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I couldn't get it to work for the three towns I tried near me ("no relation found with that ID"). I am assuming it is US only.

overeater 8y ago
Same. I couldn't figure out a working relation ID. This is too hard to use.
arctux 8y ago
It seems to be somewhat particular about relation IDs. I have it working for Palo Alto, with relation ID 1544955. If you want to try this for your city, I recommend zooming in the city on openstreetmap.org, clicking the "Query features" button on the right side of the map (it's the cursor with a question mark icon), and clicking within the boundaries of you city. On the left side, a list of features will appear. Scroll down to enclosing features, and click on the appropriate entry. A relation name and number will be displayed at the top, with the OSM data below. I hope this stays within the Overpass API server's usage limits. Processing Palo Alto caused the page to download ~85 MB from overpass-api.de, which asks users to stay below 10k queries and 5 GB per day. The OSM wiki lists other servers, some of which allow heavier usage.[0] [0]: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Overpass_API https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Overpass_API
- mvexel 8y ago
  That is a good way to find the boundary relation and one I had not thought of. As for the Overpass API limits -- yes, if folks start to actually use this on any kind of scale, this will croak. I should perhaps do some logging, https://github.com/mvexel/meetyourmappers/issues/3 https://github.com/mvexel/meetyourmappers/issues/3
- incompatible 8y ago
  My city boundaries were not available, only a state level, which was too big for this tool.
mvexel 8y ago
It works worldwide as long as the ID entered is an OSM boundary relation. Do you have an example you tried that failed?
Symbiote 8y ago
The note says "It must be small-ish (admin_level 6 or higher)", which caught me out at first. I can't use Copenhagen, which is too large a city, but I can use "Copenhagen Municipality" (2192363). This can be found with the pointer-? icon at the bottom of the set on the right, and looking for enclosing areas with a high enough admin_level.

overeater 8y ago

Same. I couldn't figure out a working relation ID. This is too hard to use.

arctux 8y ago

It seems to be somewhat particular about relation IDs. I have it working for Palo Alto, with relation ID 1544955. If you want to try this for your city, I recommend zooming in the city on openstreetmap.org, clicking the "Query features" button on the right side of the map (it's the cursor with a question mark icon), and clicking within the boundaries of you city. On the left side, a list of features will appear. Scroll down to enclosing features, and click on the appropriate entry. A relation name and number will be displayed at the top, with the OSM data below. I hope this stays within the Overpass API server's usage limits. Processing Palo Alto caused the page to download ~85 MB from overpass-api.de, which asks users to stay below 10k queries and 5 GB per day. The OSM wiki lists other servers, some of which allow heavier usage.[0] [0]: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Overpass_API https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Overpass_API

mvexel 8y ago
That is a good way to find the boundary relation and one I had not thought of. As for the Overpass API limits -- yes, if folks start to actually use this on any kind of scale, this will croak. I should perhaps do some logging, https://github.com/mvexel/meetyourmappers/issues/3 https://github.com/mvexel/meetyourmappers/issues/3
incompatible 8y ago
My city boundaries were not available, only a state level, which was too big for this tool.

mvexel 8y ago

It works worldwide as long as the ID entered is an OSM boundary relation. Do you have an example you tried that failed?

Symbiote 8y ago

The note says "It must be small-ish (admin_level 6 or higher)", which caught me out at first. I can't use Copenhagen, which is too large a city, but I can use "Copenhagen Municipality" (2192363). This can be found with the pointer-? icon at the bottom of the set on the right, and looking for enclosing areas with a high enough admin_level.