Key:street_cabinet

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street_cabinet
Description
Describes the functional type or role of a street cabinet, for supplementary roles that aren't utilityShow/edit corresponding data item.
Group: infrastructure
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: 9
Requires
See also
Status: approvedPage for proposal

Prior utility facilities proposal, street_cabinet=* was used to document kind of nature of street cabinets.
Cabinets dedicated to utilities are now described with utility=* as many other features.

Remaining street_cabinet=* values are still here for now, during the transition toward utility=* and could be removed afterwards.
Corresponding street_cabinet=* values are flagged as possible synonyms of utility=* ones.

List of possible street_cabinet=* values
street_cabinet utility status Comment
postal_service in use A street cabinet designed to host pending letters or other postal stuff before they go on local delivery (known as a postal relay box).
traffic_control in use A street cabinet mainly designed to host traffic light automation systems and/or traffic control systems such as movable barriers which have a direct impact on traffic flow.
traffic_monitoring A traffic management device is mainly in charge of vehicle counting. It differs from traffic_control since it can't impact on traffic directly.
transport_management Transport management cabinets often host automation systems to allow public transportation installed on dedicated paths (metro, tramways...) to work.
waste All cabinets hosting containers for waste and recycling which are not a public amenity, i.e. those for collecting the waste per individual house. In many cases they are locked for private access.
cable_tv television Deprecated A street cabinet which is hosting cable CATV lines amplifiers or splitters.
broadband television A street cabinet which is hosting cable CATV lines amplifiers or splitters.
gas gas Deprecated A street cabinet used to host devices for urban gas distribution.
power power Deprecated A street cabinet used to host devices for electricity distribution.
street_lighting street_lighting Deprecated Street lighting switches and cables can pass through some cabinets all along the streets.
telecom telecom Deprecated A street cabinet which is hosting telephone lines amplifiers or connection points.
water water / sewerage Deprecated Cabinets hosting pipes and valves for drinkable water, utility water or sewerage.
water_management water / sewerage Deprecated Cabinets hosting water management devices like automation or probes, without water pipes.

This list of possible values can be completed ad-hoc by users who do not find any matching one here.
We aim to find the most versatile values and a discussion is taking place on the Talk page to discuss them before they get widely used.