Super, thanks for all replies. I'll post another question soon with the full scope of this contact's queries: at this stage just kicking the tyres on it, but it seems Overpass will do just about whatever you want it to, if you ask nicely.
On Wed, 23 Oct 2019 at 17:17, Dave F via Talk-GB <talk-gb@openstreetmap.org> wrote: > Try this: > https://overpass-turbo.eu/s/Nor > > area(3601608485); // Sutton > //node[amenity=grit_bin] > nwr[building](area); > out meta center; > > As you want a specific area, the way I do it is to get the relation > boundary's id (from the link you gave in the forum) & add it to > 3600000000 (which is the start of the databases numbering for relations > so they don't overlap with ways & nodes). > > DaveF > > On 23/10/2019 16:32, Edward Bainton wrote: > > This is Sutton the parish within the City of Peterborough unitary > authority > > (there is another in Beds and another in Norfolk). > > > > OP here: https://forum.openstreetmap.org/viewtopic.php?id=67698 > > > > The challenge was to get Overpass to return grit bins in *this *Sutton, > and > > not in all places called Sutton. > > > > The context (not in OP) was a query from someone who works with parish > > councils asking whether OSM is a feasible GIS for their asset management > - > > because (1) parish councils are third parties to the Public Sector > Mapping > > Agreement and (2) they have just had a lot of assets (or should that be > > liabilities?) devolved to them from higher tiers of government. > > > > Edward > > > > On Wed, 23 Oct 2019 at 16:25, Dave F via Talk-GB < > talk-gb@openstreetmap.org> > > wrote: > > > >> Which Sutton? > >> > >> Could you post the OP? > >> > >> DaveF > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> On 23/10/2019 15:49, Edward Bainton wrote: > >> > >> Hi all > >> On the forum marczoutendijk gave me an Overpass query to find grit-bins > in > >> Sutton. > >> > >> He added an admin-level to distinguish the parish of Sutton from the > London > >> borough. > >> > >> The only issue is, there are at least three Suttons at admin_level=10 > (as > >> it happens, not far from each other). > >> > >> They have ref numbers thus: ref:gss=E04001120 (for example) > >> > >> Does anyone know what these are? There is a webpage in the wiki here, > but I > >> can't make sense of it.https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Item:Q2647 > >> > >> Thanks, > >> > >> Edward > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Talk-GB mailing listTalk-GB@openstreetmap.orghttps:// > lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Talk-GB mailing list > >> Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org > >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb > >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-GB mailing list > Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb >
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