Key:information

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Public-images-osm logo.svg information
Tourist information.svg
Description
Refines detail for tourism=informationShow/edit corresponding data item.
Group: tourism
Used on these elements
may be used on nodesshould not be used on waysmay be used on areas (and multipolygon relations)should not be used on relations (except multipolygon relations)
Documented values: 12
Requires
Status: de factoPage for proposal

The tourism=information describes an information source for tourists, travellers and visitors. But it does not differ between diverse types of an information point. This key helps refine this tag a little bit more, so it should be easier to find the right information point on a map.

This tag can be also used for information boards at a educational trail. The route and the boards/maps should then be parts of a relation.

Values

Information

Key Value Element Comment Rendering Photo
information office node
area
An office where you can get information about a town or region.
Office-14.svg
City Tourist Information Centre, Planty Park, 25 Szpitalna street, Old Town, Krakow, Poland.jpg
information visitor_centre node
area
A place where you can get information about a specific attraction or place of interest.
RioBotanicalGarden-VisitorCentre1.jpg
information board node A board with information. To describe it closer, have a look at board_type=*.
Board-14.svg
Lechfall sign.jpg
information stele node A stele for information.
Information stele.jpg
information terminal node A information terminal provides information access via electronic methods. Mostly it is combined with access to the internet. (See internet_access=*.)
Terminal-14.svg
Uhříněves, Nové náměstí, informační stojan.jpg
information audioguide node A place where you can get information using headphones or a mobile phone.
  • This tag can be combined with fee=* and ref=*.
  • If you want to describe a audio service via mobile phone, you have to add the phone number via phone=*.
Audioguide-14.svg
Audioguide.jpg
information map node A board with a map. To specify the type or shown details, have a look at map_type=* and map_size=* in information=map. To describe the access to the shown routes or the kind of route use the keys e.g hiking=yes, bicycle=yes, mtb=yes, horse=yes or ski=yes.
Map-14.svg
Information Map Type Topo.PNG
Toposcope detail - geograph.org.uk - 1123662.jpg
information tactile_map node Tactile maps are maps for the blind, also known as haptic maps.
Map-14.svg
Tactile map herrenhausen small.jpg
information tactile_model node Tactile models are models for the blind representing buildings and surroundings.
Tactile map with Braille writing in Braunschweig Altstadtmarkt.jpg
information guidepost node Signposts/Guideposts are often found along official hiking/cycling routes to indicate the directions to different destinations. To describe the access to the shown routes or the kind of route use the keys e.g hiking=yes, bicycle=yes, mtb=yes, horse=yes or ski=yes.
Guidepost-14.svg
Rozcestník Soušská silnice - Jizerská magistrála.jpg
information

route_marker,
trail_blaze

node

A marker that shows the position of the way of a route. Could be a symbol, a short pole or a painted marking.

Note: 2 variant tag values are in use – route_marker and trail_blaze (see Taginfo comparison for the current number of uses or this tag history on taghistory.raifer.tech as a curve chart):

  • The usage of information=route marker is recommended for signs indicating the direction of a route without giving details of a destination (and the belonging to a specific route is recognizable or not) – these are typically markers between guideposts.
  • You can use information=trail_blaze for markers that show only the position of a way. Could be a symbol, a short pole or a painted marking. (But often, also route_marker is used for this kind of markers.)
  • To describe the access to the shown routes or the kind of route use the keys e.g hiking=yes, bicycle=yes, mtb=yes, horse=yes or ski=yes.
  • See also: trailblazed=* (a key for the use on paths or tracks which are marked).
Side Trail (9224135427).jpg
Information trail blaze.PNG
Route marker Germany Zwischenwegweiser Radverkehrsnetz NRW.jpg
information user defined node area All commonly used values according to Taginfo

This table is a wiki template with a default description in English. Editable here.

See also