Key:boundary

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boundary


One example for boundary

Description

The boundary tag is used to mark the borders of areas, mostly political, but possibly also of other administrative areas.

Group

Location

Element help

Can be attached on waysCan be attached on areasCan be attached on relations

Useful combination

admin_level, border_type


Usage

See also Boundaries

Boundaries mark the borders of areas, mostly political, but also of other administrative areas. See Boundaries for more details.

Values

See below for the main values of the boundary key:



Key Value Element Comment Rendering Photo
boundary administrative Area e.g. State, county, local council (unclear how these are specified. Clarify!). Use therefore admin_level=*
Rendering-area-boundary-administrative.png
Lake city sign.jpg
boundary civil Area
boundary maritime Area Maritime boundaries
boundary national_park Area Area of outstanding natural beauty, set aside for conservation and for recreation (Other languages)
Rendering-area-boundary-national park.png
Kings Canyon NP Sign.JPG
boundary political Area Electoral boundaries
boundary protected_area Area Protected areas, such as for national-parks, water protection areas or indigenous areas.
border_type * Way Area To distinguish between types of boundary within same category, or to set type of special borders, that have no other category. This can be used to determine the difference between various levels of boundary=maritime, in the same way as admin_level=* is used for boundary=administrative. The usage of border_type=* is wide, see tag for complete description.
boundary user defined Node Way All commonly used values according to Taginfo
Attributes
admin_level Number Area Applies to boundary=administrative and is usually in the range 1 to 10, except for Germany where it might be 11 - see boundary.

This table is a wiki template with a default description in English. Editable here.

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