Key:description
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The description tag is adding a short readable description about anything.
Annotation
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The description tag is for adding text that might be viewable to the end user. This might be used by for instance a search system or a map with pop-ups. It is recommended that the text is kept short; a few words or perhaps one to three sentences at most. Longer information can be provided by tagging a link to Wikipedia or other external website.
Usage
- description=* (local language)
- description:en=* (en= English)
Examples
historic=monument
name=First Fleet Monument
description=This is where the first colonial settlement fleet to Australia landed in 1741.
or
highway=footway
description=Muddy in wet weather
description:bicycle=Ridable along most of the way but has sections with tree roots
Related tags
- Proposed features/DisabilityDescription - (once approved but unused) for adding descriptions of special relevance to disabled persons.
- note=* - for adding notes to yourself and your fellow mappers
- website=* - for providing a link to a general external website
- wikipedia=* - for providing a wikipedia.org link
