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How to query the map offline, on Linux? (feddit.uk)
submitted 1 week ago by ambitiousslab@feddit.uk to c/openstreetmap@lemmy.ml
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I like searching for POIs via a query language on Overpass. My queries tend to be quite simple - "get all amenities of x type, in y area that have z tag". The rendered map showing matching POIs is a nice-to-have, but not completely necessary.

What is the best way to do this offline, on Linux? (ideally using software already packaged for Debian, but that's not vital).

I'm imagining a REPL that I can pass a downloaded map to, and then can query and see the results (in an ideal world, rendering them too).

It seems database schemas are close to what I want, but they seem to be designed more for people doing large scale complex queries and building bespoke databases just with the information they want.

Are these tools a good fit for my use case, or is there is a better/simpler way?

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[โ€“] gkaklas@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I could't find anything with a quick search, but maybe you could run the API server in an application container (e.g. Docker)? ๐Ÿค”

For more simple use cases, some apps on Flathub might be enough, for example Comaps

(Also, I haven't used JOSM in a while, but it might be worth checking that out as well to see if it can do want you want)

[โ€“] ambitiousslab@feddit.uk 2 points 1 week ago

Thank you. Of those I think JOSM is the most appealing, if it can directly show the results on the map. I'll give it a go later just out of interest.

I also gave osmium tags-filter a go and it's meeting my needs for now.