Key:damage:*
(Redirected from Key:damage:type)
 Prefix damage:*
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Specifies the details of an event that caused destruction. 
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This page describes a key prefix rather than a simple key.
damage:* is a lifecycle prefix used to specify details of an event that caused destruction. It can help to give information to other mappers or filter objects later for quality assurance.
Key variants
damage:event
Uniform name of the event
damage:event=*– The event that caused the destruction (e.g.damage:event=2016EcuadorEarthquakeordamage:event=#flood0721).damage:event=war-damage:type=explosion
damage:event:wikidata
Wikidata ID for the event, e.g. damage:event:wikidata=Q23835355 for the 2016 Ecuador earthquake.
damage:type
damage:type=* – The type of the event that caused the destruction. Possible values:
floodfireearthquakeeruption- volcanic eruptionslandslidesinkhole- usenatural=sinkholetyphoontornadoavalanchebuilding_collapse- collapsed:buildingdamage:type=explosion- natural gas, Ammonium, fuel, ammunition, bomb
damage:date
damage:date=*– The date on which the feature was damaged in format yyyy-mm-dd (e.g.2016-04-16).
Alternative Scheme
In order to be able to tag damages from multiple events, an additional scheme got established for larger catastrophes. It adds the common name of the event inside the key. For example, damage related to a hurricane named Adam is tagged:
damage:Adam=*- if there is damagedamage:Adam:assessment=*- date of damage assessmentsource:damage:Adam=*- source of damage informationdamage:Adam:event=*- official reference number of the event - likely unnecessary if name is unique, or a common table with names is established.
This scheme was used for the 2025 hurricane Melissa and for cyclone Chido in 2024.
Statistics by taginfo
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See also
destroyed:*=*– not existing anymore because of an event other than intentional demolition destroyed:highway destroyed:railway destroyed:bridge destroyed:waterway destroyed:aeroway destroyed:power destroyed:waterdemolished:*=*– not existing anymore because of active removalremoved:*=*– not existing anymore because of active removal (possible duplicate ofdemolished=*)ruins:*=*– only ruins are remaining (this tag is probably used for ruins due to a decay or when the event is not known)