I need to extract data for my bachelor thesis. The goal is to get the positions of all biogas plants in Germany. Is it possible to use the OSM database to extract the coordinates of the plants? And if so, how do I do it? Preferred formats for the extracted files would be .xlsx or .csv. Every help is appreciated.
This Overpass-API (Turbo) is exactly made for this.
It uses the Overpass-API
(very short) answer:
To begin it might be easier to
- Use a search-engine and search “osm how to map biogas”.
- read the answers
- use overpass-turbo (there is a wizzard) and search for them
but yes: ToniE is right
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Search the OSM-Wiki for “biomass” and find “plant:source”=“biomass”
Distinguish between ‘plant’ and a single ‘generator’.
Put “plant:source=biomass in Germany” into the Wizzard
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Yeah, but “generator” gives many more hits, also for ‘plants’ like
“Bioenergie Taufkirchen” and “Biomasse Heizkraftwerk Sauerlach” just to name a few in my vicinity.