Overpass query example

Parks in a city

Get park outlines with their names. Example: Manhattan.

Parks are areas tagged leisure=park. Large parks such as Central Park are multipolygons, so search ways and relations.

The query

[out:json][timeout:60];
area["name"="Manhattan"]["admin_level"="7"]->.a;
wr["leisure"="park"](area.a);
out geom;

Run it

Running the query…

Live result from overpass.ch, cached for up to 12 hours. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

How it works

The boroughs of New York, like Manhattan, have admin_level 7.
out geom; returns the outlines, drawn as areas on the map below.

Variations

Gardens and green spaces: add wr["leisure"="garden"] and wr["landuse"="grass"].

Run it from your code

curl https://api.overpass.ch/v1/YOUR_API_KEY/interpreter \
  --data-urlencode 'data@query.overpassql'

import requests

query = open("query.overpassql").read()
r = requests.post("https://api.overpass.ch/v1/YOUR_API_KEY/interpreter",
                  data={"data": query}, timeout=120)
r.raise_for_status()
print(r.json()["elements"][:3])

const res = await fetch("https://api.overpass.ch/v1/YOUR_API_KEY/interpreter", {
  method: "POST",
  body: new URLSearchParams({ data: query }),
});
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(await res.text());
console.log(await res.json());

Save the query as query.overpassql. It works the same in Overpass Turbo, QGIS and JOSM.

More examples

Peaks higher than 4000 m

Compare numbers with an if: filter. Example: every Alpine summit above 4000 metres.

Named lakes of a country

Get lake outlines, including multipolygons, with their names. Example: Switzerland.

Rivers of a country

Draw the river network of a country from its waterway lines. Example: Slovenia.

Trees by genus or species

Query the street trees of a city by genus. Example: the lime trees (Tilia) of Vienna.

Viewpoints

Find scenic viewpoints in a region. Example: around Lake Lucerne.

Campsites in a country

Find campsites with their facilities. Example: Norway.

All examples →