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is it possible that id node and id way or id relation be the same in OSM?

asked 01 Jul '20, 14:05

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The element IDs are only unique within the element type. So there can be up to three elements with the same number if one is a node, another is a way and the final one is a relation.

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answered 01 Jul '20, 15:14

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