Donald R Noble

#QGIS and #OpenStreetMap question… is there an easy way to load either a specific way, or the ways in a relation as a vector line in QGIS?

I’m making a map of places I’ve been, and would like to add railway lines, ferry routes etc. without having to load in /all/ the data. Most of these are already mapped as objects in OSM.

I can load into JOSM, then export as gpx, then load and convert in QGIS, but that seems suboptimal.

Thanks for any pointers on a simpler/more efficient way.

Aug 26, 2023 at 5:58pmWeb
Show threadOto KalábAug 26, 2023
@drnoble try QuickOSM plugin. Its able to query keys/values for given area, and than downloads data with Overpass API https://docs.3liz.org/QuickOSM/
QuickOSM

Download OSM data within QGIS with the Overpass

Show threadDonald R NobleAug 26, 2023
@OtoKalab thanks, I’ll need to brush up on OverPass if I use that 🙂
Show threadwatmildonAug 26, 2023
@drnoble @OtoKalab Overpass also supports querying by osm ID which is perhaps helpful.
Show threadstevefaeembraAug 26, 2023

@drnoble

Yes! I use this Overpass snippet for a given relation ID, picked up from the OSM query tool.

You'll get geojson with up to 3 different layers for points, lines and polygons.

This extracts the West Highland Way for example (relation id 16287).

I have no idea what line 3 means, I really should read the docs. But it works, most of the time. 🙂

[out:json][timeout:25];
rel(16287);
(._;>>;);
out;

Show threadDonald R NobleAug 26, 2023
@stevefaeembra thanks, will give this a try tomorrow, making sure not to mess with the mystic line 3😁
Show threadDonald R NobleAug 27, 2023

@stevefaeembra @watmildon @OtoKalab

Thanks Steve, that works exactly as I wanted.

Now to try and work out where I've gone over the past 30 odd years 🤔😁

Show threadCommanderAug 26, 2023

@drnoble

Check OSM-GPT 😉

https://osm-gpt.rohitgautam.com.np/

OSM GPT

Show threadRaúl Nanclares 🍜Aug 27, 2023
@drnoble
It depends on how big the area you're working is. You can also try osmium to filter the tags you need for your routes.
Show threadcalliAug 28, 2023

You can easily import #OpenStreetMap elements into #QGIS with the #QuickOSM Plugin. Building the Overpass turbo query is now straightforward with the interactive dialogue.
https://plugins.qgis.org/plugins/QuickOSM/

@drnoble

QuickOSM - Download OSM data thanks to the Overpass API. You can also open local OSM or PBF files. A special parser, on top of OGR, is …