Bulk Downloads
You can use sidebars on the OpenStreetMap.org front pageto carry out basic exports of map images or raw data of a particular area.
When the rendering servers have a high load from traffic to the main map some of the exports get temporarily disabled. This is because the rendering of custom images from the export tab takes a lot of resources compared to the slippy map. If you want to use the exports you can try again later or see other alternatives.
To download large quantities of OpenStreetMap data, see Planet.osm. If you then want to create your own webmap from this, see Deploying your own Slippy Mapfor some pointers. Remember data may only be exported from OpenStreetMap (in any format) in accordance with the OpenStreetMap License.
Files downloaded from the "Export" option are in OpenStreetMap XML format (often known as ".osm"). You will need specialist software to use these files. If you explain what it is you actually want to do with the map data, and what sort of computer you use, we can perhaps recommend some such software.
Downloading and using OSM data. There are many ways to use OpenStreetMap data. It is possible to download raw data for a certain area, entire countries or regions, or certain features such as roads or buildings. There are also many ways to use use existing sets or of OpenStreetMap data, such as map images, routing software and more. If you are ...
Oct 26, 2023 · main api can be used to download data for editing. A basic operation of the OpenStreetMap API, is the 'map' request. For the relevant API documentation see: API v0.6#Retrieving map data by bounding box: GET /api/0.6/map. Furthermore, the main api allows you to download the XML of single elements and the history of each of these elements.
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Dec 2, 2016 · I am fairly new to openstreetmap and hence this question. Is there a way to download an extract (XML file) of openstreetmap for a specific region or country, containing all data. For instance, on the
