Tag:man_made=tower
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+/- man_made=tower
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A tower is a building, which is multiple times higher than its diameter. It can stand alone or as a part of a bigger building. Towers can be built from wood, steel or concrete.
In comparison a man_made=mast is often a single mast of concrete. A tower is accessible and provides platforms, whereas a mast only offers ladder steps to climb it.
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Required Tags
| Key | Value | Element | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| man_made | tower |  |
A man made tower. |
| tower:type | (see below) | |
Further describe the tower type. It's not really mandatory, but it's a very good idea to specify a type. |
Tower types
Please specify the type of tower: rendering engines can use the information in this field to show more appropriate map icons or to hide irrelevant types of tower.
| Key | Value | Element | Comment | Example | Icon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tower:type | communication | |
Communication towers which are used for broadcast or communication via radio waves; such as radio, television, cellphones and two-way radio. For more advanced tagging have a look at the key communication:*=yes. |
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| tower:type | observation | |
Observation towers such as fire-towers, observation platforms and tourist attractions. Also see tourism=viewpoint. |  |
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| tower:type | bell_tower |  |
Widely used for steeples and bell towers. |  |
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| tower:type | defensive |  |
towers erected for defensive reasons |  |
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| tower:type | <user-defined> | |
If the above values aren't close enough to what you want, see "tower:type" on TagInfo, or just make up your own values. Please document newly created tag values here, ideally after discussion. |
Optional Tags
Some general tags which are used across many other types of object are used to tag communication towers:
| Key | Value | Element | Comment | Example | Icon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| name | * | |
Name of the tower | ||
| ref | * | |
Reference number of the tower | ||
| operator | * | |
Maintainer/Operator of the tower structure. | ||
| height | * | |
Height of the top of the tower (including any antennas) from ground-level in meters. In the case where the tower is mounted on top of a building the height should include the height of the building. | ||
| ele | * | |
Elevation of the bottom of the tower above sea-level in meters. | ||
| access | * | |
Physical access to tower, most likely private but some towers have viewing platforms. | ||
| source | * | |
Where did the data come from? | ||
| url | * | |
URL link to information about this Tower. | ||
| tower:construction | lattice | |
The tower is constructed from steel lattice | ||
| tower:construction | freestanding | |
The tower is freestanding 'heavy' construction such as concrete, steel or wood | ||
| tower:construction | dish | |
The 'communication tower' is a parabolic dish | ||
| tower:construction | dome | |
The 'communication tower' is a dome (or 'golf-ball') construction, with antenna elements concealed from view by a radome | ||
| tower:construction | concealed | |
The 'communication tower' is concealed/disguised (for example: made to look like a tree). |
Related tags
- Proposed features/Communications Transponder
- Proposed features/Telecommunications tower for detailed tagging of different communication related objects
- man_made=water_tower
Related terms: tower. castle. overlook.
