Key:operational_status
 operational_status
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Observation of the current functional status of a mapped feature - now discouraged 
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| Group: lifecycle |
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Status: in use
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There are established alternatives for this problematic tag. Consider using a lifecycle prefix such as disused:*=*, abandoned:*=* or construction:*=*, or in some cases a lifecycle tag such as disused=*, abandoned=* or construction=*, see Comparison of life cycle concepts. |
The key operational_status=* has been used in the past to document an observation of the current functional status of a mapped feature.
In the past this tag was sometimes used by the HDM for Humanitarian mapping projects, for example with amenity=drinking_water. It has also been used with building imports and some organized mapping activities, e.g. SAU data to OSM and Anganwadi Centers and Health Centers Import from Open Data Telangana.
Values in use
A wide variety of similar values have been used with this key, many with overlapping meanings.
Positive (functional / operational):
operational_status=operationalFacility was observed to be operating and serves its basic functionoperational_status=openoperational_status=okoperational_status=functionaloperational_status=yes
limited :
operational_status=needs_maintenanceFacility serves its basic function, but something is broken or missingoperational_status=restrictedFacility serves its basic function, but there is some limitation
Negative (Not operational or function):
operational_status=closeddisused:*=*insteadoperational_status=brokenoperational_status=out_of_orderoperational_status=non-operational(also in use:operational_status=non_operationaland other variants, see discussion.)operational_status=under_construction
Uncertain:
Problems
Note that operational_status=out_of_order and similar tags are highly problematic and are form of trolltag.
If place has no drinking water then amenity=drinking_water should not be placed there. For places where no longer working drinking fountain or some its remains are present lifecycle prefixes are more fitting. disused:amenity=drinking_water/broken:amenity=drinking_water/etc would be superior.
Expecting that all data consumers will check and exclude operational_status=broken operational_status=closed operational_status=non-operational operational_status=under_construction operational_status=non_operational and other such tags is not reasonable, as list of such values (and keys) may expand at any time.
Proposal for a similar tag, life_cycle=* was rejected: Proposal:Status, but lifecycle prefixes like disused:*=* and abandoned:*=* are active.
Synonymous tags in use
See also
- Comparison of life cycle concepts
- Lifecycle prefixes:
disused:*=*,abandoned:*=*,construction:*=*etc. - Lifecycle tags:
disused=*,abandoned=* - Humanitarian OSM Tags/operational_status
status=*- is a vague key with a variety of meanings. (deprecated)