Dear all, the new version 0.6.96 of Overpass API is available. See http//wiki.openstreetmap.org/OSM3S/versions
The most important change is the introduction of a new, more concise query language. You can now search with concise one-line-links (and, like before, HTTP GET or POST requests). An example with XML output is: http://overpass.osm.rambler.ru/cgi/interpreter?data=node[name%3DRosental]%3Bout%3B&target=openlayers&zoom=12&lat=50.72&lon=7.1 The second most import change is the introduction of JSON output: http://overpass.osm.rambler.ru/cgi/interpreter?data=[out%3Djson];node[name%3DRosental]%3Bout%3B&target=openlayers&zoom=12&lat=50.72&lon=7.1 And for the sake of convenience, you can also get the result as a map with ugly markers: http://overpass.osm.rambler.ru/cgi/convert?data=node[name%3DRosental]%3Bout%3B&target=openlayers&zoom=12&lat=50.72&lon=7.1 Please note that this is a functionality in a very early state. It needs at the moment hard wired coordinates for positioning of the map, and it does neither support multiple layers nor less ugly markers. Along with the new query language comes a new language guide: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Overpass_API/Language_Guide The impatient may want to read at least the sections http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Overpass_API/Language_Guide#About_the_syntax http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Overpass_API/Language_Guide#About_the_links http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Overpass_API/Language_Guide#Sample_map_calls The next step will be a wizard to create from OSM element-ids such concise queries like above. Those can serve as stable long-time links and replace element-ids in the wiki. Best regards, Roland _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk