Piste Maps

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This proposal is for a whole set of tags that are required to describe piste maps.

Last winter (2005/6) some experiments were performed to record tracks and tag piste maps. This proposal builds on that expeience but takes into account the development of additional techniques (such as areas) that have been developed since then.

Tag prefix

Piste map specific tags will be prefixed with opm: (Open Piste Map) to avoid potential conflicts with similar tags used in other contexts (eg capacity, speed, classification).

Areas

  • landuse=winter_sports
    • name=name of resort or ski area (eg Espace Killy)
  • natural=glacier to define the extent of a glacier

Aerialway

Adding gondola, t-bar, pole and platter to the aerialway and removing drag lift.

Key Value Element Comment Example
aerialway cable_car way cablecar or tramway  
aerialway gondola way gondola lift  
aerialway chair_lift way [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chairlift chairlift  
aerialway t-bar_lift way t-bar lift  
aerialway platter_lift way Platter lift, like a t-bar but just for one person  
aerialway pole node pole of a lift, just for big ones. with ref=number  


Additional piste map specific tags for aerialways:

Key Value Element Comment Example
opm:occupancy number of people in each car, chair, etc way opm:occupancy=1 implied for button_lift and opm:occupancy=2 implied for t-bar  
opm:capacity number of people per hour way opm:capacity=2600  
opm:duration number in minutes way average/typical time for journey on lift from one station to the next  

Railways

railway=funicular for funiculars

Lift Stations

Each aerialway should have a node representing lift stations at the start and end of the way. There may also be stations along the way.

  • opm:lift_station=start|intermediate|end

Additional tags for lift stations:

  • opm:altitude=in metres (this is often marked on a sign at the lift station and is a very important piece of data)
  • opm:name=name of station (if it has one)
  • opm:line_duration = average queueing time (may not be easy to get this and may depend on season and time of day)

Pistes

A piste may be a route through a variety of different terrains. It might be a meadow or a mountain road or part of a glacier. Pistes may be defined as ways or as areas:

Key Value Element Comment Example
landuse opm:ski_area area the whole area  
landuse opm:piste area a piste, left border drawn in driving direction  
opm:piste_type nordic area way    
landuse opm:snow_park area a funpark with rails, quarter pipes ..  
man_made opm:halfpipe way area a halfpipe  


Additional tags for pistes:

  • opm:difficulty=
US/Canadian Europe tag value
green circle blue beginner
blue square red intermediate
double blue square   intermediate
black square black advanced
double black square   expert
  yellow freeride

Other

  • ski school
  • ticket office
  • mountain restaurant
  • viewpoint
  • mountain rescue
  • mountain hut/refuge
  • bobsled track