What was the overpass API before osm3s?
The Overpass API (formerly known as OSM Server Side Scripting, or OSM3S before 2011) is a read-only API that serves up custom selected parts of the OSM map data.
Is there an API for OpenStreetMap on rails?
The API implementation is contained in the Rails port which is hosted on the openstreetmap-website github project. Note that this API is primarily designed for editing purposes and not for bulk queries. Depending on your use case it might be a better idea to set up the Overpass API on your server.
Where can I find the overpass API server?
Please note: the primary source is on https://overpass-api.de/no_frills.html. This is more a location to collect various measures for troubleshooting. It is highly recommended that you have at least the following hardware resources available for an OSM planet server: 1 GB of RAM and sufficient swap space for a small extract or a development system.
Where can I find a list of OpenStreetMap servers?
See https://hardware.openstreetmap.org/ for a current list of OSMF Servers and links to Munin statistics. A web interface to build and execute queries via Overpass API servers and render them instantly on a map. Create/edit/store/share queries, and select one of the Overpass API servers below to submit your queries.
How is history searched in OSM history viewer?
The relation (including all its sub-relations) is split into segments (segments being connections between two nodes) and then the history is searched for the first occurrence of these segments in the relation. By this you can find out who added a certain part to the relation in which changeset (and then “blame” them ;-)).
How to run overpass query on OpenStreetMap?
To run this query, you can feed it into this query form, or you can use Overpass Turbo to see the results on a map. The order of values in the bounding box (51.249,7.148,51.251,7.152) is minimum latitude, minimum longitude, maximum latitude, maximum longitude (or South-West-North-East).
How to access the changeset viewer in OSM?
Use a bookmarklet to conveniently access the Changeset Viewer! By clicking on the new bookmark (or opening it via a keyword) while visiting a changeset page such as changeset 6798641, you will be redirected to the analysis page for that changeset. (Credits to Eugene ).