Extracting Data from OpenStreetMap using QGIS & QuickOSM

In this video, I demonstrate a quick and easy method of downloading OpenStreetMap data and converting it to shapefile using QGIS and the QuickOSM QGIS plug-in.

[@allindiangirl99]

Oh my god this took me so long to find but this video explained it so clearly and simply. Thanks a lot!!

[@AltheaCor1004]

Thank you so much !! short and easy tutorial, perfect for beginners like me

[@Amr-Ibrahim-AI]

Very helpful! Thanks Philip. That's exactly what I was looking for
Much appreciated

[@elvisowusu9208]

dude, you just saved me from hours and hours of work. Thanks bro

[@annasanasaryan]

Literally, a lifesaver! Thank you!!!

[@stahlmannenn]

Oh I've been looking for this! EPIC.

[@nickburns3909]

Thanks perfectly clear. Really appreciate the help.

[@kedonsiemen]

Thank you! This was surprisingly helpful!

[@agua_pan]

exactly what I needed, thank you!!!

[@ghostsofrecipespast6276]

Thanks very much- this was incredibly helpful!

[@ewanharris5433]

Great. I learnt something new. Well presented Thx

[@qwental2325]

Thanks a lot man ! really helpful !

[@fensu_rami]

Very helpful! Thank you so much

[@sandpiperuk]

I didn't realise QGIS could do that! Cool!!

[@shahrammaghami2244]

That was very helpful. Thank you.

[@9067285164]

It saved me. Thank you

[@neo78598]

fantastic! huge thanks!

[@waniey154]

awesome and thanks for sharing!!

[@amelle9108]

thank you so much for this tutorial

[@mahmoudmirzaei4701]

Thanks for your great crash course! I am working on a pretty much same project. And I am having hassle with data queries! I already have a plain maps with certain boundaries and I am adding street names on! Any idea how I can search the data like street names on a map? like searching for street names on google maps?

[@cookie.lover007]

Just awesome, thanks!

[@kushshah308]

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[@pratikjha3933]

short n crisp like White butter..mr white. thaak u

[@rociovidal1149]

Excellent!! Tahnk you!

[@KaushalGadariya]

wonderful video and easy to understand

[@gilmozena]

Thanks! Obrigado! Gil (Brazil)

[@paulvbarbar9957]

Very Cool man. Keep making videos like this. Sub'd.

[@loganlaw2199]

Very useful
Thanks

[@taihaotaihao]

Awesome thank you

[@dougwebster8808]

Brilliant love this so helpful Legend

[@ludvigInLegendaryLands]

Great vid! Im trying to download data for a larger area however. Any clue on how to do that? It fails if im too zoomed out

[@mauricemills9250]

Thank you sir.

[@khinmyatchae4878]

Thank you for sharing

[@sunnyfernseh3909]

Great Tutorial! Any idea how I can grab data for a whole country? E.G. how can I extract all soccer fields in France?

[@bachirjabri3796]

Thanks a lot!!

[@Adeel2023]

pefect and very helpful

[@crcacom]

Thanks! 😃

[@marianavillabona2022]

I don't know how tot hank you enough. Thanks, Thanks, Thanks, Thanks

[@keithmoonbury6777]

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[@bagusdwikurniawannugroho4638]

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[@maxwelnoa6292]

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[@ratuladash2782]

Thank You

[@dinushadiwani3621]

Thanx👍

[@benmahfoudhalaa]

is it possible to save each building as a separate layer?

[@enricollen]

thanks buddy

[@sorenjohannessen9482]

We use the OpenStreetMap plugin at lot in our GIS dep.

[@Ilemaurice687]

Why connectivity of line and polygon is important in openstreet map?

[@MrKunal-hc8pf]

thank uuuu

[@Chintales]

Useful one

[@kidakvls2305]

Hi, I wanted to ask if you would have any idea on why even after trying all the proper projection adjustments, when I export the OSM data vectors as DXFs, they are never scaled 1:1, when opened with any AUTODESK programs, with the dimensions they show on QGIS.

[@philipwhite2088]

Hi--I'm not sure as I don't do any CAD work... However: my question for you is: how are you exporting it as DXF because there are several ways. There's the right-click > Export method, and there's also a tool in the toolbox called Export to Layers to DXF. There's also the v.out.dxf tool in the Grass > Vector tool set. If you've been trying the right-click method, I would give some of these more specific tools a try. That's about as far as I am willing to guess at how to fix this problem. I hope maybe that helps.

[@md.mahiuddin3097]

Hi,
I want to show/add the google satellite image (Or other base map) date in qgis. Is there any option for this? I want to print a lots of fields with date of image acquisition using atlas print option.
Would you please help me.

[@user-wq6de6jb2i]

Open the Browser pane, expand the XYZ Tiles layer, and double-click on the base maps you want to load in!

[@mirmaid9097]

Does the building polygon include info on building height and floors?

[@philipwhite2088]

Hi. Sometimes, but it depends on what information the person who digitized the building included in the attributes when it was digitized. Check the following attribute fields: building.levels (floors) and height.

[@retparatrooper]

for some reason I only get a few buildings no matter what city I apply this. What do you think is causing this?

[@philipwhite2088]

perhaps has to do with the extent of your query? ie "IN" "AROUND" "CANVAS EXTENT" etc... ?

[@just_ian_0424pm]

Thank you. Are there any option to export census block boundary from openstreet map to qgis?

[@philipwhite2088]

Hi. It's easier to just get it straight from the census as a shapefile: www.census.gov/geographies/mapping-files/time-series/geo/tiger-line-file.html

[@patrickjuniortalaepa3253]

how can i obtain the link to the OSM map please

[@MarcelZeboHommes]

Really helpful! As a beginner; how to load osm as a base map? Tx

[@philipwhite2088]

I recommend the quick map services plug in.

[@jezt295]

Hello, i edited my city and change colors of roads and polygon but don't know how to save that when i open it again, the color will be the same as what i edited before?

[@philipwhite2088]

If you save the QGIS project file (.qgz) your styling should be preserved when you open it again.

[@daisyvillars5077]

How do you add the layer to qgis?

[@zhafrans2901]

I used this to also load a network layer of public transportation but I found that I was unable to do network analysis with it using qneat. Does anyone know how to make it work?

[@muhammadzahid333]

I am transport engineer, did u make it ?

[@zhafrans2901]

@@muhammadzahid333 I managed to do it but the problem I had was that the algorithm would generate paths that would jump out of the network instead of following it... Do you know how I could fix it?

[@brokejaw]

FUCKING LIFE SAVER!!!

[@philipwhite2088]

Nice

[@flov74]

Does this engine actually provides same plugins/settings for *OpenTopoMap* ?

[@philipwhite2088]

I don't think so. You can add the tiles (aka basemap) for OpenTopoMap via the QuickMapServices plug-in, but I don't think the QuickOSM plug-in has topographic information/data for download. OpenTopoMap uses SRTM data combined with regular OSM data. Other than the topographic data, you should be able to get most everything else on OpenTopoMap via QuickOSM (roads, water, etc). If you need some elevation data, EarthExplorer is a good place to start for DEMs: earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. You can use QGIS' contour tools to create contours from a DEM.

[@nycb303]

Are you aware of the OpenStreetMap plug in no longer working in QGIS 3.0? i can't get the basemap to show up and have seen some comments online that there is a bug in the plug in right now

[@philipwhite2088]

I am not using the openstreetmap plugin in this video. I use QuickOSM to pull the data and I am displaying the OpenStreetMap basemap using the QuickMapServices plugin.

[@SageHunterXD]

how get the building data height for LCZ properties

[@ourspacesinc]

is there a way of extracting only street names from a certain area into a list form

[@philipwhite2088]

After adding the OSM data, you could right click on the layer and export. specify that you want to export as CSV, and that will export just the attirubte table, which has street names in the attributes.

[@nayo_all]

hello philip what version of qgis did you use since not all versions of qgis accept all plugins, thanks for your help :)

[@philipwhite2088]

Right now I'm running 3.14 and everything demonstrated in this video still works just fine.

[@Mujahid-dc6mc]

they not showing small village houses how do ?

[@simontrickfilmer]

it's somehow possible to extract the Contours to Vector?

[@philipwhite2088]

Perhaps too late, but... I don't believe OSM has elevation information. Depending on your area of interest, you could get elevation data from a variety of sources. In the US, try the National Map. You can also get a digital elevation model for anywhere in the globe and derive the contours... try Googling "qgis create contours from dem". NASA has an updated global scale elevation model data set: www.gislounge.com/updated-global-elevation-data-released-by-nasa/

[@simontrickfilmer]

@@philipwhite2088 thanks a lot! I will look at it tomorrow, or nexg week, month. Never too late 😁

[@Madhu-wv9pm]

Hi. How can I extract roads for the past 5 years?

[@genkiferal7178]

I want to use OSM instead of the spyware known as Google maps. It creeps me out when Google asks me to rate a place I've been that day. I don''t find OSM easy to use or understand, though.

[@mohammedomer6466]

can i add parking area in qgis to CAD file

[@philipwhite2088]

If you extract parking areas from OSM into QGIS, you should be able to export to DXF format by going to Project > Import/Export > Export Project to DXF. Good luck!

[@wolfsburggti4476]

How do I filter for school zone signs and construction zone signs?????

[@philipwhite2088]

Nice car. I have not seen school zone data in OSM, and it wouldn't have construction zones as those are temporary. For school zones, you might have better luck searching for GIS data from the local department of transportation for whatever area you're working on. Same for construction zones. You can usually find speed limit information in the attributes of DOTs' most detailed roads layers.

[@tim123barry]

Anyone know how to query 2 or more values at once?

[@tvdp1010]

perform two query's and then merge the attribute table on the ID attribute with the join attributes table on fieldvalue tool in the toolbox.

[@tim123barry]

@@tvdp1010 I mean just perform one query, that would get the results of say Highway:Motorway + Highway:Primary + Highway:Secondary together at once, rather than doing 3 separate queries for each, and then having to merge the 3 layers. I suspect can be done with Overpass Query coding, just trying to figure out how?

[@raynotusingyet6402]

How do you upload the map on QGIS

[@philipwhite2088]

If you mean how to display OpenStreetMap as a basemap as I did in the video, I used the QuickMapServices plug in. Be sure to go into the QuickMapServices settings and add the contributed pack if you want all the layers that are available.

[@aparna603]

How to add Open Street Map as a base map in QGIS? Please reply.....

[@aparna603]

via QuickMapServices Plugin. I found it under another comment. Thankyou so much!

[@terrablader]

Great quick OSM missing allot of buildings in LA area why is this? like 5% is all it has

[@carolschaubert3325]

Zz

[@travellingwithjeff]

lost me, waay to hard to follow for a first time user......

[@philipwhite2088]

Thanks