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= File > Open Location =
== Dialog ==
[[Image(source:trunk/images/openlocation.png,middle)]] ''Keyboard shortcut:'' **`Ctrl+L`**

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**Load OSM data from an URL either in the current data layer or in a new data layer.**

The following dialog is displayed:

[[Image(download-location.png)]]

You can enter the URL where to download data from and click **Download URL**.

'''It is also possible to simply drop or paste (CTRL+V) the URL into the JOSM [wiki:Help/MapView Map View] without using the Open Location window. It only requires at least one [wiki:Help/Dialog/LayerList data layer] (since r11286).''' Note, that the current state of the "Separate Layer" check box in the Open location window influences also this feature.

=== Separate Layer ===
You can control whether the data is loaded into the current or in a new layer:
* if **Separate Layer** is selected, the data is loaded in a new layer
* if **Separate Layer** is not selected, the data is loaded in the current data layer

If there isn't a data layer yet, a new data layer is always created.

== Data sources ==
'''To see the full list of supported data sources open the Open Location Window, enter nothing and press the Download URL button.'''

Examples of the most important data sources are listed hereafter.

If the URL you entered matches several data sources, a window will pop up where you can choose which of the data sources you want to download.

=== OSM data ===
==== Current version of objects ====
The OSM web server is the main data source you can use here. For instance, if you know the [Concepts/Object#Objectids object id] of  a [Concepts/Object#NodesWaysRelations node, way, or relation] you can load the respective object with one of the following URLs (replace `123456789` with the object id).

* for a node the URL is `https://api.openstreetmap.org/api/0.6/node/123456789`
* for a way the URL is `https://api.openstreetmap.org/api/0.6/way/123456789`
* for a relation the URL is `https://api.openstreetmap.org/api/0.6/relation/123456789`

You can also use the URL format of osm.org:

* for a node the URL is `https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/123456789`
* for a way the URL is `https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/123456789`
* for a relation the URL is `https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/123456789`

==== Older version of objects ====
You can also load older versions of an object (replace `123` with the version number)
* for a node the URL is `https://api.openstreetmap.org/api/0.6/node/<node id>/123`
* for a way the URL is `https://api.openstreetmap.org/api/0.6/way/<way id>/123`
* for a relation the URL is `https://api.openstreetmap.org/api/0.6/relation/<relation id>/123`

==== Changeset ====
* for all objects belonging to a changeset the URL is `https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/123456789` (replace `123456789` with the changeset id)

==== Area ====
* for an area the URL is `https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=18/46.20140/4.27022`

==== Other servers ====
Additional to the main osm server listed above, other servers are available too, e.g.:
* [osmwiki:Xapi XAPI servers]
* [osmwiki:Overpass_API Overpass API]

==== geo: URIs/URLs ====
* downloads osm data at a small area around the given location, e.g. `geo:37.786971,-122.399677`

=== Notes ===
* If the URL contains `/note/123456` you can choose if you also want to download the [wiki:Help/Dialog/Notes Note] with the given id.
* If the URL contains `&layers=N` you can choose if you also want to download the Notes in the given area.

=== GPS ===
* URLs ending with .gpx
* OSM user traces in the format `https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/foo/traces/2277313`
* OSM user traces in the format `https://www.openstreetmap.org/edit?gpx=2277313` 
* OSM user traces in the format `https://www.openstreetmap.org/edit?gpx=2277313#map=14/-20.7321/-40.5328` (which can also be found at the [osmwww:user/Skippern/traces/2277313 osm user traces page])

== See also ==
* [[Image(source:trunk/images/download.png,middle)]] [wiki:Help/Action/Download Download]
* [[Image(source:trunk/images/downloadprimitive.png,middle)]] [DownloadObject Download object]
* [[Image(source:trunk/images/download.png,middle)]] [DownloadParentWaysAndRelation Download parent ways and relations]
* [[Image(source:trunk/images/download-overpass.png,middle)]] [OverpassDownload Download from Overpass API]
* [[Image(source:trunk/images/download_in_view.png,middle)]] [DownloadOsmInView Download in current view]
* [[Image(https://raw.githubusercontent.com/JOSM/continuos-download/master/images/continuous-download.png,middle)]] [osmwiki:JOSM/Plugins/continuosDownload continuosDownload Plugin]
* [[Image(source:trunk/images/open.png,middle)]] [Action/Open Open ...]
* [[Image(source:trunk/images/openrecent.png,middle)]] [Action/OpenRecent Open Recent]

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