8.1.2.6. OSMInfo

Plugin QGIS OSMInfo allows you to get all the information for any point without loading any additional layers.

No need to load the original data to check a house number or learn the name of a lake on a satellite image.

All OSM features are available, including:

  • administrative boundaries;

  • bodies of water and protected areas;

  • road infrastructure;

  • buildings, city infrastructure;

  • points of interest.

8.1.2.6.1. Installation

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Pic. 8.18. Installing OSMInfo plugin

After installation the button_osminfo button will be added to the Web toolbar. Also the plugin is available in the Web menu of the Menu bar.

8.1.2.6.2. Feature identification

Activate button_osminfo tool and click on your point of interest on the map.

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Pic. 8.19. Point information in OSMInfo window

The results are divided in two groups: nearby features and enclosing features.

The feature selected in the panel is highlighted in green.

8.1.2.6.3. Feature context menu

Any feature can be saved to your device.

Right-click the feature in the search result list to open the context menu. From the context menu you can:

  • Zoom to feature - sets the extent of the map by the selected feature;

  • Save feature in new temporary layer;

  • Save feature in selected layer;

  • Copy to clipboard.

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Pic. 8.20. Feature context menu

Saved feature keeps its data structure.

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Pic. 8.21. Attribute values of the feature saved to a new temporary layer

See how to add a feature from OSM to a Web Map in our video:

Watch on youtube.

8.1.2.6.4. Plugin settings

You can configure radius of the search area for the nearby features and exclude nearby or enclosing features from search results. To modify plugin settings go to Settings ‣ Options ‣ NextGIS ‣ OSMInfo.

In the plugin settings you can also select Overpass instance and enable debug messages.