Key:maxheight:physical

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Public-images-osm logo.svg maxheight:physical
Brasil A-37.svg
Description
The maximum height in metres Show/edit corresponding data item.
Group: restrictions
Used on these elements
may be used on nodesmay be used on waysmay be used on areas (and multipolygon relations)should not be used on relations (except multipolygon relations)
Useful combination
Status: in use

maxheight:physical expresses a physical height limit related to the tagged object and is used on ways mostly on highway=* while on nodes for example with barrier=* or amenity=parking. If no unit is included, the value is assumed to be in metres.

Example

Signs used for physical maxheight

Note

This tag is new, and still not supported by rendering or routing software, and should therefore be used together with maxheight=*.

Possible tagging mistakes

Country Sign Explanation
Netherlands Nederlands verkeersbord L1.svg This sign denotes a regulatory limit, which is always less than the physical limit, so it must be tagged as maxheight=4.2 instead of maxheight:physical=4.2. Note the regulatory limit indicated by this sign only affects exceptional transports (the value is always ≥ 4 m). In the Netherlands, a proper value for maxheight:physical=* cannot be deduced from road signs, but may be obtained from other information sources.

See also

  • maxheight=* to be used in conjunction with :legal and :physical, or where no the difference is of no significant interest. the widely used and established way to tag legal restrictions
  • maxheight:legal=* for legal limits the height of traffic using the way. (This is an almost unused proposal, if you use this consider putting maxheight=* as well)
  • height=*
  • maxwidth=*
  • access=* for legal access restrictions

Footnotes