Learning Objectives:
After you learn how to add and edit in OpenStreetMap (OSM), you may want to export OSM data as back-up or for processing using GIS software such as QGIS www.qgis.org. In this chapter we will learn how to use these tools.
Hot Export front page
Screenshot Login into OSM Account Page
3. if you do not already have one, you have to create it. The first step is you can click here in the sentence ‘if you don’t have an OpenStreetMap account you can register for one here‘ of HOT Export front page.
Screenshot in Create OSM Account Page
Screenshot in Create OSM Account Page
6. After you successfully log in to the website, you automatically directed into New Export page. In tab Describe Export you can fill your export file name, description about the export and the project name that using this export file.
7. In right side of the page, you can define the exported area. You can search by type area name in search box or you can select manually by click Export Area and draw the area box.
Screenshot in New Export Page
8. If you finish define name and area for your export, click File Formats tab to select file format for your export file. There are some file format that you can select such as Esri SHP, Garmin File, Google KMZ, OSM OBF File and SQlite SQL. For Esri SHP file, there are 2 format types which provide different data. OSM Schema will provide 3 type data OSM like point, line and polygon and Thematic Schema will provide data based on its type in OSM such as health, landuse, school, etc.
Screenshot in Export Format Page
9. After select file format, you can click Tree Tag tab to chose feature for result data tag of your export. There are 2 options that you can select. Humanitarian Data Model only export all tags that related with humanitarian information such as hazard, public services and utilities, whereas OSM Data Model export all tag in OSM.
Screenshot in Tree Tag Page
Screenshot in Preset File Page
11. Last step to make an export file in HOT Export is click Export Details tab and you can see summary of your export details file and please select at least one of three options in Export Options about how your export result will be share to other users. If you finish, please click Create Export .
Screenshot in Export Details Page
12. After the running process finished and export status is completed, you can download your export file result in some file format data which have been defined previously. You also can delete, clone or rerun this export project if you want. All other request for HOT Export can be found in Exports menu.
Screenshot in Export Result Page
If you only want specific object in OSM data, the right choice is to use Overpass Turbo. For example you only need schools data in Jakarta and surrounding area. To download OpenStreetMap data using Overpass Turbo you can follow this step:
Select area manually
Query box in Overpass Turbo
Erase several query in query box
Export Overpass Turbo result