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- -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: New query feature Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2014 15:08:39 +0000 From: HarryWood New query feature A couple of weeks ago we mentioned a brand new feature on the OpenStreetMap.org homepage. On the right hand side we have a new “?” button which lets you query the map. * On openstreetmap.org <http://openstreeetmap.org>, zoom in somewhere * Click the “?” button to enter query mode * Click the map on something you are interested in * Hover over the results, and choose one to find out more query_tool When you query a spot on the map, this new tool will retrieve nearby points of interest from the OpenStreetMap database, and let you quickly drill down to all of the detailed tagging information we have in that database. More than a map This new tool helps highlight a crucial point about OpenStreetMap. It’s so much more than just a visual map. OpenStreetMap is a rich database of geo-located information, only some of which is visible on the “standard” view of the map. Other information is visible via different layers (such as cycle routes presented on the cycling layer) and all of the data can be viewed by enabling the “map data” layer (also on the layer picker panel) but this query tool offers a new window into the OpenStreetMap data, and a new way to discover all the details our contributors are adding to the database. For developers this data opens up a world of possibilities. All the data is available to download <http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Downloading_data> for free. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1 Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJUfdxbAAoJEHbIEpOTpdD8VsIIAM7ASnceO3wn8qiMBwDEHbpA xVzRjRDZwkg0qO0ueb655y7o0KhubDFdgqFH0bMq67UvTWI95xcHMu2h5JkAqff9 44UdhPdaLDD+bOSiK2CHwlBk9WP+1BO9PjMtdRWzoDE2Q3cc4PIiKNXw6ScRiEPl SuTjD1D33SabAc5SHSOEV0n3lJMVhglDF0gvkkPHwhj9Dye8/wC8EqQcSFafnO1M SD05SmipOVuvz79kk5TMvCxeQ/Nfiqgj0oL5tPc8TtA+iiAEnHFEltdGTwIkC83R J7UR/OhCDzNGcLvWLj3QEHHxJt8SoEtWnFyxsDO3VjCLia8kS1KHdNljplhCVdQ= =4BAP -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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