Areas in the Standard tile layer denote various different things, from land usage to buildings to restricted access zones.
A few areas may be drawn as a overlay. This means they can be combined with another background. For example, wetland can be combined with forest, grassland, etc.
| Area
|
Symbol
|
Description
|
Overlay?
|
Wiki page
|
Nature
|
|
(no symbol)
|
Land (This is only shown when no more specific information is available)
|
No
|
|
|
(no symbol)
|
Body of water (ocean, sea, pond, river, swimming pool, etc.)
|
No
|
natural=water, leisure=swimming_pool
|
|
(no symbol)
|
Water body is intermittent or seasonal
|
No
|
natural=water
+ intermittent=*
or
+ seasonal=*
|
|
(no symbol)
|
Natural woodland which is mostly or not at all not used for timber production
|
No
|
natural=wood
|
|
(no symbol)
|
Broadleaved woodland
|
No
|
landuse=wood + leaf_type=broadleaved
|
|
(no symbol)
|
Needleleaved woodland
|
No
|
landuse=wood + leaf_type=needleleaved
|
|
(no symbol)
|
Mixed woodland
|
No
|
landuse=wood + leaf_type=mixed
|
|
(no symbol)
|
Leafless vegetation
|
No
|
landuse=wood + leaf_type=leafless
|
|
(no symbol)
|
Natural grassland
|
No
|
natural=grassland
|
|
(no symbol)
|
Bushes and small trees
|
No
|
natural=scrub
|
|
(no symbol)
|
Dwarf scrubs
|
No
|
natural=heath
|
|
(no symbol)
|
Generic beach or shoal
|
No
|
natural=beach
natural=shoal
|
|
(no symbol)
|
Generic sand area and beach or shoal with sand surface
|
No
|
natural=sand
natural=beach + surface=sand
natural=shoal + surface=sand
|
|
(no symbol)
|
Beach or shoal with coarse sand surface
|
No
|
natural=beach + surface=gravel
natural=shoal + surface=gravel
|
|
(no symbol)
|
Bare rock surface
|
No
|
natural=bare_rock
|
|
(no symbol)
|
Scree or shingle
|
No
|
natural=scree, natural=shingle
|
|
(no symbol)
|
Wetland (generic)
|
Yes
|
natural=wetland
|
|
(no symbol)
|
Marsh, semi-wetland meadow or fen
|
Yes
|
wetland=marsh, wetland=wet_meadow, wetland=fen, wetland=saltmarsh
|
|
(no symbol)
|
Reedbed
|
Yes
|
wetland=reedbed
|
|
(no symbol)
|
Swamp
|
Yes
|
wetland=swamp
|
|
(no symbol)
|
Mangrove
|
Yes
|
wetland=mangrove
|
|
(no symbol)
|
Bog
|
Yes
|
wetland=bog, wetland=string_bog
|
|
(no symbol)
|
Glacier
|
No
|
natural=glacier
|
City planning
|
|
(no symbol)
|
Residential area
|
No
|
landuse=residential
|
|
(no symbol)
|
Commercial area or business park (predominantly offices)
|
No
|
landuse=commercial
|
|
(no symbol)
|
Retail area (predominantly shops)
|
No
|
landuse=retail
|
|
(no symbol)
|
Industrial area or area for railway usage
|
No
|
landuse=industrial,
landuse=railway,
railway=station
|
|
(no symbol)
|
Garages area
|
No
|
landuse=garages
|
|
(no symbol)
|
Christian cemetery or grave yard
|
No
|
landuse=cemetery / amenity=grave_yard
+ religion=christian
|
|
(no symbol)
|
Jewish cemetery or grave yard
|
No
|
landuse=cemetery / amenity=grave_yard
+ religion=jewish
|
|
(no symbol)
|
Muslim cemetery or grave yard
|
No
|
landuse=cemetery / amenity=grave_yard
+ religion=muslim
|
|
(no symbol)
|
Cemetery or grave yard with unknown, other or no specific religious background
|
No
|
landuse=cemetery / amenity=grave_yard
|
|
(no symbol)
|
Brownfield or construction yard
|
No
|
landuse=brownfield
landuse=construction
|
|
(no symbol)
|
Landfill
|
No
|
landuse=landfill
|
Buildings
|
|
(no symbol)
|
Non-specific building
|
No
|
building=*
|
|
(no symbol)
|
Different kind of terminal and station buildings
|
No
|
aeroway=terminal+building=*, building=train_station, aerialway=station+building=*, public_transport=station+building=*
|
|
|
  
  
  
|
Place of worship where religious practices are held, i.e. church, synagogue, mosque, temple.
|
No
|
amenity=place_of_worship + building=*
|
Transportation
|
|
|
Car parking lot
|
No
|
amenity=parking
|
|
(no symbol)
|
Apron
|
No
|
aeroway=apron
|
Agriculture and industry
|
|
(no symbol)
|
Farmland
|
No
|
landuse=farmland
|
|
(no symbol)
|
Farmyard
|
No
|
landuse=farmyard
|
|
(no symbol)
|
Allotments
|
No
|
landuse=allotments
|
|
(no symbol)
|
Orchard
|
No
|
landuse=orchard
|
|
(no symbol)
|
Plant nursery
|
No
|
landuse=plant_nursery
|
|
(no symbol)
|
Garden
|
No
|
leisure=garden
|
|
(no symbol)
|
Managed forest
|
No
|
landuse=forest
|
|
|
(no symbol)
|
Broadleaved woodland
|
No
|
landuse=forest + leaf_type=broadleaved
|
|
|
(no symbol)
|
Needleleaved woodland
|
No
|
landuse=forest + leaf_type=needleleaved
|
|
|
(no symbol)
|
Mixed woodland
|
No
|
landuse=forest + leaf_type=mixed
|
|
|
(no symbol)
|
Leafless vegetation
|
No
|
landuse=forest + leaf_type=leafless
|
|
(no symbol)
|
Vineyard
|
No
|
landuse=vineyard
|
|
(no symbol)
|
Quarry
|
No
|
landuse=quarry
|
Electricity
|
|
(no symbol)
|
Power station, substation or generator
|
No
|
power=station,
power=sub_station,
power=substation,
power=generator
|
Leisure and recreation
|
|
(no symbol)
|
Park
|
No
|
leisure=park
|
|
(no symbol)
|
One of the following: (managed) Grassland, (managed) meadow, recreation ground (non-specific)
|
No
|
landuse=grass,
landuse=recreation_ground,
landuse=village_green
|
|
|
Campsite, Caravansite
|
No
|
tourism=camp_site
tourism=caravan_site
|
|
|
Playground
|
No
|
leisure=playground
|
|
|
|
Fitness station
|
No
|
leisure=fitness_station
|
|
(no symbol)
|
Dog park
|
No
|
leisure=dog_park
|
Sports
|
|
(no symbol)
|
Sports pitch (i.e. soccer field, basketball field, etc.) and running track
|
No
|
leisure=pitch,
leisure=track
|
|
|
Golf course
|
No
|
leisure=golf_course
|
|
|
|
Miniature golf course
|
No
|
leisure=miniature_golf
|
Institutional areas
|
|
(no symbol)
|
Area which belongs to a kindergarten/college/school/university or sports_centre/stadium
|
No
|
amenity=school,
amenity=kindergarten,
amenity=college,
amenity=university
leisure=sports_centre,
leisure=stadium
|
|
|
|
Area which belongs to a hospital
|
No
|
amenity=hospital
|
|
|
Prison ground
|
Yes
|
amenity=prison
|
|
(no symbol)
|
Religious ground
|
No
|
landuse=religious
|
|
|
|
Place of worship where religious practices are held (other than building).
|
No
|
amenity=place_of_worship
|
Military
|
|
(no symbol)
|
Land used by the military.
|
Yes
|
landuse=military
|
|
(no symbol)
|
A military zone which has been be declared to be dangerous for some reason (i.e. a firing range, bombing range, etc.).
|
No
|
military=danger_area
|
