get-overpass

Get OpenStreetMap objects via the Overpass API as GeoJSON

Quickstart

$ npm install -g get-overpass
$ get-overpass relation/3082668 > buenos-aires.geojson

CMD

$ get-overpass [-a/--api-endpoint url] [-m/--mapbox-ids] <OSM ID>

API

get-overpass exports a single function which returns a promise.

function getOverpass(osmId, mapboxIds = false, apiEndpoint = "https://overpass-api.de/api/interpreter") => new Promise()

Example:

const getOverpass = require('get-overpass')
getOverpass('relation/3082668')
  .then(data => console.log("Buenos Aires:", data)
  .catch(error => console.log("DOH!", error.message)

OSM IDs

There are two valid formats for OSM identifiers:

• The OSMtoGeoJSON string format: {OSM type}/{OSM ID of that type}
• The Mapbox globally unique numeric format:
  • nodes: {OSM node ID} * 10
  • ways: {OSM way ID} * 10 + 1
  • relations: {OSM relation ID} * 10 + 4

Examples of valid and equivalent OSM IDs are (osmtogeojson format, mapbox format):

• relation/3082668, 30826684
• way/213576258, 2135762581
• node/4497495008, 44974950080

Only the primary OSM types relation, way, and node are supported, other types (ie area) are not supported.

Options

-a/--api-endpoint/apiEndpoint

Use the given url as an Overpass API endpoint. If not set, the default public Overpass API instance https://overpass-api.de/api/interpreter will be used. Note that general 'be friendly' data usage limits apply to the default endpoint.

-m/--mapbox-ids/mapboxIds

Format IDs in the output in Mapbox format. If not set, ID's will be in the default OSMtoGeoJSON format.

FAQ

How can I find the OSM ID of the feature I want to download?

One way to do this is to use the 'query features' tool (the question mark on the right of the interface) at https://www.openstreetmap.org/.

I get an error "Unable to covert geom to geojson?". What's up?

Under the hood, this tool uses osmtogeojson to build geojson from result sets. There are some OSM structures, particularly some relations, that it appears that osmtogeojson is unable to convert to geojson.

Do I need to worry about data licenses?

Maybe. OpenStreetMap data is licensed under the ODbL. Attribution is required, and derivative works must also be licensed under the ODbL.

Credits

Inspired by and makes heavy use of Per Liedman's query-overpass.