Map Features

This page contains a summary of commonly used tags for main elements used to describe features within OpenStreetMap. Shorter summaries of tags relevant to particular topics or interests can be found using the Feature pages.

Despite the huge number of tags, do remember that it is just fine to simply add a path with a single tag (using highway=footway) or correct the name of a single road (using name=*). Many features only have one or two tags and small contributions like this from many people are very valuable. For details of more tags and proposed changes to existing tags see Proposed features and Deprecated features. If you do not find a suitable tag in this list then feel free to make something suitable up as long as the tag values will be verifiable; over time you may find that the tag name is changed to fit will some wider consensus, however many good tags were used first and were documented later.

Contents 1 Primary features 1.1 Aerialway 1.2 Aeroway 1.3 Amenity 1.3.1 Sustenance 1.3.2 Education 1.3.3 Transportation 1.3.4 Financial 1.3.5 Healthcare 1.3.6 Entertainment, Arts & Culture 1.3.7 Others 1.4 Barrier 1.5 Boundary 1.6 Building 1.7 Craft 1.8 Emergency 1.9 Geological 1.10 Highway 1.11 Historic 1.12 Landuse 1.13 Leisure 1.14 Man Made 1.15 Military 1.16 Natural 1.17 Office 1.18 Places 1.19 Power 1.20 Public Transport 1.21 Railway 1.22 Route 1.23 Shop 1.24 Sport 1.25 Tourism 1.26 Waterway 2 Additional properties 2.1 Addresses 2.2 Annotation 2.3 Name 2.4 Properties 2.5 References 2.6 Restrictions

Primary features

Aerialway

Aerialways cover forms of transport for people or goods using aerial wires including cable-cars, chair-lifts and drag-lifts. See Aerialway for an introduction.

Key	Value	Element	Comment	Rendering	Photo
aerialway	cable_car		A cable car run. Cable_cars are aerial tramways that are just one pair of big cars that go in alternating directions to each other from A to B (Usually Valley to Hill or Mountain)
aerialway	chair_lift		An open chairlift run. These have a single seat to sit on and are open to the outside air. Beginners may struggle to get off them without making a fool of themselves!
aerialway	drag_lift		An overhead tow-line for skiers and riders, known as a T-bar lift, with a T shaped bit which two skiers share by resting their bottom on the bar or a button lift where the skier places a circular disk in between their legs. More difficult and uncomfortable for snowboarders. drag_lift would also cover more simple looped rope drag lifts, or loops of wire with handles to grab	same as chair_lift
aerialway	gondola		A gondola. A Gondola is an aerialway where the cabins go around in a circle. The cabins are usually smaller than cabins of a cable car. Usual maximum occupancy is 4,6 or 8 persons per cabin
aerialway	goods		A lift for goods. Passenger transport is usually not allowed
aerialway	mixed_lift		A mixed lift, containing both gondolas and chairs.
aerialway	pylon		A pylon supporting the aerialway cable.
aerialway	station		A station, where passengers can enter and/or leave the aerialway
aerialway	User Defined		All commonly used values according to Taginfo

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Aeroway

Mainly relating to aerodromes, airfields other ground facilities to support the operation of airplanes and helicopters. See Aeroways for an introduction to the mapping these features.

Key	Value	Element	Comment	Rendering	Photo
aeroway	aerodrome		An Aerodrome (UK), Airport (US)
aeroway	apron		A place where planes are parked.
aeroway	gate		Used to mark the gate numbers at the airports.
aeroway	helipad		Helicopter start/landing pad
aeroway	runway		A strip of land kept clear and set aside for aeroplanes to take off from and land on. (Other languages)
aeroway	taxiway		Where airplanes manouevre between runways and parking areas.
aeroway	terminal		Airport passenger building
aeroway	windsock		Used to mark the position of a windsock.
aeroway	User Defined		All commonly used values according to Taginfo

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Amenity

Used to map facilities for visitors and residents: toilets, telephones, banks, pharmacies (to buy medicines), schools. See Amenities for an introduction.

Key	Value	Element	Comment	Rendering	Photo
Sustenance
amenity	bar		A place selling alcoholic drinks. See description of amenity=bar and amenity=pub for distinction between bar and pub
amenity	bbq		A public grill for cooking meat or vegetables, most typically to eat outdoors. You may want to include a “fuel=wood/gas/electric” key.
amenity	biergarten		Beer garden in Wikipedia
amenity	cafe		A cafe. The kind of food served can be tagged with cuisine=* and diet=*.
amenity	drinking_water		A source of drinking water
amenity	fast_food		Fast Food Restaurant (see also amenity=restaurant). The kind of food served can be tagged with cuisine=* and diet=*.
amenity	food_court		An area with several different restaurant food counters and a shared eating area. Commonly found in malls, airports, etc.
amenity	ice_cream		A shop which sells ice creams; an ice-cream parlour. Deprecates shop=ice_cream.
amenity	pub		A place selling beer and other alcoholic drinks; may also provide food or accommodation (UK). See description of amenity=bar and amenity=pub for distinction between bar and pub
amenity	restaurant		Restaurant (not fast food, see amenity=fast_food). The kind of food served can be tagged with cuisine=* and diet=*.
Education
amenity	college		a College campus or buildings	:  :
amenity	kindergarten		For children too young for a regular school (also known as playschool or nursery school).
amenity	library		A public library (municipal, university, …) to borrow books from.
amenity	school		school and grounds	:  :
amenity	university		a University campus or buildings	:  :
Transportation
amenity	bicycle_parking		Parking for bicycles
amenity	bicycle_rental		Rent a bicycle
amenity	bus_station		Has been replaced by public_transport=station.
amenity	car_rental		Rent a car
amenity	car_sharing		Share a car
amenity	car_wash		Wash a car
amenity	ev_charging		Electric Vehicle Charging Facility
amenity	ferry_terminal		Ferry terminal/stop. A place where people/cars/etc. can board and leave a ferry.
amenity	fuel		Petrol station; gas station; marine fuel; … Streets to petrol stations are often tagged highway=service.
amenity	grit_bin		A container that holds grit or a mixture of salt and grit.
amenity	parking		Car Park. Nodes and areas (without access tag) will get a parking symbol. Areas will be colored. Streets on car parking are often tagged highway=service and service=parking_aisle.
amenity	parking_entrance		An entrance or exit to an underground or multi-storey parking facility. Group multiple parking entrances together with a relation using the tags type=site and site=parking.Do not mix with amenity=parking.
amenity	parking_space		A single parking space. Group multiple parking spaces together with a relation using the tags type=site and site=parking.Do not mix with amenity=parking.
amenity	taxi		A place where taxis wait for passengers.
Financial
amenity	atm		an ATM or cash point
amenity	bank		a bank (for a bank that also has an ATM, it is preferred that a separate node for each ATM is added)
amenity	bureau_de_change		Bureau de change, Currency exchange, Wechsel, Cambio - a place to change foreign bank notes and travellers cheques
Healthcare
amenity	baby_hatch		a place where you can drop a baby anonymously for adoption
amenity	clinic		A medium-sized medical facility or health centre.
amenity	dentist		A dentist practice / surgery.
amenity	doctors		A doctors' practice / surgery.
amenity	hospital		Often used in conjunction with emergency=* to note whether or not the hospital has emergency facilities (A&E (brit.) or ER (am.))
amenity	nursing_home		A home for disabled or elderly persons who need permanent care.
amenity	pharmacy		Pharmacy dispensing=yes dispensing=no or omitted	: dispensing="yes"  : dispensing="no" or omitted
amenity	social_facility		A facility that provides social services.
amenity	veterinary		A place where a veterinary surgeon (vet) practices.
Entertainment, Arts & Culture
amenity	arts_centre		An arts centre
amenity	cinema		A place where films are shown (US: movie theater)
amenity	community_centre		A place mostly used for local events and festivities.
amenity	fountain		A fountain for cultural / decorational / recreational purposes.
amenity	nightclub		A place to drink and dance (nightclub). The german word is "Disco" or "Discothek". Please don't confuse this with the german "Nachtclub" wich is most likely amenity=stripclub.
amenity	social_centre		A place for free and not-for-profit activities.
amenity	stripclub		A place that offers striptease or lapdancing (for sexual services use amenity=brothel).
amenity	studio		TV radio or recording studio
amenity	theatre		a theatre or opera house
Others
amenity	bench		a bench to sit down and relax a bit
amenity	brothel		a brothel
amenity	clock		a public visible clock
amenity	courthouse		a place where justice is dispensed
amenity	crematorium
amenity	embassy		An embassy
amenity	fire_station		A Fire station
amenity	grave_yard		A (smaller) place of burial, often you'll find a church nearby. Large places should be landuse=cemetery instead.
amenity	hunting_stand		A hunting stand
amenity	marketplace		A place where trade is regulated, e.g. a square.
amenity	place_of_worship		A church, mosque, or temple, etc. Note that you also need religion=*, usually denomination=* and preferably name=* as well as amenity=place_of_worship. See the article for details.
amenity	police		A Police station
amenity	post_box		Alternative mail-carriers can be tagged via operator=*
amenity	post_office		Post office building with postal services
amenity	prison		a prison
amenity	public_building
amenity	recycling		Recycling facilities (bottle banks etc.). Combine with recycling_type=container for containers or recycling_type=centre for recycling centres.
amenity	sauna		A small room or house to experience dry or wet heat sessions.
amenity	shelter		A shelter against bad weather for hiker, cyclists, … . To additionally describe the kind of shelter use shelter_type=*.
amenity	telephone		Public telephone
amenity	toilets		Public toilets (might require a fee)
amenity	townhall		A town hall building. May be the chief administrative building of local government.
amenity	vending_machine		A machine selling goods, tickets …
amenity	waste_basket		A waste basket is a single small container for depositing garbage that is easily accessible for pedestrians.
amenity	waste_disposal		A place where canal boaters, caravaners etc. can dispose of rubbish (trash/waste).
amenity	watering_place		A places where water is contain and animals can drink. This tag is analogous to amenity=drinking_water, but it's a place which is not design first for human drinking.
amenity	user defined		All commonly used values according to Taginfo

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Barrier

Used to describe barriers and obstacles to travel. See Barriers for more details on usage.

Key	Value	Element	Comment	Rendering	Photo
Linear barriers
barrier	city_wall		A fortification used to defend a city or settlement from potential aggressors. From ancient to modern times, they are used to enclose settlements. right side is bottom, left side is top. if both sides are same height then add "two_sided=yes". See also historic=city_gate.
barrier	ditch		A trench, ditch or ravine, usually with a stream at the bottom, that is not easily crossed, especially if not on foot. Can be used in combination with waterway=stream or waterway=drain.
barrier	fence		a freestanding structure designed to restrict or prevent movement across a boundary. It is generally distinguished from a wall by the lightness of its construction.
barrier	guard_rail		A guard_rail, also called a crash barrier. Right side is inner, left side is outer.
barrier	hedge		is a line of closely spaced shrubs and bushes, planted and trained in such a way as to form a barrier or to mark the boundary of an area.
barrier	kerb		A (for example footway) kerb is a barrier for vehicles and wheelchair drivers. The height of the kerb is important and with this information, the usage by different groups can be determined. The height of the kerb is tagged additionally as height=*, if available. Right side is bottom, left side is top.
barrier	retaining_wall		Retaining walls serve to retain the lateral pressure of soil. Right side is bottom, left side is top.
barrier	wall		a freestanding structure designed to restrict or prevent movement across a boundary made from solid brick, concrete rocks, and almost always built so that it is opaque to vision.
Access control on highways
barrier	block		A large, solid, immobile block that can be moved only with heavy machinery or great effort. Typically big solid things made of concrete for stopping larger vehicles. Sometimes natural boulders are used for the same purpose.
barrier	bollard		solid (usually concrete or metal) pillar or pillars in the middle of the road to prevent passage by some traffic.
barrier	border_control		This is a control point at an international border between two countries. Passports or other forms of ID will be checked.
barrier	cattle_grid		Bars in the road surface that allow wheeled vehicles but not animals to cross. Sometimes known as a Texas Gate, even outside of Texas
barrier	chain		A chain used to prevent motorised vehicles.
barrier	cycle_barrier		Barriers to bicycle traffic, most typically a pair of staggered steel bars perpendicular to the way itself whose gaps allow pedestrians to pass.
barrier	entrance		A hole in a linear barrier with no specific construction that limits passing through. access=yes is understood. The limitations are the same of the way that crosses it, if there is such.
barrier	full-height_turnstile		A full-height turnstile, also called HEET-turnstile (High Entrance/Exit Turnstile), like the ones to access security areas. Note the mix of hyphen and underscore.
barrier	gate		An entrance that can be opened or closed to get through the barrier. Combine with access=* where appropriate.
barrier	horse_stile		A horse stile allows pedestrians and horses to cross a gap through a fence, but prevents or makes it very difficult for motorcycles and live stock to cross.
barrier	jersey_barrier		A jersey barrier consists of heavy prefabricated blocks to create a barrier. Use material=plastic or material=concrete to express the used material.
barrier	kent_carriage_gap		A Kent carriage gap is used by local authorities in the UK to prevent motorised vehicles from accessing public rights of way whilst allowing most horse drawn carriages to pass. These are now becoming common on byways in the UK		[1]
barrier	kissing_gate		A gate which allows people to cross, but not livestock.
barrier	lift_gate		A lift gate (boom barrier) is a bar, or pole pivoted in such a way as to allow the boom to block vehicular access through a controlled point. Combine with access=* where appropriate.
barrier	log		Use this when the passage is closed by lumber (trunk of a tree). This kind of barrier is often useful to sit on. This barrier is a penalty to cyclists but can be crossed by lifting the bike over.
barrier	rope		A flexible barrier made of fibres, twisted or braided together to improve strength. As a barrier it is often more symbolic than actually physically preventing pedestrians from accessing.
barrier	sally_port		A sally_port is used to pass through thick or city walls, and is a type of covered gate with two doors.
barrier	spikes		Spikes on the ground that prevent unauthorized access. Can also be removeable e.g. after payment in a garage.
barrier	stile		A stile allows pedestrians to cross a wall or fence, but never actually "opens" the barrier (unlike a gate, a stile has few or no moving parts).
barrier	swing_gate		Similar to a lift gate but rotates sidewards to open. It is usually made out of metal bars (wood or other material possible) and is intended to prevent cars from access but can usually be crossed by pedestrians and cyclists.
barrier	toll_booth		A road usage toll or fee is collected here
barrier	turnstile		A turnstile (also called baffle gate) is used to allow one person at a time to pass. Use this for small turnstiles like the ones in supermarkets or some subways.
barrier	debris		An abandonned road is blocked by debris with or without ground. The photo does not display the road after the debris because it was a slope road and the photo was taken on the top.
barrier	user defined		All commonly used values according to Taginfo

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Boundary

Used to describe administrative and other boundaries. See Boundaries for more details.

Key	Value	Element	Comment	Rendering	Photo
boundary	administrative		e.g. State, county, local council (unclear how these are specified. Clarify!). Use therefore admin_level=*
boundary	civil
boundary	maritime		Maritime boundaries
boundary	national_park		Area of outstanding natural beauty, set aside for conservation and for recreation (Other languages)
boundary	political		Electoral boundaries
boundary	protected_area		Protected areas, such as for national-parks, water protection areas or indigenous areas.
border_type	*		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		All commonly used values according to Taginfo
Attributes
admin_level	Number		Applies to boundary=administrative and is usually in the range 1 to 10, except for Germany where it might be 11 - see boundary.

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Building

Used to identify individual buildings or groups of connected buildings. See Buildings for further details of usage of this tag and man_made=* for tagging of various other structures.

Key	Value	Element	Comment	Photo
building	yes		Use this value if you prefer building:type=* or if you don't want to or are unable to specify a building type.
building	apartments		Big house with apartments/flats. Sometimes there are shops at the ground floor.
building	bunker		Military building, made to resist heavy fire. Complete with military=bunker.
building	church		A building that was built as a church. This should be completed with amenity=place_of_worship, religion=* and denomination=* unless it is no longer used for that purpose.
building	collapsed		A collapsed or destroyed building. See also historic=ruins and ruins=*.
building	commercial		A building where commercial activities take place. Probably used with shop=*.
building	detached		Single-family detached home, similar to building=house
building	farm		A house on a farm, use building=warehouse if it's for storing goods.
building	garage		For a structure with a single space suitable for storing a motor vehicle or similar. Use building=garages for structure containing a number of discrete storage storage spaces, often with different access and owners/tenants.
building	garages		For a structure containing a number of discrete storage storage spaces, each with different users. Use building=garage for a structure suitable for storing a motor vehicle or similar for a single owner.
building	greenhouse		A greenhouse used to grow plants. Use landuse=greenhouse_horticulture for the area where the greenhouses are (including water basins)
building	hangar		Used for storing goods. Ambiguous? Use building=warehouse instead.
building	hotel		A building in hotel typology
building	house		A generic tag for a house where a family lives, if you do not want to specify more precise values like detached or terrace
building	hut		A small primitive building.
building	industrial		Use landuse=industrial for the area. Collision with building=manufacture?
building	manufacture		Factory. See also man_made=works
building	office		An office. The tags building=Office and building=offices are also used. Complete with office=*
building	panel house		panel building constructed of pre-fabricated, pre-stressed concrete. See: [2]
building	public		A where you may enter almost publicly like a townhall.
building	residential		A generic tag for residential buildings, if you do not want to specify more precise values like house, apartments, terrace or hut
building	retail		Complete with shop=*
building	roof		for roofs open at the sides, e.g. gas stations, open shelters, …
building	school		School buildings. Completed with the tag amenity=school
building	service
building	storage_tank		Used for storing fluids. See man_made=storage_tank and man_made=silo instead.
building	supermarket		Implemented by Mapnik. Complete with shop=mall.
building	terrace		Abbr. for terraced house. Row of linked residential houses, see also building=house
building	train_station		A train station building. (Ambiguous: Mapnik renders building=station specifically)
building	transportation
building	university		A university building. Completed with the tag amenity=university.
building	user defined		All commonly used values according to Taginfo
Additional attributes
building	entrance		An entrance in a building, useful for routing and in conjunction with addr:*. Make this node part of the building's area (if it exists), not a separate node.
height	number		The height of the building in meters.
building:levels	number		Proposed tag for the number of levels (floors) in a building.

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Craft

A place producing or processing customised goods. See Crafts for more information.

Key	Value	Element	Comment	Rendering	Photo
craft	agricultural_engines		Planning, and Constructing engines and tools for agricultural use.
craft	basket_maker		Producing baskets, often made from Willow.
craft	beekeeper		A place where honey bees are kept for the purposes of securing commodities such as honey, beeswax or pollen.
craft	blacksmith		A place where a blacksmith forges tools, horseshoes, etc. from iron.
craft	brewery		A brewery is a dedicated building for the making of beer
craft	boatbuilder		Planning, and Contructing boats.
craft	bookbinder		Physically assembling a book from a number of sheets of paper.
craft	carpenter		Workplace or office of Carpenters that work with timber to construct, install and maintain buildings, furniture, and other objects.
craft	carpet_layer		Workplace or office of carpet layers that bring carpet on your floor.
craft	caterer		Workplace or office of one who prepares customized meals for takeout, or provides prepared meals or supplies to a group at social gatherings.
craft	clockmaker		Workplace or office of a clockmaker that is building, repairing or engraving clocks of all sorts.
craft	confectionery		A place where the set of food items that are rich in sugar, any one or type of which is called a confection is produced.
craft	dressmaker		A place where clothes are created, repaired or altered to fit personal needs.
craft	electrician		Workplace or office of an electrician which is a tradesman specialized in electrical wiring of buildings, stationary machines and related equipment.
craft	gardener		Workplace or office of a garden designer or a landscape gardener.
craft	glaziery		A place where residential, commercial, and artistic glass is selected, cutted, installed, replaced, and removed
craft	handicraft		A place where useful and decorative devices are made completely by hand or using only simple tools
craft	hvac		Workplace or office of an HVAC system designer (Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning)
craft	insulation		Workplace or office of of a person who does thermal insulation in buildings.
craft	jeweller		A place where necklaces, rings, brooches, earrings and bracelets and other personal adornments are created or repaired.
craft	locksmith		A place where locks and keys are created or repaired.
craft	key_cutter		A place where keys can be duplicated from originals.
craft	metal_construction		A place where handrails, gates, ramps and similar things from metal are made.
craft	optician		A place where lenses for the correction of a person's vision are designed, fitted and dispensed.
craft	painter		Workplace or office of a house painter which is a tradesman responsible for the painting and decorating of buildings.
craft	parquet_layer		Workplace or office of a parquet layer.
craft	photographer		Workplace or office of a person who takes photographs using a camera.
craft	photographic_laboratory		A place where photos taken on a film ort digital images are transformed into a more permanent form, often on paper or plastic foil.
craft	plasterer		Workplace or office of a tradesman who works with plaster, such as forming a layer of plaster on an interior wall or plaster decorative moldings on ceilings or walls.
craft	plumber		Workplace or office of a tradesman who specializes in installing and maintaining systems used for potable (drinking) water, sewage, and drainage.
craft	pottery		A place where earthenware, stoneware and porcelain and other ceramic ware is made by potters.
craft	rigger		Workplace or office of a person who makes masts, yards, sails, and cordage for sailboats and sailing ships.
craft	roofer		Workplace or office of a tradesman who is specialized in roof construction.
craft	saddler		A place where saddles or accessories for cars and boats are produced or repaired.
craft	sailmaker		Workplace or office of a person who makes and repairs sails for sailboats and sailing ships, typically working on shore in a sail loft.
craft	sawmill		A workplace where logs are cut into boards.
craft	scaffolder		Workplace or office of a tradesman who builds temporary structure used to support people and material in the construction or repair of buildings and other large structures.
craft	sculptor		A place where Sculpture are made.
craft	shoemaker		A place where shoes, boots, sandals, clogs and moccasins are created, repaired or altered to fit personal needs.
craft	stand_builder		Workplace of a company that builds stands/booths for fairs.
craft	stonemason		A place where rough pieces of rock are shaped into accurate geometrical shapes.
craft	sun_protection		A place where sun protection is made, repaired, or delivered for assembly, especially awnings and shutters.
craft	sweep		Workplace or office of a person who cleans chimneys for a living.
craft	tailor		A place where clothing is made, repaired, or altered professionally, especially suits and men's clothing.
craft	tiler		Workplace or office of a person who lays tiles on floors, swimming pools and such.
craft	tinsmith		A tinsmith, or tinner or tinker or tinplate worker. Workplace or office of a person who makes and repairs things made of light-coloured metal, particularly tinware.
craft	upholsterer		A place where furniture, especially seats are provided with padding, springs, webbing, and fabric or leather covers.
craft	watchmaker		A watchmaker is an artisan who makes and repairs watches. Today due to industrial production they mostly repair watches.
craft	user defined		All commonly used values according to Taginfo

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Emergency

Used to describe the location of emergency facilities and equipment. See Emergency for more information on usage.

Key	Value	Element	Comment	Rendering	Photo
emergency	ambulance_station		An ambulance station is a structure or other area set aside for storage of ambulance vehicles, medical equipment, personal protective equipment, and other medical supplies.
emergency	fire_extinguisher		A fire extinguisher is an active fire protection device used to extinguish or control small fires, often in emergency situations.
emergency	fire_flapper		A flapper is a wildland firefighting tool also called a swatter or a beater. It is designed for extinguishing minor fires in rural areas such as heaths.
emergency	fire_hose		A fire hose is a high-pressure hose used to carry water or other fire retardant (such as foam) to a fire to extinguish it.
emergency	fire_hydrant		A fire hydrant is an active fire protection measure, and a source of water provided in most urban, suburban and rural areas with municipal water service or other water source to enable firefighters to tap into the municipal water supply to assist in extinguishing a fire.
emergency	phone		An emergency phone is specifically provided for making calls to emergency services and is most often found in a place of special danger.
emergency	ses_station		A State Emergency Service is an Australian volunteer organisation that provides emergency help during and after declared (natural or otherwise) disasters.
emergency	siren		A siren is a loud noise maker. Most modern ones are civil defense, "air raid" sirens or tornado sirens.
emergency	user defined		All commonly used values according to Taginfo

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Geological

Used to describe the geological makeup of an area.

Key	Value	Element	Comment	Rendering	Photo
geological	outcrop		An outcrop site is a place where the bedrock or superficial deposits have become locally exposed and are directly accessible to analysis.	60px
geological	palaeontological_site		A palaeontological site is a place (or group of physical sites) in which remains of ancient living forms is preserved. Area under the study of the forms of life existing in prehistoric times, as represented by the fossils of plants, animals, and other organisms investigated using the discipline of palaeontology.
geological	user defined		All commonly used values according to Taginfo

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Highway

Used to describe roads and footpaths. See Highways for further guidance and Restrictions for details of access limitations by vehicle type/ time/ day/ load/ purpose etc.

Key	Value	Element	Comment	Rendering	Photo
Roads and paths
highway	bridleway		For horses, (in the UK, these are rights of way for pedestrians, horse-riders and cyclists). Equivalent to highway=path + horse=designated.
highway	bus_guideway		A busway where the vehicle guided by the way (though not a railway) and is not suitable for other traffic. Please note: this is not a normal bus lane, use access=no, psv=yes instead!
highway	byway		An UK-only unmade path/track which usually allows vehicles as well as foot, horse and cycle traffic. There are byways which allow motor vehicles and restricted byways which allow non-mechanically propelled vehicles. See designation=*=*
highway	construction		For roads under construction. Use construction=* to hold the value for the completed road.
highway	cycleway		For designated cycleways; i.e., mainly/exclusively for bicycles. Add foot=* only if default-access-restrictions do not apply.
highway	footway		For designated footpaths; i.e., mainly/exclusively for pedestrians. This includes walking tracks and gravel paths. If bicycles are allowed as well, you can indicate this by adding a bicycle=yes tag. Should not be used for paths where the primary or intended usage is unknown.
highway	living_street		A street where pedestrians have priority over cars, children can play on the street, maximum speed is low. In the UK this is called "Home Zone".
highway	motorway		A restricted access major divided highway, normally with 2 or more running lanes plus emergency hard shoulder. Equivalent to the Freeway, Autobahn, etc..
highway	motorway_link		The link roads (sliproads/ramps) leading to/from a motorway from/to a motorway or lower class highway. Normally with the same motorway restrictions.
highway	path		A non-specific or shared-use path
highway	pedestrian		For roads used mainly/exclusively for pedestrians/shopping areas. Also for tagging squares and plazas (in which case, add area=yes.
highway	primary		Administrative classification in the UK, generally linking larger towns.
highway	primary_link		The link roads (sliproads/ramps) leading to/from a primary road from/to a primary road or lower class highway.
highway	proposed		For planned roads, use with proposed=* and also proposed=* with a value of the proposed highway value.
highway	raceway		A course or track for (motor) racing
highway	residential		Roads accessing or around residential areas but which are not a classified or unclassified highway.
highway	road		A road of unknown classification. This is intended as a temporary tag to mark a road until it has been properly surveyed. Once it has been surveyed, the classification should be updated to the appropriate value.
highway	secondary		Administrative classification in the UK, generally linking smaller towns and villages
highway	secondary_link		The link roads (sliproads/ramps) leading to/from a secondary road from/to a secondary road or lower class highway.
highway	service		Generally within or for access to a building, motorway service station, beach, campsite, industrial estate, business park, etc.. This is also commonly used for access to parking and trash collection and alleys. Use with service=*, e.g. service=parking_aisle to mark specific usage.
highway	steps		For flights of steps (stairs) on footways. Use with step_count=* to indicate the number of steps
highway	tertiary		A "C" road in the UK. Generally for use on roads wider than 4 metres (13') in width, and for faster/wider minor roads that aren't A or B roads. In the UK, they tend to have dashed lines down the middle, whereas unclassified roads don't.
highway	tertiary_link		The link roads (sliproads/ramps) leading to/from a tertiary road from/to a tertiary road or lower class highway.
highway	track		Roads for agricultural use, gravel roads in the forest etc.; usually unpaved/unsealed but may occasionally apply to paved tracks as well, see tracktype=* for more guidance.
highway	trunk		Important roads that aren't motorways. Typically maintained by central, not local government. Need not necessarily be a divided highway. In the UK, all green signed A roads are, in OSM, classed as 'trunk'.
highway	trunk_link		The link roads (sliproads/ramps) leading to/from a trunk road from/to a trunk road or lower class highway.
highway	unclassified		No administrative classification. Unclassified roads typically form the lowest form of the interconnecting grid network. Note: This is not a marker for roads where we still need to choose a highway tag (see highway=road for roads that require classification).
Attributes
abutters	commercial/ industrial/ mixed/ residential/ retail etc.		See Key:abutters for more details.
cycleway	lane / opposite / opposite_lane / opposite_track / shared / share_busway / shared_lane / sharrow / track		See Key:cycleway for more details.
ice_road	yes		A highway is laid upon frozen water basin, definitely doesn't exist in summer.
incline	Number %/°		Incline steepness as percents ("5%") or degrees ("20°"). Positive/negative values indicate movement upward/downwards in the direction of the way.
junction	roundabout		This automatically implies oneway=yes, the oneway direction is defined by the sequential ordering of nodes within the Way. This applies on a way, tagged with highway=* already.
lanes	number		The number of traffic lanes for general purpose traffic, also for buses and other specific classes of vehicle.
lit	yes/no		Street lighting
motorroad	yes / no		The motorroad tag is used to describe highways that have motorway-like access restrictions but that are not a motorway.
mountain_pass	yes		The highest point of a mountain pass.
mtb:scale	0-5		Applies to highway=path and highway=track. A classification scheme for mtb trails (few inclination and downhill).
mtb:scale:uphill	0-5		A classification scheme for mtb trails for going uphill if there is significant inclination.
mtb:scale:imba	0-4		The IMBA Trail Difficulty Rating System shall be used for bikeparks. It is adapted to mtb trails with artificial obstacles.
mtb:description	Text		Applies to highway=path and highway=track. A key to input variable infos related to mtbiking on a way with human words
overtaking	yes/ no/ both/ forward/ backward		Specifying sections of roads where overtaking is legally forbidden.
passing_places	yes		A way which has frequent passing places
sac_scale	hiking / mountain_hiking / demanding_mountain_hiking / alpine_hiking / demanding_alpine_hiking / difficult_alpine_hiking		Applies to highway=path and highway=footway. A classification scheme for hiking trails.
service	alley/ driveway/ parking_aisle etc.		See Key:service for more details.
surface	paved / unpaved / asphalt / concrete / paving_stones / cobblestone / metal / wood / grass_paver / gravel / pebblestone / grass / ground / earth / dirt / mud / sand		See Key:surface for more details.
tactile_paving	yes / no		A paving in the ground to be followed with a blindman's stick.	Not to be rendered on standard maps.
tracktype	grades 1-5		To describe the quality of the surface. See Key:tracktype and Key:surface for more information.
traffic_calming	yes/ bump/ hump/ cushion/ table etc.		See Key:traffic_calming for more details.
trail_visibility	excellent / good / intermediate / bad / horrible / no		Applies to highway=path, highway=footway, highway=cycleway and highway=bridleway. A classification for hiking trails visibility
winter_road	yes		A highway functions during winter, probably can't be driven in summer.		[[Image:Anuisk bilibino sever66.
Other features
highway	bus_stop		A small bus stop. Can be mapped more rigorously using public_transport=stop_position for the position where the vehicle stops and public_transport=platform for the place where passengers wait. See public_transport=* for more details.
highway	crossing		Pedestrians can cross a street here; e.g., zebra crossing
highway	emergency_access_point		Sign number which can be used to define your current position in case of an emergency. Use with ref=NUMBER_ON_THE_SIGN
highway	ford		The road crosses through stream or river, vehicles must enter any water. See also ford=*.
highway	give_way		A give way sign
emergency	phone		A calling device can be used to tell on your current position in case of an emergency. Use with ref=NUMBER_ON_THE_SIGN
highway	mini_roundabout		Very small roundabouts only, larger ones should be junction=roundabout. Rendered as anti-clockwise by default. To render clockwise add the tag direction=clockwise.
highway	motorway_junction		Indicates a junction (UK) or exit (US). ref=* should be set to the exit number or junction identifier. (Some roads - e.g., the A14 - also carry junction numbers, so the tag may be encountered elsewhere despite its name)
highway	passing_place		The location of a passing space
highway	rest_area		Place where drivers can leave the road to rest, but not refuel.
highway	speed_camera		A fixed road-side or overhead speed camera.
highway	street_lamp		A street light, lamppost, street lamp, light standard, or lamp standard is a raised source of light on the edge of a road, which is turned on or lit at a certain time every night
highway	services		A service station to get food and eat something, often found at motorways
highway	stop		A stop sign
highway	traffic_signals		Lights that control the traffic
highway	turning_circle		A turning circle is a rounded, widened area usually, but not necessarily, at the end of a road to facilitate easier turning of a vehicle.
barrier	bollard/ cattle-grid/ gate/ lift_gate/ stile toll_booth etc		Used to describe various barriers on the route - normally defined as nodes at the appropriate location.
highway	User Defined		All commonly used values according to Taginfo

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Historic

Used to describe various archeological sites, wrecks, ruins, castles and ancient buildings. See Historic for further details on usage.

Key	Value	Element	Comment	Rendering	Photo
historic	archaeological_site		A place in which evidence of past activity is preserved
historic	battlefield		The site of a battle or military skirmish in the past. this could be on land or at sea.
historic	boundary_stone		A historic boundary stone usually found along the way.
historic	castle		Other languages
historic	city_gate		A city gate (or town gate) is a gate within a city wall.
historic	fort		A military fort - distinct from a castle as it is generally more modern
historic	memorial		Much like a monument, but smaller. Might range from a WWII memorial to a simple plate on a wall.
historic	monument		An object, especially large and made of stone, built to remember and show respect to a person or group of people. Other languages
historic	ruins		Remains of a castle or alike, usage was abandoned. A replacement proposal can be found at Proposed_features/ruins for ruins of historic buildings. E.g. historic=castle, ruins=yes
historic	rune_stone		A runestone is typically a raised stone with a runic inscription. [3]
historic	wayside_cross		A historical (usually christian) cross. Frequently found along the way in southern germany, austria and probably elsewhere.
historic	wayside_shrine		A historical shrine often showing a religious depiction. Frequently found along the way in southern germany, austria and probably elsewhere.
historic	wreck		Nautical craft that has unintentionally been sunk or destroyed.
historic	user defined		All commonly used values according to Taginfo

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Landuse

Used to describe the purpose for which and area of land is being used. See Landuse for more information on the use of this tag.

Key	Value	Element	Comment	Rendering	Photo
landuse	allotments		A piece of land given over to local residents for growing vegetables and flowers.
landuse	basin		An area of water that drains into a river. Together with basin=* for stormwater/rainwater infiltration/detention/retention basins. Other languages.
landuse	brownfield		Describes land scheduled for new development where old buildings have been demolished and cleared
landuse	cemetery		Place for burials. You can add religion=* (values listed in the place of worship page). Smaller places (e.g. with a church nearby) may use amenity=grave_yard instead.
landuse	commercial		Predominantly offices, business parks, etc.
landuse	construction		"Under construction" site, should become something different once the construction is finished
landuse	farm		An area of farmland used for tillage and pasture (animals, crops, vegetables, flowers, fruit growing).
landuse	farmland		Synonyme for farm, used in JOSM because farm was considered ambiguous. Farm has been used more often as of 2010-10-13 (236 973 tags vs 69 903). See ticket #1579.
landuse	farmyard		An area of land with farm buildings like farmhouse, dwellings, farmsteads, sheds, stables, barns, equipment sheds, feed bunkers, etc. plus the open space in between them and the shrubbery/trees around them.
landuse	forest		Managed forest or woodland plantation (Other languages).
landuse	garages		One level buildings with boxes commonly for cars, usually made of brick and metal. Usualy this area belong to garage cooperative with own name, chairman, budget, rules, security, etc.
landuse	grass		For areas covered with grass. Consider landuse=meadow for pasture. Note that this is actually a Landcover tag, not a landuse tag and there is a proposal to deprecate it.
landuse	greenfield		Describes land scheduled for new development where there have been no buildings before. A greenfield is scheduled to turn into a construction site
landuse	greenhouse_horticulture		Area used for growing plants in greenhouses
landuse	industrial		Predominantly workshops, factories or warehouses
landuse	landfill		Place where waste is dumped. Other languages
landuse	meadow		An area of land primarily vegetated by grass and other non-woody plants (Other Languages).
landuse	military		For land areas owned/used by the military for whatever purpose
landuse	orchard		intentional planting of trees or shrubs maintained for food production
landuse	plant_nursery		intentional planting of plants maintaining for the production of new plants
landuse	quarry		Surface mineral extraction (Other languages)
landuse	railway		Area for railway use, generally off-limits to the general public
landuse	recreation_ground		An open green space for general recreation, which may include pitches, nets and so on, usually municipal but possibly also private to colleges or companies
landuse	reservoir		Stores water, may be covered or uncovered; for a covered reservoir see also man_made=reservoir_covered (Other languages). See water=reservoir for alternative tagging.
landuse	residential		Predominantly houses or apartment buildings
landuse	retail		Predominantly shops
landuse	salt_pond		A place where sea water is evaporated to extract its salt
landuse	village_green		An area of common land, usually grass, in the centre of a village (quintessentially English - defined separately from 'common land' under the Commons Registration Act 1965 and the Commons Act 2006).
landuse	vineyard		A piece of land where grapes are grown.
landuse	user defined		All commonly used values according to Taginfo

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Leisure

Used to tag leisure and sports facilities. See Leisure for a general introduction.

Key	Value	Element	Comment	Rendering	Photo
leisure	common		An area where the public can walk anywhere (UK)
leisure	dance		A place to go dancing.
leisure	dog_park		Designated area, with or without a fenced boundary, where dog-owners are permitted to exercise their pets unrestrained
leisure	fishing
leisure	garden		Place where flowers and other plants are grown in a decorative and structured manner or for scientific purposes.
leisure	golf_course		The outline of a golf course. The node form may be used to place an icon within the course. This tag implies sport=golf.
leisure	ice_rink		A place where you can skate or play ice hockey.
leisure	marina		For mooring leisure yachts and motor boats
leisure	miniature_golf		A place or area that you can play miniature golf.
leisure	nature_reserve
leisure	park		open, green area for recreation, usually municipal
leisure	pitch		e.g. a field for playing football/soccer, cricket, baseball sports. To describe what kind of sport(s) use sport=*.
leisure	playground		Playground for little children.
leisure	slipway		Boats can be launched here
leisure	sports_centre		To describe what kind of sport(s) use sport=*.
leisure	stadium		A major sports arena with substantial tiered seating. To describe what kind of sport(s) use sport=*.
leisure	swimming_pool		A swimming pool, see also Proposed_features/Swimming_pool and Tag:amenity=swimming_pool
leisure	track		e.g. running, cycle-racing, greyhound, horses. To describe what kind of sport(s) use sport=*.
leisure	water_park		Amusement area with water slides, recreational swimming pools and dressing rooms.
leisure	user defined		All commonly used values according to Taginfo

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Man Made

A tag for identifying man made (artificial) structures added to the landscape. See Man-made for an introduction.

Key	Value	Element	Comment	Rendering	Photo
man_made	adit		From Wikipedia: An adit is a type of entrance to an underground mine which is horizontal or nearly horizontal
man_made	beacon		Help guide navigators to their destinations. You need to add or use instead seamark=beacon or airmark=beacon to identify clearly for which type of navigation it's usefull/needed.
man_made	crane		A stationary, permanent crane, such as those at docks
man_made	cutline		Used to mark cut lines in forests.
man_made	flagpole		A long pole built to hold a flag
man_made	groyne		A rigid hydraulic structure perpendicular to a coastline or a riverbank intended to interrupt longshore sediment transport. See also: man_made=breakwater
man_made	lighthouse		Sends out a light beam to guide ships
man_made	mineshaft		A vertical tunnel
man_made	monitoring_station		A station that monitor something
man_made	petroleum_well		A boring through the earth's surface that is designed to find and produce petroleum oil
man_made	pier		A "bridge into the ocean", usually for recreation
man_made	pipeline		A pipe for carrying various fluids, such as water, gas, sewage
man_made	reservoir_covered		A covered water reservoir
man_made	storage_tank		A tank used for storage of liquids or gases.
man_made	surveillance		To mark places and buildings monitored by public or private camera
man_made	survey_point		Triangulation pillars, geodetic vertices, and fixed equipment used by topographers (e.g. DGPS radio stations)
man_made	tower		A tall and often lean building or structure e.g. telecoms. Also see historic=* below.
man_made	wastewater_plant		Facilities used to treat wastewater (known as sewage in some countries)
man_made	watermill		Watermill, mostly ancient and out of order
man_made	water_tower		A tower to store water in, usually found on hills beside or in a town
man_made	water_works		A place where drinking water is found and applied to the local waterpipes network.
man_made	water_well		A water well is an excavation or structure created in the ground by digging, driving, boring or drilling to access groundwater in underground aquifers.
man_made	windmill		Windmill, mostly ancient and out of order, see power=generator in combination with generator:source=wind for modern wind turbines
man_made	works		Industrial building to produce something
building	yes		General tag for buildings - see building=* for more information.
man_made	user defined		All commonly used values to Taginfo

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Military

Used for facilities and land used by the military, including the Navy, Army, Airforce and Marines. See Military for an introduction.

Key	Value	Element	Comment	Rendering	Photo
military	airfield		A place where military planes take off and land
military	bunker		Buildings, often build from concrete, to stand even heavier fire. Also WW2 pillboxes.
military	barracks		Buildings where soldiers live and work.
military	danger_area		Usually a large marked area around something like a firing range, bombing range, etc which is an exclusion zone.
military	naval_base		A naval base
military	range		Where soldiers have practice with their weapons (firing, bombing, artillery, ...).
military	user defined		All commonly used values according to Taginfo

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Natural

Used to describes natural physical land features, including ones that have been modified by humans. See Natural for an introduction.

Key	Value	Element	Comment	Rendering	Photo
natural	bay		Bay (Other languages)
natural	beach		Beach: sand, gravel or pebble (Other languages)
natural	cave_entrance		The entrance to a cave.
natural	cliff		Rock face. For a linear way, the top of the cliff should be to the left of the cliff, and the bottom on the right side
natural	coastline		The coastline should run clockwise around water and anti-clockwise around land, i.e. land on the left side and water on the right side of the way (that is, according to the sequence of nodes in the way), for it to show correctly. As the sole exception coastlines do not have to form closed ways, they merely have to connect up (head to tail) to form complete closed polygons.
natural	fell		Bare upper lying uncultivated land principally covered with grass and often grazed.
natural	grassland
natural	glacier		Areas (or peaks) covered with ice throughout the year
natural	heath		Bare lower lying uncultivated land with bushes but little or no tree cover. Note. This is not for parks whose name is "Something Heath"
natural	land		Land that exists within another area, such as a lake. Deprecated. Use Relations/Multipolygon for islands in lakes and rivers, natural=coastline for islands in the sea.
natural	marsh		waterlogged area (on Wikipedia) Deprecated. Use natural=wetland, wetland=* instead.		xxxxx
natural	mud		(Other languages)
natural	peak		top of a hill or mountain (summit)
natural	sand		Ground coverage of mostly silica particles, with no or very sparse vegetation
natural	scree		Loose rock
natural	scrub		Uncultivated land covered with bushes or stunted trees
natural	spring		A place where ground water flows naturally from the ground ((hydrology, land) (3596) Other languages)
natural	stone		freestanding stone, e.g. glacial erratic
natural	tree		Lone or significant trees.
natural	volcano		A volcano, either dormant, extinct or active
natural	water		Lakes, etc.
natural	wetland		waterlogged area (on Wikipedia)
natural	wood		Natural primeval woodland. For forests that are managed by someone, use landuse=forest instead.
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Office

An office is a place of business where administrative or professional work is carried out.

Key	Value	Element	Comment	Rendering	Photo
office	accountant		An office for an accountant.
office	administrative		Local authorities, administrative and supervising institutions that are not related to state government.
office	architect		An office for a architect.
office	camping		An office at a camping or recreational park. Also called reception.
office	company		An office for a private company.
office	educational_institution		An office for an educational institution.
office	employment_agency		An office for a employment agency.
office	estate_agent		An office for a estate agent or realtor.
office	government		An office for a government agency or department.
office	insurance		An office for a insurance company or agent.
office	it		An office for an IT specialist.
office	lawyer		An office for a lawyer.
office	newspaper		The office for a newspaper.
office	ngo		An office for a non-government organisation.
office	quango		An office for a Quango (quasi non-government organisation).
office	research		An office for R&D.
office	telecommunication		Telecommunication company office.
office	travel_agent		An office for a travel agent.
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Places

Used for give details about settlements. See Places for more details on usage.

Key	Value	Element	Comment	Rendering	Photo
Populated urban areas
place	city		The largest urban settlements in the territory, normally including the national, state and provincial capitals. These are defined by charter or other governmental designation in some territories and are a matter of judgement in others. Should normally have a population of at least 100,000 people and be larger than nearby towns. See place=suburb and place=neighbourhood for how to tag areas within a city.
place	town		A second tier urban settlement of local importance, often with a population of 10,000 people and good range of local facilities including schools, medical facilities etc and traditionally a market. In areas of low population towns may have significantly lower populations. See place=neighbourhood and possibly also place=suburb for how to tag areas within a town.
place	village		A smaller distinct settlement, smaller than a town with few facilities available with people traveling to the nearby town to access these. Populations of villages vary widely in different territories but will nearly always be less than 10,000 people, often a lot less. See place=neighbourhood for how to tag areas within a larger village.
place	hamlet		A smaller rural community typically with some 100 inhabitants.
place	isolated_dwelling		For a named settlement consisting of only a few households in a rural setting.
place	farm		A distinct named individual farm. See also landuse=farmyard.)
place	suburb		A distinct section of an urban settlement (city, town, etc.) with its own name and identity. e.g. annexed towns or villages which were formerly independent, independent (or dependent) municipalities within a city or next to a much bigger town historical districts of settlements industrial districts or recreation areas within a settlements with specific names.
place	neighbourhood		A named part of a place=town and place=city. Smaller than place=suburb.
Other
place	continent		One of the seven continents: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America
place	country		A country, often described using a border_type=nation instead.
place	county		A sub-division of a county. Often described using the boundary=administrative instead.
place	island		identifies an island (see also natural=land), also consider place=islet for very small islands
place	locality		For an unpopulated named place.
place	region		region
place	state		Some countries, including the United States, are subdivided into states. Often described using the boundary=administrative instead.
additional attributes for places
is_in	User Defined		For categorisation - for example place=suburb; name=Eccleshall; is_in=Sheffield,South Yorkshire,England,UK
population	Number		Number of inhabitants of the place. Among other things, it might be used in selecting which name to render at a given zoom level at what font size.
place_name	User Defined		Only for areas. For nodes use 'name' instead (see Notes). It may do no harm to use both, though.
place_numbers	User Defined		For property numbers. Note: Most people now use the Karlsruhe Schema instead of this tag.
postal_code	User Defined		The postal code. Note: Most people now use the Karlsruhe Schema instead of this tag.
place	user defined		All commonly used values according to Taginfo

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Power

Used to map electrical power generation and distributions systems. See Power for further information.

Key	Value	Element	Comment	Rendering	Photo
power	cable_distribution_cabinet		In these cabinets, the 400-V circuits to the house connections, connection and transfer points of the regional utilities are branched. Other uses include distributions of the municipal street lighting.
power	generator		A place where power is generated. Use in combination with generator:source=*, generator:method=* and generator:output=*.
power	line		A way following the path of power cables. For minor power lines with poles and not towers, you may want to use power=minor_line.
power	minor_line		A way following the path of minor power cables, supported by poles and not towers/pylons. (This isn't quite so simple, as sometimes larger towers are replaced by smaller poles made with a stronger material; a better distinction might be based on voltage.)
power	pole		For single (often wooden or concrete) poles carrying high/medium voltage electricity cables.
power	station		A tag for electricity stations. These provide voltage step-up/step-down, switching, circuit breakers, conditioning, etc. between high-voltage long-distance transmission lines and medium-voltage local distribution lines. Note that, in the US, these are individually named and are called "substations" by their operators (e.g. "Mesa Substation") - do NOT use power=sub_station to tag them.
power	sub_station		A tag for electricity sub-stations. Smaller than a station. Could be a box near street. Do NOT use this tag for what is called a "substation" in the US (see power=station).
power	tower		For towers or pylons carrying high voltage electricity cables. Normally constructed from steel latticework. Should not be used for electricity or telephone cables carried on single wooden poles, which might be tagged power=pole. Use circuits=n to specify the capacity of the tower in 3-phase circuits (typical 6-wire HV tower would be circuits=2). Use tower_type=a_frame,h_frame,u_frame,monopole,dipole,... to describe the type of tower.
cables	2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, ...		Number of power-carrying cables represented by this way. The power line on the photo (click on it to see more details) has 6 double cables (the cable on top does not carry power) and thus may be tagged as cables=6 and wires=double.
tunnel	yes		Use this if the line is underground.
voltage	..., 110000, 220000, 380000, 400000, ...		Voltage of the power line.
wires	single, double, triple, quad		Number of wires per power cable. "single" (1), "double" (2), "triple" (3) or "quad" (4). The photo shows an example of "double".
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Public Transport

Features related to public transport. See Public transport for further information on mapping railway stations, bus stops and services etc.

Key	Value	Element	Comment	Rendering	Photo
public_transport	platform		The place where passengers are waiting for the transportation vehicle.
public_transport	station		A station where several buses or trains end their service. Used in combination with building=yes or area=yes.
public_transport	stop_position		The position on the street or rails where a bus, tram or train stops.
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Railway

Includes all kind of railway from heavy used mainline railway down to an abandoned line. See Railways for an introduction to mapping railways.

Key	Value	Element	Comment	Rendering	Photo
Track
railway	abandoned		The course of a former railway which has been abandoned and the track and infrastucture removed. The course may be still recognized through embankments, cuttings, bridges, tunnel and rolling or straight ways.
railway	construction		A railway under construction. See construction=* and the construction=yes proposal Proposed_features/Construction
railway	disused		A section of railway which is no longer used but where the track and infrastructure remains in place. See disused=yes for alternative tagging.
railway	funicular		Cable driven inclined railways. In many cases they serve touristic interest, giving easy access to spectacular mountain views.
railway	light_rail		A higher-standard tram system, normally in its own right-of-way. Often it connects towns and thus reaches a considerable length (tens of kilometer).
railway	miniature		Miniature railways are narrower than narrow gauge and carry passengers. They can be found in parks.
railway	monorail		A railway with only a single rail. A monorail can run above the rail like in Las Vegas and Disneyland or can suspend below the rail like the Wuppertal Schwebebahn (Germany)
railway	narrow_gauge		Narrow-gauge passenger or freight trains. Narrow gauge railways can have mainline railway service like the Rhaetian Railway in Switzerland or can be a small light industrial railway. Use gauge=* to specify the actual width of rails.
railway	preserved		A railway running historic trains, usually a tourist attraction (changed to preserved from preserved_rail as "rail" is redundant).
railway	rail		Full sized passenger or freight trains in the standard gauge for the country or state
railway	subway		A city passenger rail service running mostly grade separated (see Wikipedia:rapid transit).
railway	tram		One or two carriage rail vehicles, usually sharing motor road (Other languages)
Additional features
bridge	yes		If the railway goes over a street, waterway or other railway.
cutting	yes		A section where the railway is significantly lower than ground level
electrified	contact_line / rail / yes / no		contact_line: a power line over the train head rail: a third rail near the track supplying the train with power yes: electrified track, but no details available no: track with no power supply
embankment	yes		A section where the railway is raised significantly higher than ground level
frequency			The frequency with which a line is electrified. Use 0 for DC. Also see the voltage tag.
service	siding		Relatively short lengths of track, running parallel to (and connected to) a main route
service	spur		Relatively short lengths of track, built to give one company or entity access to a main or branch line.
service	yard		Tracks within railway company operated marshaling or maintenance yards
tracks			Number of parallel tracks in close proximity when mapped as a single way. Default value of 1.
tunnel	yes		If the railway goes below ground. Should be always present on subways.
usage	main / branch / industrial / military / tourism		main line: heavy traffic branch line: connecting places with a mainline industrial: servicing large plants (iron, chemical etc.), surface mining, ... military: servicing military area tourism: most mountain rails (rack-rails, funicular) and preserved railways.
voltage			The voltage with which a line is electrified. Also see the frequency tag.
Stations and Stops
railway	crossing		A point where pedestrians may cross.
railway	halt		A small station, may not have a platform, trains may only stop on request.
public_transport	platform		This is parallel to the rail line for showing where the actual platforms are. It is also to know where you can change platform and enter the station, so use footpaths to connect them. This is really useful for routing too.
railway	station		Railway station (Other languages).
railway	subway_entrance		The entrance to a subway station, usually going from surface to underground.
railway	tram_stop		A tram stop is a place where a passenger can embark / disembark a tram.
Other
railway	buffer_stop		stops the train at the end of a track. see Buffer_stop
railway	level_crossing		A point where rails and roads cross.
landuse	railway		Ground used around railways and railway-stations
railway	turntable		These are used for changing the direction that part of a train is pointing in.
railway	User Defined		All commonly used values according to Taginfo

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Route

Used to describe routes of many kinds. See also Relation:route.

Key	Value	Element	Comment	Rendering	Photo
route	bicycle		Cycle_routes explains how to tag cycle routes
route	bus		The route a public bus service takes. See Buses
route	detour		Route for fixed detour routes. Examples are Bedarfsumleitung in Germany and uitwijkroute in the Netherlands
route	ferry		The route a ferry takes from terminal to terminal Please make sure to add at least one node per tile (zoom level 12), better at least one every few km, so offline editors catch it with bbox requests.
route	hiking		hiking explains how to tag hiking routes
route	mtb		Mountainbike explains how to tag mtb routes
route	piste		Proposed for the routes of pistes (e.g. snowshoe or XC-Ski trails) in winter sport areas.
route	railway		A sequence of railway ways, often named (eg Channel Tunnel). See Railways
route	road		Can be used to map various road routes/long roads
route	ski
route	train		Train services (eg London-Paris Eurostar) See Railways
route	tram		See Trams for more information on tagging tram services
route	user defined		All commonly used values according to Taginfo

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Shop

A shop is a place of business stocked with goods for sale. See Shops for more details.

Key	Value	Element	Comment	Rendering	Photo
shop	alcohol		Government owned or licensed shop selling alcohol. See also shop=beverages.
shop	anime		Specials shops for anime stuff.
shop	appliance		An appliance store, selling electrical items (aka white goods) used for cooking and cleaning.
shop	art		A private art gallery which sells works of art.
shop	baby_goods		A shop that sells objects for babies (clothes, prams, cots, toys).
shop	bakery		Selling bread
shop	bathroom_furnishing		Selling bathroom furniture and accessories
shop	beauty		A non-hairdresser beauty shop, spa, nail salon, etc.. See also shop=hairdresser.
shop	bed		A shop that specalises in selling matresses and other bedding products.
shop	beverages		Shop focused on selling alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. See also shop=alcohol.
shop	bicycle		A shop that sells bicycles, bicycle equipment and may rent or repair them
shop	books		Selling books (for a library that lends books, see amenity=library)
shop	boutique		A small shopping outlet, especially one that specializes in elite and fashionable items
shop	butcher		Selling meat
shop	car		Car store - a place to buy cars or to get your car repaired
shop	car_repair		A shop focused on car repair (usually independent of a specific car brand).
shop	car_parts		Shop for auto parts, auto accessories, motor oil, car chemicals, etc.
shop	carpet		A shop selling carpets
shop	charity		A charity shop is a shop operated by a charity, for the purposes of fundraising.
shop	chemist		A shop selling articles of personal hygiene, cosmetics, and household cleaning products (for a shop that potentially dispenses prescription drugs, cf. pharmacy. U.S. drug store, see amenity=pharmacy)
shop	clothes		A shop selling clothes (other related values in use are: fashion, shoes)
shop	computer		A shop selling computers, peripherals, software, ...
shop	confectionery		A shop selling sweets and pastry
shop	convenience		Convenience Store - a small local store usually selling a small selection of food items plus things like simple first aid, household, stationery and car items
shop	copyshop		A shop that offers photocopying and printing services.
shop	curtain		Shop that specalises in selling curtains or drapes (see also shop=fabric)
shop	deli		A shop selling delicatessen (fine foods), possibly also fine wine.
shop	department_store		A single large store - often multiple storeys high - selling a large variety of goods (see also shop=mall)