Tag:man_made=lighthouse

+/- man_made=lighthouse Description A light signal assisting navigation on sea. Used on these elements Useful combination name=* Used combinations in World Australia/Oceania Europe (list) Asia (list) Central America (list) South America (list) Africa (list) Status Approved

The man_made=lighthouse tag is used to identify a lighthouse or former lighthouse. Operational lighthouses show different colors in different sectors (e.g. white, red, green), so the relative direction of the light to the viewer can be approximated. Some lights are positioned behind each other and, when brought to an alignment act as a leading light. Often, lights incorporate radio transmitters, DGPS, radar and other things too.

Contents 1 How to map 1.1 Operational lighthouse 1.2 Disused lighthouse 2 Rendering 3 Proposals 4 See also 5 External links

How to map

Operational lighthouse

Operational lighthouses should be mapped as a node and tagged using seamark=* consists of at least two objects. The object lighthouse describes the characteristics of the tower as a building. The object light describes the properties of the navigational light. If it's a sector light, every sector is described separately. The individual sectors are numbered. Every sector has a starting- and an ending angle. If no angle is definded the light is visible 360 degrees.

Use the JOSM-seasign-Editor Plugin or 'OpenSeaMap online editor' which offer a graphical interface for adding details about angles and flashing rates.

Disused lighthouse

If a lighthouse is shown independently from its nautical function, it can be drawn as a node or area and tagged man_made=lighthouse, disused=yes and building=yes. In addition use name=* and optionally also tourism=viewpoint, tourism=museum, amenity=restaurant etc as appropriate.

Rendering

Lighthouses are rendered on the main Mapnik mapping using a blue lighthouse symbol. OpenSeaMap as more detail.

Proposals

• Proposed_features/marine-tagging#lighthouses
• OpenSeaMap/Lights_Data_Model#Lighthouse
• international standard S-57 (e.g. landmark, lights, etc.), as published by the IHO.

See also

• Marine navigation
• Proposed features/marine-tagging
• INT 1 have symbols for lighthouses
• OpenSeaMap/Lights Data Model
• Proposed features/marine-tagging

External links

• IHO-S-57

Leuchtfeuerverzeichnis

• Pub 110 - Grönland, Amerika Ostküsten
• Pub 111 - Amerika Westküste, Australien, Pazifikinseln
• Pub 112 - Westpazifik, Indischer Ozean
• Pub 113 - Mittelmeer
• Pub 114 - Nordsee, Britische Inseln
• Pub 115 - Norwegen, Island
• Pub 116 - Ostsee

• Leuchtturm-Atlas

Related terms: beacon. light house.