Maryland/Map features
This page is a supplement to Map Features that describes how to map in Maryland. Whereas Map Features and other pages in the Key: and Tag: namespaces of this wiki offer general advice that applies globally, this page describes tagging conventions that are peculiar to Maryland in OpenStreetMap and offers examples that are familiar to Maryland residents.
Roadways
Road classifications
Draft
History
- For objects and features from history that no longer exist, please consider https://openhistoricalmap.org/.
- To identify an object/feature of historic interest, use historic=*.
National Register of Historic Places
There are 1,500 historic properties and districts in Maryland that are listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The NHRP wiki page describes how to tag historical places.
Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties
The Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties (MIHP) is a repository of information on districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects of known or potential value to the prehistory and history of the State of Maryland.[1]
historic=heritage heritage=4 [[Key:|]]=mihp [[Key:|]]=MIHP Number [[Key:|]]=MIHP Number [[Key:|]]=* [[Key:|]]=* [[Key:|]]=*
Baltimore County Landmark List
Baltimore County has its own registry of landmarks that may or may not be registered with MIHP or NRHP. The operator is the Baltimore County Landmark Preservation Commission.
historic=heritage heritage=6 [[Key:|]]=bclpc [[Key:|]]=Landmark ID [[Key:|]]=Landmark ID [[Key:|]]=* [[Key:|]]=* [[Key:|]]=*
Traffic Signs
Consult the MdMUTCD guide for the correct tags to use when encountering a standard traffic sign in street-level imagery or a field survey.