Key:roof:*

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Prefix roof:*
Description
A prefix for several keys to describe roof properties. Show/edit corresponding data item.
Group: buildings
Used on these elements
use on nodes unspecifieduse on ways unspecifieduse on areas unspecifieduse on relations unspecified
Status: de facto
taginfo: roof:*

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This page describes a key prefix rather than a simple key.

The various roof:*=* keys are used to provide roof information for buildings and building parts.

Notable keys, whose numbers have grown organically in the past, are:

Key Elements Status Description
roof:shape=* nodearea de facto Roof shape type
roof:levels=* nodearea de facto For stating the number of levels in the roof of a building
roof:colour=* nodearea de facto Colour of the roof
roof:material=* area de facto Outer material for the building roof
roof:orientation=* area de facto Orientation of the roof surface(s) as the direction of the roof ridge
roof:height=* nodearearelation de facto Height of a roof in meters
roof:direction=* area in use Orientation of the roof surface(s) as the direction of the roof slope
roof:angle=* in use Alternatively to roof:height=*, roof height can be indicated implicitly by providing the inclination of the sides (in degrees)
roof:ridge=* way in use Marks roof ridges
roof:edge=* way in use Marks roof edges

See also