Key:access_sign

access_sign=* is used for tagging signs that regulate access conditions to a highway or area that are not a part of the signs in the traffic regulations ( traffic_sign=*).

Description

Typically access signs are placed by the land owner or operator and describe the conditions under which the owner allows access to their property. Access signs can also simply state that access is permissive (access=permissive ) instead of an official, legally-enshrined right of access (access=yes). Access signs can be placed instead of traffic signs or besides traffic signs. Access signs don't just inform users about rules that apply anyway, but access signs actually set the rules they contain, just like mandatory traffic signs do.

Since access signs are not part of the formal traffic regulations, they can have a wide variety in both form and contents.

How to map

Just like traffic_sign=* access signs can be mapped by adding the access_sign=* tag to either a single node or a way (or, if applicable, also an area).

Additional tags can be added, such as inscription=* to capture the contents of the sign to clarify the situation when a separate node is used to tag the sign itself as an object in OSM (or inscription:access_sign=* when it is used as a property of another feature), or operator=*

Values

Just like traffic_sign=*, access signs specific to a particular country can be mapped by the country/region prefix followed by a colon and then the traffic sign.

General values

General values include:

	Description
access_sign=yes	An access sign is present here
access_sign=none	An access sign is not present here
access_sign=unknown	Presence of an access sign is unclear, clarification is wanted

Country specific values

Country-specific values can be found here:

• The Netherlands

Rendering

• Map showing different country-specific values for access_sign in the Netherlands: Motorized tags Map

Examples

An access sign translates to access=private in OSM

A combination of traffic sign and access sign ("Eigen weg" translates to access=permissive in OSM). OSM-tags could be foot=permissive ; bicycle=permissive ; motor_vehicle=destination ; horse=destination (based on additional panel "uitgezonderd bestemmingsverkeer")

An access sign that translates to foot=permissive; bicycle=permissive; moped=private and dog=leashed in OSM

A hybrid informational board / access sign setting conditions for accessing MTB-trails that are part of the highway-network, such as access:conditional=no @ (sunset-sunrise ) and mandatory usage of a helmet