Template:Map Features:surface

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Template for the Surface table in the Map Features page. Use the default English text or use the template arguments for your translations

Usage

All parameters are optional. By default, text is in English. English writers shall write their comments in the template itself (avoiding double edition). Other languages are translated in template arguments, not in the template itself.

== Section header ==
|name=        (section header line)
|description= (displayed before and/or after the table; optional)

== One key/value row ==
|surface:key=   |paved:value=   |pavimentada:desc=   |paved:render=   |paved:photo=

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{{Template:Map Features:surface

|name=
|description=
|head:key=
|head:value=
|head:element=
|head:desc=
|head:render=
|head:photo=

|surface:key=

|head:paved=
|paved:desc=
|asphalt:desc=
|concrete:desc=
|concrete:lanes:desc =
|concrete:plates:desc =
|paving_stones:desc=
|sett:desc=
|unhewn_cobblestone:desc=
|cobblestone:desc=
|cobblestone:raised:desc=
|metal:desc=
|wood:desc=
|Proposed_features:value=
|Proposed_features:desc=

|head:unpaved=
|unpaved:desc=
|compacted:desc=
|fine_gravel:desc=
|gravel:desc=
|pebblestone:desc=
|dirt:desc=
|earth:desc=
|grass:desc=
|grass_paver:desc=
|gravel_turf:desc=
|ground:desc=
|mud:desc=
|sand:desc=
|woodchips:desc=
|snow:desc=
|ice:desc=
|snow:desc=

|head:Special=
|clay:desc=
|tartan:desc=
|artificial_turf:desc=
|decoturf:desc=
|metal_grid:desc=
}}

Surface

The surface tag is used in association with other tags, such as highway=* and leisure=pitch to provide additional information about the material with which the element is covered. See Landcover for a broader discussion of surfaces and landcover.

Key	Value	Element	Comment	Rendering	Photo
Paved
surface	paved		A highway feature is predominantly sealed along its length, i.e. it is covered with paving stones, concrete or bitumen. (This is a rough description of the surface)
surface	asphalt		This is actually short for Asphalt concrete. It does not mean that the road surface is only asphalt. Most such roads are tagged as surface=paved.
surface	cobblestone		Rounded stone (true cobblestone). Cobblestones are used as they are, thus they have no regular shape and a rounded top-side. Pavings with cobblestones are rough with uneven surface and uncomfortable. Have a look at Wikimedia Commons to see a comparison between cobblestone and sett. Cobblestones were largely replaced by setts in the 19th century.
surface	cobblestone:flattened		Consider to use surface=sett instead for flattened stones.
surface	sett		Flattened stone. These stones are manufactured to have a regular shape and near flat top-side. From Wikimedia Commons: "relatively even roughly rectangular stones that were laid in regular patterns". This gives relativly smooth surface wuíth acceptable comfort.
surface	concrete		specifies surface=paved in greater detail. please use surface=concrete:plates or surface=concrete:lanes if you know how the concrete is laid out.		File:Dscf0221 600.jpg
surface	concrete:lanes		specifies surface=paved. long, narrow concrete plates laid out for a two-tracked vehicle (motorcars) so that the tires always hit the concrete. there might be sand/ground/grass/pavers/asphalt/etc. in between them. note that if you tag a single-tracked way you just use surface=concrete, since there are no lanes.
surface	concrete:plates		specifies surface=paved. heavy duty plates chained closely together on the short side. might have tar or sand in between the connections.
surface	paving_stones		Paving stones are equally sized concrete stones, with a flat top. They are comparable to flattened cobblestones (and often used in the same cases), but the gaps between the paving stones are smaller because the stones have a perfectly regular shape (rectangular, or any surface-filling shape). Paving stones are often found in low-traffic streets (like pedestrian zones) because they can't endure heavy traffic.
surface	paving_stones:30		Square paving stones with 30cm sides
surface	paving_stones:20		Square paving stones with 20cm sides
surface	User Defined		All commonly used values according to Taginfo
Unpaved
surface	unpaved		A highway feature is predominantly unsealed along its length, i.e. it has a loose covering ranging from compacted stone chippings to earth. Unpaved roads may, in aerial imagery, show evidence of water along their course; in such circumstances, the waterway should not be tagged as a stream, though it might appear as such. (This is a rough description of the surface)
surface	compacted		A mixture of larger (e.g. gravel) and smaller (e.g. sand) parts, compacted e.g. with a roller, so the surface is more stable than loose gravel. Used e.g. for park paths, better tracks, some service ways, ... Best sort of ways below paving with asphalt, concrete, paving stones. Sometimes known as water-bound macadam Mixture and compacting leads to more grip and stability
surface	dirt		Probably the same as surface=ground. Like all this, it is prone to erosion and therefore often uneven.
surface	earth		Probably the same as surface=ground
surface	fine_gravel		A multilayer pavement with a stone or gravel basis and a topmost surface of firm, granular grit, basalt or quartz, as invented by the Roman empire. Easy to walk, jog, cycle or ride on. In hilly areas mostly with drainage channels and convex cross-section for proper dewatering. motorized vehicles will not move stones if the way is maintained properly, and bicycles tires will not leave any imprints at least in dry weather. If the topmost surface is heavily eroded or loose gravel aggravate going please use surface=gravel instead
surface	grass		Grass covered ground. Mostly nice to walk. Less prone to erosion than pure ground. Might degrade through heavy usage.
surface	grass_paver		A sort of permeable paving using regular cell structure, where the voids in this structure enable rainwater to drain into the ground and the strukture itself encreases the load bearing capability. Often used for parking lots or infrequent used ways like for emergency-vehicles.
surface	gravel		Brocken / crushed rock with sharp edges, known as balast on railways. Usualy loosely arranged. Typical size for road and surface construction range between 4 and 8 cm. Gravel can be used as a ground-layer for surface=compacted.
surface	ground		No special surface, the ground itself has marks of human or animal usage.
surface	ice		ice roads, winter roads
surface	metal		sometimes used for bridges, or for temporary tracks over fields for normal road vehicles or site traffic
surface	mud		Similiar to surface=ground but most of the year wet which gives a soft ground with low carrying capacity. Mostly found on wetland like swamps or in tidal areas. Sometimes also found on slopes draining onto a way.
surface	pebblestone		Pebbles are stones rounded by waves or riverflow. Typical size range from 2 to 8 cm. Describing a surface in OSM they are loosely arranged. Like gravel pebbles can be used as a building part of surface=compacted.
surface	salt		salt lakes
surface	sand		Small to very small fractions (less than 2mm) of rock.
surface	snow		winter roads
surface	wood		sometimes used for bridges and plank walkways for foot traffic through swampy areas
surface	User Defined		All commonly used values according to Taginfo
Special (sports etc.)
surface	decoturf		DecoTurf is an artificial surface used for some tennis courts.
surface	tartan		A synthetic, all-weather surface typically used in running and other sport tracks. Although Tartan is a trademark, it is used as a generic term due to its widespread usage.
surface	artificial_turf		An all-weather surface made from synthetic fibers to look and feel like natural grass. Often used for tracks and pitches of sports such as football, baseball, etc.
surface	clay		used for some tennis- and soccerpitch

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