Key:capacity

capacity
Description
Describes the capacity a facility is suitable for.
Group: properties
Used on these elements
Useful combination
amenity=bicycle_parking amenity=motorcycle_parking amenity=parking amenity=taxi
See also
rooms=* beds=* seats=* number_of_apartments=*
Status: de facto
capacity=* More details at taginfo
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The tag describes the capacity a facility is suitable for.

Common use cases

• The number of vehicles a facility holds, such as amenity=parking, amenity=bicycle_parking, amenity=taxi, or amenity=fuel.
• The number of visitors a facility holds, such as leisure=stadium, amenity=cinema or tourism=camp_site. However, for tourism=hotel, using rooms=* and beds=* is preferred.
• The number of children or students, an amenity=kindergarten or amenity=school can accept.
• The sleeping capacity of amenity=shelter + shelter_type=basic_hut.
• The number of vehicles that can be charged at the same time at a amenity=charging_station

This key is also used in conjunction with man_made=storage_tank to indicate the (non-discrete) volume=* or mass held by the tank.

Related keys

To further define the capacity for special interest groups, additional tags can be used to describe them in addition to the tag capacity=*:

Key	Value	Apply to	Description
capacity	number		The amount of lots, rooms, seats (or the like) available. (Including all special lots, e.g. parking spaces for disabled drivers)
capacity:disabled=*	yes/no/number		Defines whether or not dedicated lots, rooms, seats or other spaces for the disabled are available. If known, the number of spaces can be specified. See more...
capacity:women=*	yes/no/number		Defines whether or not dedicated lots, rooms, seats or other spaces exclusively for women are available. If known, the number of spaces can be specified.
capacity:men=*	yes/no/number		Defines whether or not dedicated lots, rooms, seats or other spaces exclusively for men are available. If known, the number of spaces can be specified.
capacity:parent=*	yes/no/number		Mostly parking areas: Defines whether or not dedicated parent and child parking spaces are available. If known, the number of spaces can be specified.
capacity:baby=*	number		Mostly playground equipment: Defines how many spaces (out of total capacity=*) are dedicated for small babies. Avoids ambiguity of baby=*.
capacity:charging=*	yes/no/number		Defines whether or not dedicated charging spaces are available when used with amenity=parking. If known, the number of spaces can be specified. capacity=* should be used in conjunction with amenity=charging_station.
capacity:truck=* capacity:bus=* capacity:motorcar=* capacity:cargo_bike=* capacity:motorcycle=*	yes/no/number		A transportation mode (a.k.a vehicle category) can be added as subkey to mark the number of trucks or buses a parking lot can accommodate. Or, e.g. in bicycle parking, number of spots, designed explicitly for cargo bikes.
capacity:persons=*	number		This article's factual accuracy is disputed. Please see the relevant discussion on the talk page. Defines how many persons can be carried, used for example together with highway=elevator. If it's obvious that the maximum number of persons of a feature is meant, just use capacity=* for it.
capacity:persons=* capacity:caravans=* capacity:tents=*	number		On campsites capacity=* is ambiguous thus use the suitable subkeys to distinguish between number of persons and number of pitches. For a tourism=guest_house you may use Simple_Indoor_Tagging.
capacity:pitches=* capacity:beds=* capacity:rooms=*	number		This article or section contains questionable, contentious or controversial information. See the talk page for more information. Suggested by controversial blocked user. Is not capacities of what can fit in, but counts of what exists there. Overlaps with existing alternatives. Talk:Tag:highway=elevator#capacity:person On campsites capacity=* is ambiguous thus use the suitable subkeys to distinguish between number of persons and number of pitches. For a tourism=guest_house you may use Simple_Indoor_Tagging.
capacity:pupils=* capacity:teachers=* capacity:classrooms=*	number		Undocumented keys - Number of pupils/students and teachers a school is built for. Almost all occurrences are from few imports of data.
capacity:standard=* capacity:long=*	number		Defines the capacity of small / large vehicles when used with amenity=parking. if used with highway=services, highway=rest_area use parking:capacity:standard=*, parking:capacity:long=*.

See also

• seats=* - the number of seats on a bench
• aerialway:capacity=*: different definition, about the number of passengers that can be transported by the whole aerialway=* system.
• beds=*
• rooms=*

Possible tagging mistakes

occupancy=*

More details at taginfo

• occupancy=* ‒ Compare aerialway:occupancy=* for the individual aerialway=* vehicle.

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