Rejected features

This page describes the features which have failed the approval process on the Proposed features page or classified as redundant . A feature is usually rejected because another proposed/approved feature is just better, maybe the rejected definition was just too narrow, not defined well enough or a duplication of something existing.

In some cases a rejected map feature can be in active use and some rejected map features may even be rendered. There is nothing to stop you from using any of these tags. You can check on Taginfo which tags are actually used.

Contents 1 Related pages 2 Rejected feature suggestions 3 Canceled feature suggestions 4 Obsoleted feature suggestions 5 Abandoned feature suggestions 6 Invalid feature suggestions

Related pages

• Map Features the core recommended feature set
• Approved features with the features already approved (should also appear on map features)
• Proposed features with features still in the approval process

Rejected feature suggestions

These map feature proposal has been rejected through voting or other type of objections.

Name	Tagging	Used on	Definition	Rendered as	Status	Draft start	RFC start	Vote start	Vote end
Basic_hut	tourism = basic_hut	node	A basic hut is a remote building intended to provide basic shelter and sleeping accommodation.	*	Rejected	2009-08-01	2012-04-05	2012-04-20	2012-05-05
Lean_to	tourism = lean_to	node	A lean-to is a shed with typically three walls located in the countryside intended to provide shelter.	*	Rejected	2009-08-01	2012-04-05	2012-04-20	2012-05-05
childcare	amenity = childcare	node/area/relation	A place for children to do homework, play and spend time otherwise after school or kindergarten.	Like amenity=school	Rejected	2011-04-21	2011-04-21	2011-05-08	2011-05-22
Practical maxspeed	practical maxspeed = *	way	maxspeed in practice	*	Rejected	2009-09-05	2009-09-05	2009-09-19	2009-10-04
Geographical Places	place = land/water	node	To improve labeling of geographical features	*	Rejected	2008-11-01	2008-11-11	2009-05-13	2009-06-01
radio_communication	man_made = radio_communication	node	radio communication systems		Rejected	2009-02-21	2009-03-07	2009-03-27	2009-04-10
Bridge Number	over_ref/under_ref = <number>	way	The bridge reference number or code	Text annotation for bridge	Rejected	2008-02-03	*	2008-03-05	2008-07-26
Status	life_cycle = construction/disused/abandoned/preserved	node,area,way	life cycle status	transparent or dashed versions of normal rendering	Rejected	2008-07-17	2008-07-20	2008-09-28	2008-10-12
parking aisle	highway = parking aisle	linear	Lanes within parking areas	Raod with width thinner than highway=service roads, Viewable at Only zoom=17 and 18	Rejected	2008-06-11	2008-06-12	2008-07-11	2008-07-25
Skyhook	amenity = skyhook	node	A Skyhook	'	Rejected	2008-01-31	2008-02-19	2008-03-06	2008-03-07
peninsula	natural = peninsula	node/area	A natural headland or point on land	'	Rejected	2008-01-14	*	2008-02-03	2008-03-12
Port	landuse = port	area	Area for ships to load and unload cargo	*	Rejected	2007-12-21	*	2008-01-03	2008-01-18
Sealed	sealed = yes | no	linear	*	different colour or dashing	Rejected	*	*	2006-09-20	2006-12-21
Road Surface	surface = paved/tarmac/concrete/paving/cobble/gravel/soil/unpaved	linear	*	different color for gravel / soil	Rejected	*	*	'	2006-12-21
Hotel	amenity = hotel	node	*	A bed?	Rejected	*	*	'	'
Motorway Exit	highway = motorway_exit	linear	*	undecided	Rejected	*	*	18-12-2006	31/12/2006
Civic centre	amenity = civic_centre	linear	*		Rejected	*	*	2006-12-19	2006-01-05
Speed limit	speed_limit = speed in km/h	linear	*	picto ?	Rejected	*	*	2006-10	2007-03-26
All purpose store	shop = all_purpose_store	node	*	'	Rejected	*	*	2007-06-11	2007-07-16
Scout Camp	amenity = camp/camp_site	node/area	*	Coloured a shade of green, with a scout symbol icon	Rejected	2007-05-21	2007-05-21	2007-11-14	2007-12-13
Trees	natural = trees	linear	*	green dots	Rejected	*	*	none	none
Construction	landuse = construction	area	*	pale black & yellow diagonal stripes	Rejected	*	*	'	'
car dealership	shop = cars	node	A company that sells cars	car	Rejected	2007-10-10	*	2007-10-24	2007-11-07
automobile repair shop	shop = auto_repair	node	A company that repairs cars	car + wrench	Rejected	2007-10-10	*	2007-10-24	2007-11-07
Cave	natural = cave	node	*	icon maybe showing a rough arch with a stalagmite hanging down: ( or )or may be something like	Rejected	*	*	2007-08-12	2007-12-21
Swimming_pool	leisure = Swimming_pool	node/area	A swimming pool	'	Rejected	'	*	'	'
Incline	incline = ±n%	linear	*	*	Rejected	2007-07-13	*	*	*
Saltmarsh	natural = saltmarsh	area, node	area of marsh bordering salt water	Green with tufts of march grass at regular intervals	Rejected	2007-09-23	*	2008-01-03	2008-01-17
Climbing Wall	Sport = climbing_wall	node/area	*	'	Rejected	2007-11-09	*	2007-12-21	2008-01-22
hov access	hov = n|yes|no	linear	Indicate roads and linkroads which are only to be used by vehicles with multiple occupants	a small elongated white diamond-shape icon to be placed on the way as direction arrows are currently	Rejected	2007-08-20	2007-12-14	2007-12-25	2008-01-08
Mining	landuse = mining	area/node	*	brown	Rejected	*	2007-11-14	2007-12-05	2007-12-19
Phone	phone/fax = phone/fax number	node/area/way	Phone numbers that would also be found in the yellow pages	not for direct display	Rejected	2007-11-14	'	'	'
maxspeed none	maxspeed = none	linear	highways without speed limit	not rendered by default	Rejected	2008-08-05	2008-08-06	2008-09-06	2008-10-26
research_institution	amenity = research_institution	node/area	non-university research institutions	magnifier or flask or light bulb	Rejected	2008-10-31	2008-11-11	2008-11-10	2008-11-24
paleontological_site	historic = paleontological_site	node,area	Area or paleontological site		Rejected	2009-07-19	2009-07-19	2009-08-02	2009-08-17
Cycleway condition	cycleway_condition = excellent average poor	linear	*	see discussion:	Rejected	2007-11-08	2008-11-08	2008-12-26	2010-02-19
Worldwide road classification (logical)	wayclass = 1-79	linear	A universal road classification	color and border style of road defined by highway altered	Rejected	2009-08-01	*	2009-08-28	2009-09-10
no_robot	no_robot = all, list of key as semicolon seperated values	node, way, area	keys no to be touched by robot scripts	none	Proposed	2008-08-29	2008-09-29	*	*
snowshed	snowshed = yes/opposite	way	Structure to protect highways and railways from avalanches	Similar to tunnel at simplest. For extra credit, show the directionality as a cross between a tunnel and a cliff	Rejected	2009-02-28	2009-02-28	2010-03-14	2010-03-28
default layer for bridge and tunnel	bridge, tunnel, layer = -1/1	,	Set default layer=-1 for tunnel=yes and layer=1 for bridge=yes	'	Rejected	2010-12-11	2010-12-15	2011-01-11	2011-01-25

Canceled feature suggestions

Name	Tagging	Used on	Definition	Rendered as	Status	Draft start	RFC start	Vote start	Vote end
Access only	access/car/foot/bicycle/etc. = access	linear	*	road sign?	Canceled	*	*	'	'
Cultural Centre	amenity = cultural_centre	node/area	*	'	Canceled	*	*	'	'
Sacred building	amenity = ...	node/area	Remaking and generalize Place_of_worship, new icon, less keys and values		Undefined	2007-09-09	n/a	n/a	n/a
NLB	amenity = nlblbry	node/area	Location of the NLBs (National Library Board's libraries) in Singapore	Smaller as the icon size	Canceled	2010-01-29	*	*	*
Driving pleasure	Driving_pleasure = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5	way	To express the enjoymet por the driver or passengers, when choosing a tourism route.	*	Canceled	20089/06/12	*	*	*
incomplete	* = *	node,way,area	Indicator for incomplete tracks/areas	not rendered by default	Canceled	2009-03-24	*	*	*
Bicycle Tube Automat	amenity = bicycle_tube_automat	node	*	*	Canceled	2009-11-23	*	*	*

Obsoleted feature suggestions

Sometimes several concurrently open proposals address one feature. If one of the proposals is accepted, most likely the other proposals should be obsoleted and moved to this list.

Name	Tagging	Used on	Definition	Rendered as	Status	Draft start	RFC start	Vote start	Vote end
Driveway	highway = driveway	linear	A private driveway for access to 1 or a few residences.	*	Obsoleted	2008-01-25	*	*	*
Bridge Type	bridge_type = manual_swing, powered_swing, ...	node or way	Specifies what sort of bridge it is, for better rendering and for navigational use	Various bridge icons	Obsoleted	2008-02-03	*	'	'
Aqueduct	aqueduct = yes	node or way	Water flowing over something else in a man-made structure. Replaces "waterway=aqueduct" and makes it work like the bridge tag.	Like a bridge, but with a waterway on it	Obsoleted	2008-02-03	*	'	'
Viaduct	viaduct = yes	way	*	Similar to bridges in appearance but for longer structures that carry ways other than waterways over other structures	Obsoleted	2008-02-02	'	'	'
Pumpout	amenity = pumpout	node	A place where canal boats can have their human waste tanks emptied by a machine.	Usually a S-shaped hose	Obsoleted	2008-02-03	*	2008-03-05	2008-03-19
Sanitary Station	amenity = sanitary_station	node	A place where canal boats can empty small toilet tanks manually.	?	Obsoleted	2008-02-03	*	2008-03-05	2008-03-19
paintball	sport = paintball	node or area	*	'	Obsoleted	2008-01-08	'	'	'
Stone Wall	man_made = stone_wall	linear	Linear mounded stones and boulders used for agricultural boundary and fencing in colonial New England; see e.g. Geology of Stone Walls in New England	rocky-looking line	Obsoleted	*	*	*	*
bingo hall	leisure = bingo_hall	node/area	A building designed for playing the game of bingo (aka Housie or Housie-Housie)		Obsoleted	2009-01-12	*	*	*

Abandoned feature suggestions

This list contains proposals that have a 3 month or more inactive history and have not yet been approved or rejected. These features can be found at Abandoned features.

Invalid feature suggestions

I.e. missing date

Name	Tagging	Used on	Definition	Rendered as	Status	Draft start	RFC start	Vote start	Vote end
One way restrictions	* = *	*	This is just question how solve problem of one way restrictions and similar things	*	Undefined	*	*	*	*
cycleroad	highway = cycleroad	way	Road intended especially or solely for cyclists, special rules apply	to be determined	Undefined	*	*	*	*
Floodway	waterway = floodway	linear	*	Rendered to look the same as a canal.	Draft	*	*	*	*
Main	railway = main	linear	*	thick white/black dashed line, visible at lower LOD	Draft	*	*	*	*
Rollercoaster	railway = rollercoaster	linear	*	TBD	Draft	*	*	*	*
Funicular railway	railway = rail	linear	*	same as rail	Draft	*	*	*	*
Street Furniture	manmade = street_item	node	*	undecided	Draft	*	*	*	*
Harbour	man_made = harbour_wall	linear	*	black line	Draft	*	*	*	*
Communications tower	man_made = communications_tower	node	*	*	Draft	*	*	*	*
Communications Transponder	man_made = communications_transponder	node;way;area	*	*	Draft	*	*	*	*
Communications Dish	man_made = communications_dish	node	*	*	Draft	*	*	*	*
Breakwater	man_made = breakwater	node	*	*	Draft	*	*	*	*
Lighthouse tagging	various = various	node	*	*	Draft	*	*	*	*
Buoy	man_made = buoy	node	*	*	Draft	*	*	*	*
Cairn	man_made = cairn	node	An artificial pile of stones, often in a conical form	*	Draft	*	*	*	*
Chimney	man_made = chimney	node	A tall distinctive vertical conduit for venting gases or smoke	*	Draft	*	*	*	*
Village Pump	man_made = village_pump	node	Village water pump, as found in many UK villages. Not necessarily working.	*	Draft	*	*	*	*
Photovoltaic	man_made = facility_photovoltaic	node	standalone photovoltaic facility, as found in many german areas.	*	Draft	*	*	*	*
Hunting stand	man_made = hunting_stand	node	See also Hochsitze	*	Draft	*	*	*	*
Fun Fair	leisure = funfair	node/area	A place or area with amusement rides, sideshow stalls, etc.	*	Draft	*	*	*	*
Outdoors Centre	leisure = outdoors_centre	node/area	A place or area that you can take part in a number of different outdoor activities.	*	Draft	*	*	*	*
Authority	amenity = authority	node/area	*	*	Draft	*	*	*	*
Kindergarten	amenity = kindergarten	node/area	*	*	Draft	*	*	*	*
Marketplace	amenity = marketplace	node, way, area	*	*	Draft	*	*	*	*
Conference_Centre	amenity = conference_centre	node	*	undecided. Maybe these could be marked as something else? They should atleast be common to try and find your way to.	Draft	*	*	*	*
Speed trap	amenity = speed_trap	node/way/area	*		Draft	*	*	*	*
Medical Centre	amenity = medical_centre	node	*	*	Draft	*	*	*	*
First Aid	amenity = first_aid	node	First Aid station at beaches etc.	red cross	Draft	*	*	*	*
WiFi Zone/Hotspot	amenity = wifi	node/way?/area	*	TBA pending research into registered trademarks	Draft	*	*	*	*
Border Control	amenity = border_control	node	*	Little Flag(?) or	Undefined	*	*	*	*
Teahouse	amenity = teahouse	node	A restaurant where tea and light meals are available	*	Draft	*	*	*	*
Signpost	amenity = signpost	node	A signpost often found along hiking trails		Draft	*	*	*	*
Cigarette Machine	amenity = cigarette_machine	node	a vending machine that takes cash in payment for packets of cigarettes	?	Draft	*	*	*	*
hunting_blind	amenity = hunting_blind	node	a stand for hunters to shoot deer	*	Undefined	*	*	*	*
wayside_cross	historic = wayside_cross	node	*	*	Draft	*	*	*	*
roman_road	historic = roman_road	way	A road that was built at the time of Roman Empire	*	Draft	*	*	*	*
religious	landuse = religious	area	Area of land with religious buildings	*	Draft	*	*	*	*
tree row	landuse = treerow	way	*	*	Draft	*	*	*	*
agricultural Field	landuse = field or pasture	area	*	patterned	Draft	*	*	*	*
Misc. urban open space	landuse = grass	area	*	green	Draft	*	*	*	*
floodplain	natural = floodplain	area	A floodplain is flat or nearly flat land adjacent to a stream or river that experiences occasional or periodic flooding	various	Draft	*	*	*	*
Playa	natural = playa	area	The flat area at the lowest part of an undrained desert basin, generally devoid of vegetation	undecided	Draft	*	*	*	*
free flying	sport = free_flying type=takeoff/landing aircraft_access=hanggliders/paragliders	node;area	*	Draft for rendering Takeoff and Landing Areas for hanggliders or paragliders or else ?	Draft	*	*	*	*
Marked trail	marked_trail = color (red, green, blue, yellow)	linear	*	This feature should indicate, that this segent is a marked trail with some colour signs e.g. tourist signs/marks	Undefined	*	*	*	*
IMBA Trail Difficulty Rating	mtb_difficulty = easiest, easy, more/very/extremely_difficult	linear	Relative technical difficulty of recreation trails	Same as footways, with suitable indications on hiking maps	Draft	*	*	*	*
moped access	moped = yes|no	linear	Indicate whether moped (very light motorcycle) access is allowed or not.	*	Proposed	*	*	*	*
Noname	* = *	ways/areas	Streets that have no official name should not trigger the "noname" layer. Key name und values have not yet been decided.	no effect	Undefined	*	*	*	*
capital	capital = true/false	node	The administration capital of a nation or a state	same as city or town, except rendered with a star	Draft	*	*	*	*
Motorway Exit	exit_name = <name of the exit>	linear	*	undecided	Draft	*	*	*	*
External links	wikipedia = pagename	any	Defines website, wikipedia and guide tags	hyperlink	Draft	*	*	*	*
Road/Rail proposed	status = proposed	way	*	As per the original way - but dashed (shorter dashes than for under constr. proposal)	Draft	*	*	*	*
Value separator	any = <value_1> <separator> <value_2>...	any	*	various	Draft	*	*	*	*
More to be Mapped	todo = continue/ name/ pronunciation/ accuracy	all	*	A symbol	Draft	*	*	*	*
surface values	surface = gravel / dirt / broken / ice road / oiled gravel	linear	*	various	Draft	*	*	*	*
access: name space	access: value=yes/highway/ permissive/ private/no = *	node/way/area	*	*	Draft	*	*	*	*
Service business	service = <different>	node/area	*	Various	Draft	*	*	*	*
hazard	hazard = various	node/way	*	*	Draft	*	*	*	*
Bridge Name	bridge_name = *	way	*	Text annotation for bridge	Draft	*	*	*	*
Key:Surveillance	surveillance = indoor|outdoor|public	node,area	*	see subpage	Proposed	*	*	*	*
Key:Dog	dog = yes|no|leashed	way,area	*	*	Undefined	*	*	*	*
Dog-friendly pubs	dog = yes	pub node	*	*	Undefined	*	*	*	*
Border	border = hedge/wood_fence_/wire_fence/metal_fence/ stile_1/stile_2/gate/footgate	linear	*	undecided	Draft	*	*	*	*
Garden Centre	shop = garden_centre	node	Sells Plants & stuff for Gardens	*	Draft	*	*	*	*
blinds	shop = blinds	node;area	A shop where blinds are produced and/or where people work who can mount blinds on houses.	some kind of blinds, ideas are welcome	Undefined	*	*	*	*