However, from time to time the wiki community suggests a new feature instead of an older one, to improve tagging clarity or structure. If there is no strong reason to stick to the old tags in these cases, you might want to go along with the recommendation and use the new tags suggested here.
The following are features for which alternative tagging is recommended by those engaged in tagging discussions. Note that some of these features are still on Map Features and should remain there as long as they are still widely used!
| Date
|
Deprecated key/value
|
Current usage
|
Suggestion of replacement
|
N
|
Reason
|
| 2007-07-16
|
amenity=shop
|
overpass-turbo
|
shop=*
|
1
|
Introduction of "shop"
|
| 2007-07-16
|
shop=*
|
overpass-turbo
|
shop=yes
or
shop=* (the actual shop type)
|
51
|
A star '*' should not be considered as a correct value tag.
|
| 2006
|
class=*
|
overpass-turbo
|
highway=*
|
2
|
Introduction of Key:highway
|
| 2008-06-12
|
highway=incline
|
overpass-turbo
|
incline=*
|
3
|
Any type of highway=* (primary, secondary, ...) may have inclined sections tagged separately, this does not create a new type of highway
|
| 2008-06-12
|
highway=incline_steep
|
overpass-turbo
|
incline=*
|
3
|
Any type of highway=* (primary, secondary, ...) may have inclined sections tagged separately, this does not create a new type of highway
|
| 2008-10-19
|
highway=stile
|
overpass-turbo
|
barrier=stile
|
4
|
Their "concept" better fits in this new key and highway gets a bit uncluttered.
|
| 2008-03-19
|
highway=unsurfaced
|
overpass-turbo
|
highway=* +
surface=unpaved
highway=track
|
5
|
Any highway classification can be unsurfaced.
|
| 2008-01-10
|
historic=icon
|
overpass-turbo
|
No
|
6
|
No description, usage completely unknown
|
| 2007
|
amenity=hotel
|
overpass-turbo
|
tourism=hotel
|
7
|
better fits into toplevel tags
|
| 2007-07-16
|
landuse=wood
|
overpass-turbo
|
landuse=forest
or
natural=wood
|
8
|
Was intended to depend on whether the woodland/forest was "managed" or "primaeval", but also see Forest for more discussion about the problems here.
|
| 2007
|
highway=minor
|
overpass-turbo
|
highway=tertiary or highway=unclassified or highway=service or such
|
9
|
Abandoned feature.
|
| 2008-03-19
|
waterway=mooring
|
overpass-turbo
|
mooring=*
|
10
|
More flexibility; allows us to keep original value of waterway=
|
| 2008-11-18
|
natural=marsh
|
overpass-turbo
|
natural=wetland +
wetland=marsh
|
31
|
Taken from Category:Tag_descriptions_with_status_"deprecated"
|
| 2009-08
|
highway=byway
|
overpass-turbo
|
highway=track/path
designation=byway_open_to_all_traffic or designation=restricted_byway
access=*
|
13
|
More accurate tagging for public rights of way in England and Wales.
|
| 2011-10-27
|
building=entrance
|
overpass-turbo
|
entrance=*
|
14
|
Cleaning the semantics of the "building" tag; entrance=* approved. building=entrance is still considered coexisting.
|
| 2011-08-31
|
natural=land
|
overpass-turbo
|
Relation type=multipolygon
or
natural=coastline
|
15
|
For tagging islands in lakes and rivers use Relations/Multipolygon, for islands in the sea use natural=coastline and place=island.
|
| 2008-01-20
|
historic=museum
|
overpass-turbo
|
tourism=museum
|
16
|
Tag historic=* should be used for historic items (and therefore not a museum).
|
| 2012
|
highway=ford
|
overpass-turbo
|
ford=*
|
17
|
"highway=ford" on a way doesn't allow tagging the highway itself (as e.g. "unclassified"). This doesn't apply to nodes; though, and renderers haven't quite caught up (ref openstreetmap-carto issue 267 and elsewhere) - don't automatically (or semi-automatically) change "ford" node tagging.
|
| 2012-11-28
|
color=*
|
overpass-turbo
|
colour=*
|
18
|
Usage of American form color probably mainly due to a bug in JOSM presets.
|
| 2013-01-24
|
power=station
|
overpass-turbo
|
power=substation
or
power=plant
or
power=generator
|
19
|
The value "station" is ambiguous and has been used both for substations and power plants / generators ("power station"). Please take the opportunity to review the object and add useful information, not just "correct" it.
|
| 2014-11-25
|
power=sub_station
|
overpass-turbo
|
power=substation
|
19
|
The value "station" is ambiguous and has been used both for substations and power plants / generators ("power station"). Please take the opportunity to review the object and add useful information, not just "correct" it.
|
| 2013-10-22
|
date_on=*
|
overpass-turbo
|
Conditional_restrictions
or
opening_hours=*
|
20
|
This is more expressive and more flexible.
|
| 2013-10-22
|
date_off=*
|
overpass-turbo
|
Conditional_restrictions
or
opening_hours=*
|
20
|
This is more expressive and more flexible.
|
| 2013-10-22
|
day_on=*
|
overpass-turbo
|
Conditional_restrictions
or
opening_hours=*
|
20
|
This is more expressive and more flexible.
|
| 2013-10-22
|
day_off=*
|
overpass-turbo
|
Conditional_restrictions
or
opening_hours=*
|
20
|
This is more expressive and more flexible.
|
| 2013-10-22
|
hour_on=*
|
overpass-turbo
|
Conditional_restrictions
or
opening_hours=*
|
20
|
This is more expressive and more flexible.
|
| 2013-10-22
|
hour_off=*
|
overpass-turbo
|
Conditional_restrictions
or
opening_hours=*
|
20
|
This is more expressive and more flexible.
|
| 2014-05-01
|
drinkable=*
|
overpass-turbo
|
drinking_water=*
|
21
|
There is no need for redundant tags. One key is sufficient.
|
| 2014-06-06
|
wood=*
|
overpass-turbo
|
leaf_type=*
|
22
|
The values wood=coniferous and wood=deciduous are ambiguous. It was approved to use leaf_type=* instead.
|
| 2012-12-08
|
place_name=*
|
overpass-turbo
|
name=*
|
23
|
Although it made sense in the past, nowadays it completely overlaps with name=*. More info here.
|
| 2013-10-06
|
bridge=swing
|
overpass-turbo
|
bridge=movable+
bridge:movable=swing
or
bridge=yes+
bridge:structure=simple-suspension
|
24
|
Proposed features/Bridge types - was formerly used to map two very different bridge types (hanging/swinging rope bridges and movable swing bridges)
|
| 2013-10-06
|
bridge=beam
|
overpass-turbo
|
bridge=yes+
bridge:structure=beam
|
25
|
Proposed features/Bridge types
|
| 2013-10-06
|
bridge=arch
|
overpass-turbo
|
bridge=yes+
bridge:structure=arch
|
25
|
Proposed features/Bridge types
|
| 2013-10-06
|
bridge=humpback
|
overpass-turbo
|
bridge=yes+
bridge:structure=humpback
|
25
|
Proposed features/Bridge types
|
| 2013-10-06
|
bridge=suspension
|
overpass-turbo
|
bridge=yes+
bridge:structure=suspension
|
25
|
Proposed features/Bridge types
|
| 2013-10-06
|
bridge=pontoon
|
overpass-turbo
|
bridge=yes+
bridge:structure=floating
|
25
|
Proposed features/Bridge types
|
| 2013-10-06
|
bridge=lift
|
overpass-turbo
|
bridge=movable+
bridge:movable=lift
|
25
|
Proposed features/Bridge types
|
| 2015-05-13
|
amenity=ev_charging
|
overpass-turbo
|
amenity=charging_station
|
26
|
The latter tag is more expressive than the former.
|
| 2008-05-30
|
route=ncn
|
overpass-turbo
|
Cycle_routes
|
27
|
Cycle_routes
|
| 2010-09
|
power_source=*
|
overpass-turbo
|
generator:source=*
|
28
|
Proposed features/generator rationalisation
|
| 2010-09
|
power_rating=*
|
overpass-turbo
|
generator:output=*
|
28
|
Proposed features/generator rationalisation
|
| 2012
|
building:type=*
|
overpass-turbo
|
building=*
|
29
|
Proposed features/Building attributes has been abandoned.
|
| 2011-05-09
|
landuse=pond
|
overpass-turbo
|
natural=water+
water=pond
|
30
|
Even though this tag is widely used, it has been deprecated by Proposed_features/Water_details. Both tagging schemes should persist for some time.
|
| 2015-02
|
amenity=dog_bin
|
overpass-turbo
|
amenity=waste_basket+
waste=dog_excrement
or
amenity=vending_machine+
vending=excrement_bags
|
31
|
Taken from Category:Tag_descriptions_with_status_"deprecated"
|
| 2015-02
|
amenity=dog_waste_bin
|
overpass-turbo
|
amenity=waste_basket+
waste=dog_excrement
or
amenity=vending_machine+
vending=excrement_bags
|
31
|
Taken from Category:Tag_descriptions_with_status_"deprecated"
|
| 2014-10-20
|
amenity=winery
|
overpass-turbo
|
shop=winery
or
craft=winery
|
31
|
Taken from Category:Tag_descriptions_with_status_"deprecated"
|
| 2014-05-28
|
tourism=bed_and_breakfast
|
overpass-turbo
|
tourism=guest_house+
guest_house=bed_and_breakfast
|
31
|
Taken from Category:Tag_descriptions_with_status_"deprecated"
|
| 2015-04
|
amenity=sauna
|
overpass-turbo
|
leisure=sauna
|
32
|
Taken from Category:Tag_descriptions_with_status_"deprecated". Tagging as "leisure" has been proposed, while "amenity" has been marked as deprecated in the same time.
|
| 2014-09-21
|
highway=no
|
overpass-turbo
|
No tags
|
33
|
Taken from Category:Tag_descriptions_with_status_"deprecated". See DE:Tag:highway=no.
|
| 2012-02-11
|
shop=organic
|
overpass-turbo
|
shop=*+
organic=*
|
34
|
Taken from Category:Tag_descriptions_with_status_"deprecated". See also Talk:Tag:shop=organic.
|
| 2010-08-25
|
sport=gaelic_football
|
overpass-turbo
|
sport=gaelic_games+
specific tag of gaelic game
|
35
|
Taken from Category:Tag_descriptions_with_status_"deprecated".
|
| 2010
|
landuse=farm
|
overpass-turbo
|
landuse=farmland
or
landuse=farmyard
|
36
|
Taken from Category:Tag_descriptions_with_status_"deprecated". Originally designed to mark agricultural zones, this tag has confused many contributors, who tagged also buildings with it.
|
| 2014-10-19
|
historic_name=*
|
overpass-turbo
|
old_name=*
or
name=*
|
37
|
Taken from Category:Key_descriptions_with_status_"deprecated".
|
| 2015-03-19
|
name:botanical=*
|
overpass-turbo
|
species=*
|
37
|
Taken from Category:Key_descriptions_with_status_"deprecated".
|
| 2012-09-14
|
escalator=*
|
overpass-turbo
|
highway=steps+
conveying=*
|
38
|
Proposed_features/Escalators_and_Moving_Walkways
|
| 2009-08-08
|
noexit=no
|
overpass-turbo
|
fixme=Continue
|
40
|
If there is an exit... it should be mapped!
|
| 2014-10-24
|
railway=preserved
|
overpass-turbo
|
historic=railway+
railway=rail (or whatever type) +
railway:preserved=yes
|
41
|
See OpenRailwayMap/Aktiventreffen_2014_2#Tracks. Clashes with railway=narrow_gauge when such railways are preserved.
|
| 2013-05-23
|
man_made=jetty
|
overpass-turbo
|
man_made=pier
|
42
|
Tag whose definition remains unclear. man_made=pier is way more widely used.
|
| 2010-05-10
|
waterway=rapids
|
overpass-turbo
|
Whitewater sports
|
43
|
Do not make any automated edit for this: read WikiProject Whitewater Maps.
|
| 2014-01-27
|
leisure=video_arcade
|
overpass-turbo
|
leisure=adult_gaming_centre for venues with gambling machines;
or
leisure=amusement_arcade for venues with pay-to-play games.
|
44
|
Proposed_features/Gambling
|
| 2014-01-27
|
shop=betting
|
overpass-turbo
|
shop=bookmaker
or
shop=lottery
See also Tag:shop=betting.
|
44
|
Proposed_features/Gambling
|
| 2014-01-27
|
shop=gambling
|
overpass-turbo
|
amenity=gambling (see also Tag:shop=gambling).
|
44
|
Proposed_features/Gambling
|
| 2010-06-06
|
shop=fish
|
overpass-turbo
|
shop=seafood (see also Tag:shop=fish).
|
45
|
Proposed_features/seafood_shop
|
| 2010-06-06
|
shop=fishmonger
|
overpass-turbo
|
shop=seafood
|
45
|
Proposed_features/seafood_shop
|
| 2010
|
landuse=field
|
overpass-turbo
|
landuse=farmland
|
46
|
Proposed features/agricultural Field#Conclusion?
|
| 2014-07
|
amenity=emergency_phone
|
overpass-turbo
|
emergency=phone
|
47
|
WikiProject Emergency Cleanup
|
| 2014-07
|
amenity=fire_hydrant
|
overpass-turbo
|
emergency=fire_hydrant
|
47
|
WikiProject Emergency Cleanup
|
| 2015-11-07
|
amenity=youth_centre
|
overpass-turbo
|
amenity=community_centre + community_centre:for=juvenile
or
community_centre:for=child;juvenile
|
20
|
This is more expressive and more flexible.
|
| 2008-10-19
|
fenced=yes
|
overpass-turbo
|
barrier=fence
|
48
|
Introduction of barrier=*
|
| 2014-12-27
|
aerialway=canopy
|
overpass-turbo
|
aerialway=zip_line
|
31
|
Taken from Category:Tag_descriptions_with_status_"deprecated"
|
| 2016-04-06
|
amenity=advertising
|
overpass-turbo
|
advertising=*
|
11
|
An ad is not an amenity... Taken from Category:Tag descriptions with status "deprecated".
|
| 2015-12-18
|
amenity=artwork
|
overpass-turbo
|
tourism=artwork
|
31
|
Taken from Category:Tag_descriptions_with_status_"deprecated"
|
| 2015-12-08
|
amenity=car_repair
|
overpass-turbo
|
shop=car_repair
|
31
|
Taken from Category:Tag_descriptions_with_status_"deprecated"
|
| 2016-01-02
|
amenity=citymap_post
|
overpass-turbo
|
tourism=information
|
31
|
Taken from Category:Tag_descriptions_with_status_"deprecated"
|
| 2015-12-18
|
amenity=community_center
|
overpass-turbo
|
amenity=community_centre
|
39
|
British English is preferred in tags.
|
| 2016-01-02
|
amenity=disused
|
overpass-turbo
|
disused:amenity=*, or such
|
49
|
Taken from Category:Tag descriptions with status "deprecated". Besides, the deprecated tagging does not indicate which kind of amenity (or whatever) it used to/will be... See also Lifecycle_prefix.
|
| 2016-01-02
|
shop=disused
|
overpass-turbo
|
disused:shop=*, or such
|
49
|
Taken from Category:Tag descriptions with status "deprecated". Besides, the deprecated tagging does not indicate which kind of amenity (or whatever) it used to/will be... See also Lifecycle_prefix.
|
| 2016-01-02
|
amenity=proposed
|
overpass-turbo
|
proposed:amenity=*, or such
|
49
|
Taken from Category:Tag descriptions with status "deprecated". Besides, the deprecated tagging does not indicate which kind of amenity (or whatever) it used to/will be... See also Lifecycle_prefix.
|
| 2015-12-21
|
amenity=abandoned
|
overpass-turbo
|
abandoned:amenity=*, or such
|
49
|
Taken from Category:Tag descriptions with status "deprecated". Besides, the deprecated tagging does not indicate which kind of amenity (or whatever) it used to/will be... See also Lifecycle_prefix.
|
| 2015-12-21
|
historic=abandoned
|
overpass-turbo
|
abandoned:historic=*, or such
|
49
|
Taken from Category:Tag descriptions with status "deprecated". Besides, the deprecated tagging does not indicate which kind of amenity (or whatever) it used to/will be... See also Lifecycle_prefix.
|
| 2015-12-21
|
highway=abandoned
|
overpass-turbo
|
abandoned:highway=*, or such
|
49
|
Taken from Category:Tag descriptions with status "deprecated". Besides, the deprecated tagging does not indicate which kind of amenity (or whatever) it used to/will be... See also Lifecycle_prefix.
|
| 2016-01-02
|
amenity=education
|
overpass-turbo
|
amenity=school
or
amenity=college
or
amenity=university
|
31
|
Taken from Category:Tag_descriptions_with_status_"deprecated"
|
| 2009-10
|
amenity=garages
|
overpass-turbo
|
amenity=parking+
parking=*
or
landuse=garages
|
50
|
Taken from Category:Tag descriptions with status "deprecated". There is currently no consensus on the preferred tagging suggestions, as both got consensus on Oct. 2009 (Proposed features/Additional parking types for amenity=parking; Proposed features/tag:landuse=garages).
|
| 2015-12-22
|
amenity=kiosk
|
overpass-turbo
|
shop=kiosk
|
31
|
Taken from Category:Tag_descriptions_with_status_"deprecated"
|
| 2015-12-21
|
amenity=nursery
|
overpass-turbo
|
amenity=childcare
or
amenity=kindergarten
|
31
|
Taken from Category:Tag_descriptions_with_status_"deprecated"
|
| 2015-12-21
|
amenity=creche
|
overpass-turbo
|
amenity=childcare
or
amenity=kindergarten
|
31
|
Taken from Category:Tag_descriptions_with_status_"deprecated"
|
| 2015-12-18
|
amenity=preschool
|
overpass-turbo
|
amenity=kindergarten
|
31
|
Taken from Category:Tag_descriptions_with_status_"deprecated"
|
| 2015-12-21
|
amenity=park
|
overpass-turbo
|
leisure=park
|
31
|
Taken from Category:Tag_descriptions_with_status_"deprecated"
|
| 2016-01-02
|
man_made=cut_line
|
overpass-turbo
|
man_made=cutline
|
31
|
Taken from Category:Tag_descriptions_with_status_"deprecated"
|
| 2016-01-02
|
man_made=well
|
overpass-turbo
|
man_made=water_well
|
31
|
Taken from Category:Tag_descriptions_with_status_"deprecated"
|
| 2016-01-02
|
man_made=village_pump
|
overpass-turbo
|
man_made=water_well
|
31
|
Taken from Category:Tag_descriptions_with_status_"deprecated"
|
| 2015-06-07
|
office=real_estate_agent
|
overpass-turbo
|
office=estate_agent
|
31
|
Taken from Category:Tag_descriptions_with_status_"deprecated"
|
| 2015-06-07
|
office=real_estate
|
overpass-turbo
|
office=estate_agent
|
31
|
Taken from Category:Tag_descriptions_with_status_"deprecated"
|
| 2015-06-07
|
shop=real_estate
|
overpass-turbo
|
office=estate_agent
|
31
|
Taken from Category:Tag_descriptions_with_status_"deprecated"
|
| 2015-06-07
|
amenity=real_estate
|
overpass-turbo
|
office=estate_agent
|
31
|
Taken from Category:Tag_descriptions_with_status_"deprecated"
|
| 2015-12-08
|
shop=antique
|
overpass-turbo
|
shop=antiques
|
31
|
Taken from Category:Tag_descriptions_with_status_"deprecated"
|
| 2012-03-08
|
shop=auto_parts
|
overpass-turbo
|
shop=car_parts
|
31
|
Taken from Category:Tag_descriptions_with_status_"deprecated"
|
| 2015-12-20
|
shop=furnace
|
overpass-turbo
|
shop=houseware
or
shop=heating
or
craft=plumber
|
52
|
This tag is confusing. A furnace is a big oven used for melting metals; some people also applied this tag for shops selling cooking stoves.
|
| 2016-01-02
|
shop=gallery
|
overpass-turbo
|
shop=art
|
31
|
Taken from Category:Tag_descriptions_with_status_"deprecated"
|
| 2015-12-08
|
shop=perfume
|
overpass-turbo
|
shop=perfumery
|
31
|
Taken from Category:Tag_descriptions_with_status_"deprecated"
|
| 2016-01-02
|
shop=window
|
overpass-turbo
|
craft=window_construction
|
31
|
Taken from Category:Tag_descriptions_with_status_"deprecated"
|
| 2016-01-02
|
shop=windows
|
overpass-turbo
|
craft=window_construction
|
31
|
Taken from Category:Tag_descriptions_with_status_"deprecated"
|
| 2016-01-02
|
waterway=wadi
|
overpass-turbo
|
waterway=stream or waterway=river
+intermittent=yes
or/and
natural=valley
|
53
|
wadi in Arabic means valley, but this conflicts with explanations in Wikipedia and probably with interpretations in various parts of the world. For initial discussion that ended with wadi deprecation see https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/tagging/2015-January/thread.html#20946. Beware that this kind of edit requires local knowledge: it is impossible to do it correctly with mass replace without local knowledge.
|
| 2013-02-01
|
power=underground_cable
|
overpass-turbo
|
power=cable + location=underground
|
54
|
Implementation of location=* key by Proposed_features/PipelineExtension which also supports underwater.
|
| 2015-12-08
|
amenity=education
|
overpass-turbo
|
amenity=college
or
amenity=school
or
amenity=university
or
office=tutoring
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12
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This tag has never been approved, nor had wide usage. Take one of the replacements to correctly tag the education place.
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| 2017-04-13
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leisure=beach
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overpass-turbo
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natural=beach
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31
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Taken from Category:Tag_descriptions_with_status_"deprecated"
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| 2014-08-02
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leisure=club
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overpass-turbo
|
club=*
|
31
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Taken from Category:Tag_descriptions_with_status_"deprecated"
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| 2016-01-02
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leisure=gambling
|
overpass-turbo
|
amenity=gambling or such
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31
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Taken from Category:Tag_descriptions_with_status_"deprecated"
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| 2017-04-06
|
man_made=cooling_tower
|
overpass-turbo
|
man_made=tower+
tower:type=cooling
|
31
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Taken from Category:Tag_descriptions_with_status_"deprecated"
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| 2016-07-09
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man_made=water_tank
|
overpass-turbo
|
man_made=storage_tank+
content=water
|
31
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Taken from Category:Tag_descriptions_with_status_"deprecated"
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| 2017-06-17
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man_made=hot_water_tank
|
overpass-turbo
|
man_made=storage_tank+
content=hot_water
|
31
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Taken from Category:Tag_descriptions_with_status_"deprecated"
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| 2017-03-08
|
natural=moor
|
overpass-turbo
|
Look the natural=moor page for lots of suggestions.
|
31
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Taken from Category:Tag_descriptions_with_status_"deprecated"
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| 2017-04-06
|
shop=dive
|
overpass-turbo
|
shop=scuba_diving
|
31
|
Taken from Category:Tag_descriptions_with_status_"deprecated"
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| 2017-04-07
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shop=moneylender
|
overpass-turbo
|
shop=money_lender
|
31
|
Taken from Category:Tag_descriptions_with_status_"deprecated"
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| 2017-04-06
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shop=glass
|
overpass-turbo
|
craft=glaziery
|
31
|
Taken from Category:Tag_descriptions_with_status_"deprecated"
|
| 2016-03-02
|
office=administrative
|
overpass-turbo
|
office=government
|
55
|
Proposed_features/Government_offices
|
| 2016-06-30
|
pole=transition
|
overpass-turbo
|
location:transition=yes
|
54
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Implementation of location=* key by Proposed_features/PipelineExtension which also supports underwater.
|
| 2013-12-23
|
sport=diving
|
overpass-turbo
|
sport=scuba_diving
or
sport=cliff_diving
|
31
|
Taken from Category:Tag_descriptions_with_status_"deprecated"
|
| 2016-09-13
|
sport=paragliding
|
overpass-turbo
|
sport=free_flying
|
31
|
Taken from Category:Tag_descriptions_with_status_"deprecated"
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