Overpass server for Britain and Ireland

Communities United Kingdom
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I’ve set up an Overpass API server with Britain and Ireland data in it. The server is https://h24.atownsend.org.uk/ - see the page there for capabilities, usage policy and privacy policy. You can use any other Overpass Turbo instance to point to it; just follow these instructions. I’ve also added it to the wiki list.

I suspect that the big caveat for some people will be that it’s currently IPV6 only. Adoption of that is apparently just over 50% in the UK and just over 40% in Ireland. If you can see the website, you can use IPV6. Overpass Turbo runs in your browser and sends requests to a remote Overpass API instance, so it doesn’t matter whether the site hosting Overpass Turbo is IPV6-capable, it matters that your browser is.

The Britain and Ireland data is updated nightly. Area searches work OK, but there’s currently no metadata or attic data.

Setup of a similar server was described in a diary entry, so if you fancy running your own server, off you go…

Any questions - please let me know!

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Overpass server for Ireland and Britain
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I thought I might have a router issue, but according to this it’s just Virgin Mediocre finding new lows.

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On the IPV6 front, mobile might also be worth a try, although this list from last year is not promising. I guess I’ve been spoiled by having IPV6 access at home for some years now, and all the external services that I can think that I’ve used also supporting IPV6.