Map features

OpenStreetMap represents physical features on the ground (e.g., roads or buildings) using tags attached to its basic data structures (its nodes, ways, and relations). Each tag describes a geographic attribute of the feature being shown by that specific node, way or relation.

OpenStreetMap's free tagging system allows the map to include an unlimited number of attributes describing each feature. The community agrees on certain key and value combinations for the most commonly used tags, which act as informal standards. However, users can create new tags to improve the style of the map or to support analyses that rely on previously unmapped attributes of the features. Short descriptions of tags that relate to particular topics or interests can be found using the feature pages.

Most features can be described using only a small number of tags, such as a path with a classification tag such as highway=footway, and perhaps also a name using name=*. But, since this is a worldwide, inclusive map, there can be many different feature types in OpenStreetMap, almost all of them described by tags.

There are proposed changes to existing tags, inactive features and deprecated features. If you do not find a suitable tag in this list then feel free to make something suitable up as long as the tag values will be verifiable. Over time, you may find that the tag name is changed to fit with some wider consensus. However, many good tags were used first and documented later. For the latest updates of tagging schemes see Changelog.

Primary features

Aerialway

This is used to tag different forms of transportation for people or goods by using aerial wires. For example these may include cable-cars, chair-lifts and drag-lifts. See the page Aerialway for more information on the usage of these tags.

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Aeroway

These are mainly related to aerodromes, airfields other ground facilities that support the operation of airplanes and helicopters. See the page Aeroways for an introduction on mapping these features.

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Amenity

Used to map facilities used by visitors and residents. For example: toilets, telephones, banks, pharmacies, cafes, parking and schools. See the page Amenities for an introduction on its usage.

Key	Value	Element	Comment	Carto rendering	Photo
Sustenance
amenity	bar		Bar is a purpose-built commercial establishment that sells alcoholic drinks to be consumed on the premises. They are characterised by a noisy and vibrant atmosphere, similar to a party and usually don't sell food. See also the description of the tags amenity=pub;bar;restaurant for a distinction between these.
amenity	biergarten		Biergarten or beer garden is an open-air area where alcoholic beverages along with food is prepared and served. See also the description of the tags amenity=pub;bar;restaurant. A biergarten can commonly be found attached to a beer hall, pub, bar, or restaurant. In this case, you can use biergarten=yes additional to amenity=pub;bar;restaurant.
amenity	cafe		Cafe is generally an informal place that offers casual meals and beverages; typically, the focus is on coffee or tea. Also known as a coffeehouse/shop, bistro or sidewalk cafe. The kind of food served may be mapped with the tags cuisine=* and diet:*=*. See also the tags amenity=restaurant;bar;fast_food.
amenity	fast_food		Fast food restaurant (see also amenity=restaurant). The kind of food served can be tagged with cuisine=* and diet:*=*.
amenity	food_court		An area with several different restaurant food counters and a shared eating area. Commonly found in malls, airports, etc.
amenity	ice_cream		Ice cream shop or ice cream parlour. A place that sells ice cream and frozen yoghurt over the counter
amenity	pub		A place selling beer and other alcoholic drinks; may also provide food or accommodation (UK). See description of amenity=bar and amenity=pub for distinction between bar and pub
amenity	restaurant		Restaurant (not fast food, see amenity=fast_food). The kind of food served can be tagged with cuisine=* and diet:*=*.
Education
amenity	college		Campus or buildings of an institute of Further Education (aka continuing education)
amenity	dancing_school		A dancing school or dance studio
amenity	driving_school		Driving School which offers motor vehicle driving lessons
amenity	first_aid_school		A place where people can go for first aid courses.
amenity	kindergarten		For children too young for a regular school (also known as preschool, playschool or nursery school), in some countries including afternoon supervision of primary school children.
amenity	language_school		Language School: an educational institution where one studies a foreign language.
amenity	library		A public library (municipal, university, …) to borrow books from.
amenity	surf_school		A surf school is an establishment that teaches surfing.
amenity	toy_library		A place to borrow games and toys, or play with them on site.
amenity	research_institute		An establishment endowed for doing research.
amenity	training		Public place where you can get training.
amenity	music_school		A music school, an educational institution specialized in the study, training, and research of music.
amenity	school		School and grounds - primary, middle and seconday schools
amenity	traffic_park		Juvenile traffic schools
amenity	university		A university campus: an institute of higher education
Transportation
amenity	bicycle_parking		Parking for bicycles
amenity	bicycle_repair_station		General tools for self-service bicycle repairs, usually on the roadside; no service
amenity	bicycle_rental		Rent a bicycle
amenity	bicycle_wash		Clean a bicycle
amenity	boat_rental		Rent a Boat
amenity	boat_sharing		Share a Boat
amenity	bus_station		May also be tagged as public_transport=station.
amenity	car_rental		Rent a car
amenity	car_sharing		Share a car
amenity	car_wash		Wash a car
amenity	compressed_air		A device to inflate tires/tyres (e.g. motorcar, bicycle)
amenity	vehicle_inspection		Government vehicle inspection
amenity	charging_station		Charging facility for electric vehicles
amenity	driver_training		A place for driving training on a closed course
amenity	ferry_terminal		Ferry terminal/stop. A place where people/cars/etc. can board and leave a ferry.
amenity	fuel		Petrol station; gas station; marine fuel; … Streets to petrol stations are often tagged highway=service.
amenity	grit_bin		A container that holds grit or a mixture of salt and grit.
amenity	motorcycle_parking		Parking for motorcycles
amenity	parking		Parking area for vehicles. Streets on car parking are often tagged highway=service and service=parking_aisle.
amenity	parking_entrance		An entrance or exit to an underground or multi-storey parking facility. Group multiple parking entrances together with a relation using the tags type=site and site=parking	Underground Multi-storey
amenity	parking_space		A single parking space within a car park. Parking spaces should be mapped within an amenity=parking area. Group multiple parking spaces together with a relation using the tags type=site and site=parking
amenity	taxi		A place where taxis wait for passengers.
amenity	weighbridge		A large weight scale to weigh vehicles and goods
Financial
amenity	atm		Automated teller machine (ATM) or cashpoint: a device that provides the clients of a financial institution with access to financial transactions.
amenity	payment_terminal		Self-service payment kiosk/terminal
amenity	bank		Bank or credit union: a financial establishment where customers can deposit and withdraw money, take loans, make investments and transfer funds.
amenity	bureau_de_change		Bureau de change, money changer, currency exchange, Wechsel, cambio – a place to change foreign bank notes and travellers cheques.
amenity	money_transfer		A place that offers money transfers, especially cash to cash
amenity	payment_centre		A non-bank place, where people can pay bills of public and private services and taxes.
Healthcare
amenity	baby_hatch		A place where a baby can be, out of necessity, anonymously left to be safely cared for and perhaps adopted.
amenity	clinic		A medium-sized medical facility or health centre.
amenity	dentist		A dentist practice / surgery.
amenity	doctors		A doctor's practice / surgery.
amenity	hospital		A hospital providing in-patient medical treatment. Often used in conjunction with emergency=* to note whether the medical centre has emergency facilities (A&E (brit.) or ER (am.))
amenity	nursing_home		Discouraged tag for a home for disabled or elderly persons who need permanent care. Use amenity=social_facility + social_facility=nursing_home now.
amenity	pharmacy		Pharmacy: a shop where a pharmacist sells medications dispensing=yes/no - availability of prescription-only medications
amenity	social_facility		A facility that provides social services: group & nursing homes, workshops for the disabled, homeless shelters, etc.
amenity	veterinary		A place where a veterinary surgeon, also known as a veterinarian or vet, practices.
Entertainment, Arts & Culture
amenity	arts_centre		A venue where a variety of arts are performed or conducted
amenity	brothel		An establishment specifically dedicated to prostitution
amenity	casino		A gambling venue with at least one table game(e.g. roulette, blackjack) that takes bets on sporting and other events at agreed upon odds.
amenity	cinema		A place where films are shown (US: movie theater)
amenity	community_centre		A place mostly used for local events, festivities and group activities; including special interest and special age groups. .
amenity	conference_centre		A large building that is used to hold a convention
amenity	events_venue		A building specifically used for organising events
amenity	exhibition_centre		An exhibition centre
amenity	fountain		A fountain for cultural / decorational / recreational purposes.
amenity	gambling		A place for gambling, not being a shop=bookmaker, shop=lottery, amenity=casino, or leisure=adult_gaming_centre. Games that are covered by this definition include bingo and pachinko.
amenity	love_hotel		A love hotel is a type of short-stay hotel operated primarily for the purpose of allowing guests privacy for sexual activities.
amenity	music_venue		An indoor place to hear contemporary live music.
amenity	nightclub		A place to drink and dance (nightclub). The German word is "Disco" or "Discothek". Please don't confuse this with the German "Nachtclub" which is most likely amenity=stripclub.
amenity	planetarium		A planetarium.
amenity	public_bookcase		A street furniture containing books. Take one or leave one.
amenity	social_centre		A place for free and not-for-profit activities.
amenity	stage		A raised platform for performers.
amenity	stripclub		A place that offers striptease or lapdancing (for sexual services use amenity=brothel).
amenity	studio		TV radio or recording studio
amenity	swingerclub		A club where people meet to have a party and group sex.
amenity	theatre		A theatre or opera house where live performances occur, such as plays, musicals and formal concerts. Use amenity=cinema for movie theaters.
Public Service
amenity	courthouse		A building home to a court of law, where justice is dispensed
amenity	fire_station		A station of a fire brigade
amenity	police		A police station where police officers patrol from and that is a first point of contact for civilians
amenity	post_box		A box for the reception of mail. Alternative mail-carriers can be tagged via operator=*
amenity	post_depot		Post depot or delivery office, where letters and parcels are collected and sorted prior to delivery.
amenity	post_office		Post office building with postal services
amenity	prison		A prison or jail where people are incarcerated before trial or after conviction
amenity	ranger_station		National Park visitor headquarters: official park visitor facility with police, visitor information, permit services, etc
amenity	townhall		Building where the administration of a village, town or city may be located, or just a community meeting place
Facilities
amenity	bbq		BBQ or Barbecue is a permanently built grill for cooking food, which is most typically used outdoors by the public. For example these may be found in city parks or at beaches. Use the tag fuel=* to specify the source of heating, such as fuel=wood;electric;charcoal. For mapping nearby table and chairs, see also the tag tourism=picnic_site. For mapping campfires and firepits, instead use the tag leisure=firepit.
amenity	bench		A bench to sit down and relax a bit
amenity	dog_toilet		Area designated for dogs to urinate and excrete.
amenity	dressing_room		Area designated for changing clothes.
amenity	drinking_water		Drinking water is a place where humans can obtain potable water for consumption. Typically, the water is used for only drinking. Also known as a drinking fountain or bubbler.
amenity	give_box		A small facility where people drop off and pick up various types of items in the sense of free sharing and reuse.
amenity	lounge		A comfortable waiting area for customers, usually found in airports and other transportation hubs. Typically has extra amenities or sustenance.
amenity	mailroom		A mailroom for receiving packages or letters.
amenity	parcel_locker		Machine for picking up and sending parcels
amenity	shelter		A small shelter against bad weather conditions. To additionally describe the kind of shelter use shelter_type=*.
amenity	shower		Public shower.
amenity	telephone		Public telephone
amenity	toilets		Public toilets (might require a fee)
amenity	water_point		Place where you can get large amounts of drinking water
amenity	watering_place		Place where water is contained and animals can drink
Waste Management
amenity	sanitary_dump_station		A place for depositing human waste from a toilet holding tank.
amenity	recycling		Recycling facilities (bottle banks, etc.). Combine with recycling_type=container for containers or recycling_type=centre for recycling centres.
amenity	waste_basket		A single small container for depositing garbage that is easily accessible for pedestrians.
amenity	waste_disposal		A medium or large disposal bin, typically for bagged up household or industrial waste.
amenity	waste_transfer_station		A waste transfer station is a location that accepts, consolidates and transfers waste in bulk.
Others
amenity	animal_boarding		A facility where you, paying a fee, can bring your animal for a limited period of time (e.g. for holidays)
amenity	animal_breeding		A facility where animals are bred, usually to sell them
amenity	animal_shelter		A shelter that recovers animals in trouble
amenity	animal_training		A facility used for non-competitive animal training
amenity	baking_oven		An oven used for baking bread and similar, for example inside a building=bakehouse.
amenity	clock		A public visible clock
amenity	crematorium		A place where dead human bodies are burnt
amenity	dive_centre		A dive center is the base location where sports divers usually start scuba diving or make dive guided trips at new locations.
amenity	funeral_hall		A place for holding a funeral ceremony, other than a place of worship.
amenity	grave_yard		A (smaller) place of burial, often you'll find a church nearby. Large places should be landuse=cemetery instead.
amenity	hunting_stand		A hunting stand: an open or enclosed platform used by hunters to place themselves at an elevated height above the terrain
amenity	internet_cafe		A place whose principal role is providing internet services to the public.
amenity	kitchen		A public kitchen in a facility to use by everyone or customers
amenity	kneipp_water_cure		Outdoor foot bath facility. Usually this is a pool with cold water and handrail. Popular in German speaking countries.
amenity	lounger		An object for people to lie down.
amenity	marketplace		A marketplace where goods and services are traded daily or weekly.
amenity	monastery		Monastery is the location of a monastery or a building in which monks and nuns live.
amenity	mortuary		A morgue or funeral home, used for the storage of human corpses.
amenity	photo_booth		A stand to create instant photos.
amenity	place_of_mourning		A room or building where families and friends can come, before the funeral, and view the body of the person who has died.
amenity	place_of_worship		A church, mosque, or temple, etc. Note that you also need religion=*, usually denomination=* and preferably name=* as well as amenity=place_of_worship. See the article for details.
amenity	public_bath		A location where the public may bathe in common, etc. japanese onsen, turkish bath, hot spring
amenity	public_building		A generic public building. Don't use! See office=government.
amenity	refugee_site		A human settlement sheltering refugees or internally displaced persons
amenity	vending_machine		A machine selling goods – food, tickets, newspapers, etc. Add type of goods using vending=*
amenity	user defined		All commonly used values according to Taginfo

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Barrier

These are used to describe barriers and obstacles that are usually involved by traveling. See the page Barriers for an introduction on its usage.

Linear barriers

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Boundary

These are used to describe administrative and other boundaries. See the page Boundaries for an introduction on its usage.

Key	Value	Element	Comment	Rendering example	Photo
Boundary types
boundary	aboriginal_lands		A boundary representing official reservation boundaries of recognized aboriginal / indigenous / native peoples.
boundary	administrative		An administrative boundary. Subdivisions of areas/territories/jurisdictions recognised by governments or other organisations for administrative purposes. These range from large groups of nation states right down to small administrative districts and suburbs, as indicated by the admin_level=* combo tag.
boundary	border_zone		A border zone is an area near the border where special restrictions on movement apply. Usually a permit is required for visiting.
boundary	census		A census-designated boundary delineating a statistical area, not necessarily observable on the ground.
boundary	forest		A delimited forest is a land which is predominantly wooded and which is, for this reason, given defined boundaries. It may cover different tree stands, non-wooded areas, highways… but all the area within the boundaries are considered and managed as a single forest.
boundary	forest_compartment		A forest compartment is a numbered sub-division within a delimited forest, physically materialized with visible, typically cleared, boundaries.
boundary	hazard		A designated hazardous area, with a potential source of damage to health, life, property, or any other interest of value.
boundary	health		Health division boundaries. Some mappers use health_level=* instead of admin_level=* to specify level in the health system hierarchy.
boundary	historic		A historic administrative boundary (use judiciously).
boundary	local_authority		Describes the territory of a local authority.
boundary	low_emission_zone		A geographically defined area which seeks to restrict or deter access by certain polluting vehicles with the aim of improving the air quality.
boundary	maritime		Maritime boundaries which are not administrative boundaries: the Baseline, Contiguous Zone and EEZ (Exclusive Economic Zone).
boundary	marker		A boundary marker, border marker, boundary stone, or border stone is a robust physical marker that identifies the start of a land boundary or the change in a boundary, especially a change in direction of a boundary. See also historic=boundary_stone
boundary	national_park		Area of outstanding natural beauty, set aside for conservation and for recreation (Other languages).
boundary	place		boundary=place is commonly used to map the boundaries of a place=*, when these boundaries can be defined but these are not administrative boundaries.
boundary	political		Electoral boundaries
boundary	postal_code		Postal code boundaries. Some mappers use postal_code_level=* instead of admin_level=* to specify level in the postal hierarchy.
boundary	protected_area		Protected areas, such as for national parks, marine protection areas, heritage sites, wilderness, cultural assets and similar.
boundary	religious_administration		A religious administration boundary, eg. of a catholic diocese or parish. Use religion=* and denomination=* to specify the church to which the boundary applies. Some mappers use religious_level=* instead of admin_level=* to specify level in the church hierarchy.
boundary	special_economic_zone		A government-defined area in which business and trade laws are different.
boundary	statistical		An official boundary recognised by government for statistical purposes.
boundary	disputed		An area of landed claimed by two or more parties (use with caution). See also Disputed territories.
boundary	timezone		Boundaries of time zone
boundary	user defined		All commonly used values according to Taginfo
Attributes
admin_level	(number)		Defines level of the division described by the boundary in the hierarchy system to which the division belongs. Usually in the range 1 to 10 (except for several countries, where it is in the range 1 to 11 – Bolivia, Germany, Mozambique, Netherlands, Philippines, Poland, Turkmenistan, Venezuela – see boundary).
health_level	(number)		Used by some mappers instead of admin_level=* in conjunction with boundary=health and is usually in the range 1 to 10.
postal_code_level	(number)		Used by some mappers instead of admin_level=* in conjunction with boundary=postal_code and is usually in the range 1 to 10.
religious_level	(number)		Used by some mappers instead of admin_level=* in conjunction with boundary=religious_administration and is usually in the range 1 to 10.
border_type	*		To distinguish between types of boundary where admin_level isn't enough. Used in several different ways e.g in maritime contexts.
start_date	(date)		Useful if the boundary is very recent (or if it will become effective in a near future).

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Building

This is used to identify individual buildings or groups of connected buildings. See the page Buildings for further details on the usage of this tag and man_made=* for tagging of various other structures. The building tags are intended for the physical description of a building: for functions in the building (e.g. police station, church, townhall, museum) you should add additional tags like amenity=*, tourism=*, shop=* etc.

For example mapping building=supermarket is not enough to mark place as having an active supermarket shop, it just marks that building has form typical for supermarket buildings. shop=supermarket must be mapped to indicate an active supermarket shop. On the other hand shop=*/amenity=* is not indicating building by itself, building must be mapped with building=* tag.

Key	Value	Comment	Photo
Accommodation
building	apartments	A building arranged into individual dwellings, often on separate floors. May also have retail outlets on the ground floor.
building	barracks	Buildings built to house military personnel or laborers.
building	bungalow	A single-storey detached small house, Dacha.
building	cabin	A cabin is a small, roughly built house usually with a wood exterior and typically found in rural areas.
building	detached	A detached house, a free-standing residential building usually housing a single family.
building	annexe	A annexe is a small self contained apartments, collages, or small residential building on the same property as the main residential unit.
building	dormitory	A shared building intended for college/university students (not a share room for multiple occupants as implied by the term in British English). Alternatively, use building=residential plus residential=university and loose the information that it is for students.
building	farm	A residential building on a farm (farmhouse). For other buildings see below building=farm_auxiliary, building=barn, … If in your country farmhouse looks same as general residential house then you can tag as building=house as well. See also landuse=farmyard for the surrounding area
building	ger	A permanent or seasonal round yurt or ger.
building	hotel	A building designed with separate rooms available for overnight accommodation. Normally used in conjunction with tourism=hotel for the hotel grounds including recreation areas and parking.
building	house	A dwelling unit inhabited by a single household (a family or small group sharing facilities such as a kitchen). Houses forming half of a semi-detached pair, or one of a row of terraced houses, should share at least two nodes with joined neighbours, thereby defining the party wall between the properties.
building	houseboat	A boat used primarily as a home
building	residential	A general tag for a building used primarily for residential purposes. Where additional detail is available consider using 'apartments', 'terrace', 'house', 'detached' or 'semidetached_house'.
building	semidetached_house	A residential house that shares a common wall with another on one side. Typically called a "duplex" in American English.
building	static_caravan	A mobile home (semi)permanently left on a single site
building	stilt_house	A building raised on piles over the surface of the soil or a body of water
building	terrace	A single way used to define the outline of a linear row of residential dwellings, each of which normally has its own entrance, which form a terrace ("row-house" or "townhouse" in North American English). Consider defining each dwelling separately using 'house'.
building	tree_house	An accommodation, often designed as a small hut, sometimes also as a room or small apartment. Built on tree posts or on a natural tree. A tree house has no contact with the ground. Access via ladders, stairs or bridgeways.
building	trullo	A stone hut with a conical roof.
Commercial
building	commercial	A building for non-specific commercial activities, not necessarily an office building. Consider tagging the surrounding area using landuse=commercial if there is such use. Use 'retail' if the building consists primarily of shops.
building	industrial	A building for industrial purposes. Use warehouse if the purpose is known to be primarily for storage/distribution. Consider using landuse=industrial for the surrounding area and appropriate tags like man_made=works to describe the industrial activity.
building	kiosk	A small one-room retail building.
building	office	An office building. Use office=* where applicable for the business(es) that use the building. Consider tagging the surrounding area using landuse=commercial if it applies. Prefer landuse=retail if the building consists primarily of shops.
building	retail	A building primarily used for selling goods that are sold to the public; use shop=* to identify the sort of goods sold or an appropriate amenity=* (pub, cafe, restaurant, etc.). Consider use landuse=retail for the surrounding area.
building	supermarket	A building constructed to house a self-service large-area store.
building	warehouse	A building primarily intended for the storage or goods or as part of a distribution system.
Religious
building	religious	Unspecific building related to religion. Prefer more specific values if possible.
building	cathedral	A building that was built as a cathedral. Used in conjunction with amenity=place_of_worship, religion=*, denomination=* and landuse=religious for the cathedral grounds where it is in current use.
building	chapel	A building that was built as a chapel. Used in conjunction with amenity=place_of_worship, religion=*, denomination=* and landuse=religious for the chapel grounds where it is in current use.
building	church	A building that was built as a church. Used in conjunction with amenity=place_of_worship, religion=* , denomination=* and landuse=religious for the church grounds where it is in current use.
building	kingdom_hall	A building that was built as a  Kingdom Hall. Often used in conjunction with amenity=place_of_worship, religion=christian, denomination=jehovahs_witness and landuse=religious for the grounds where it is in current use.
building	monastery	A building constructed as monastery. Often, monasteries consist of several distinct buildings with specific functions. For active monasteries (communities), use amenity=monastery, for the grounds of a former monastery, have a look at historic=monastery
building	mosque	A building errected as mosque. Used in conjunction with amenity=place_of_worship, religion=*, denomination=* and landuse=religious for the grounds where it is in current use.
building	presbytery	A building where priests live and work.
building	shrine	A building that was built as a shrine. Used in conjunction with amenity=place_of_worship, religion=*, denomination=* and landuse=religious for the grounds where it is in current use. Small structures should consider historic=wayside_shrine.
building	synagogue	A building that was built as a synagogue. Used in conjunction with amenity=place_of_worship, religion=*, denomination=* and landuse=religious for the grounds where it is in current use.
building	temple	A building that was built as a temple. Used in conjunction with amenity=place_of_worship, religion=*, denomination=* and landuse=religious for the grounds where it is in current use.
Civic/amenity
building	bakehouse	A building that was built as a bakehouse (i.e. for baking bread). Often used in conjunction with another node amenity=baking_oven and oven=wood_fired.
building	bridge	A building used as a bridge (skyway). To map a gatehouse use building=gatehouse. See also bridge=yes for highway=*. Don't use this tag just for marking bridges (their outlines). For such purposes use man_made=bridge.
building	civic	A generic tag for a building created to house some civic amenity, for example amenity=community_centre, amenity=library, amenity=toilets, leisure=sports_centre, leisure=swimming_pool, amenity=townhall etc. Use amenity=* or leisure=* etc. to provide further details. See building=public and more specific tags like building=library as well.
building	college	A college building. Use amenity=college on the whole college area to represent the college as an institution.
building	fire_station	A building constructed as fire station, i.e. to house fire fighting equipment and officers, regardless of current use. Add amenity=fire_station on the grounds for an active fire station.
building	government	For government buildings in general, including municipal, provincial and divisional secretaries, government agencies and departments, town halls, (regional) parliaments and court houses.
building	gatehouse	An entry control point building, spanning over a highway that enters a city or compound.
building	hospital	A building errected for a hospital. Use amenity=hospital for the hospital grounds.
building	kindergarten	For any generic kindergarten buildings. Buildings for specific uses (sports halls etc.) should be tagged for their purpose. If there is currently a kindergarten in the building, use amenity=kindergarten on the perimeter of the kindergarten grounds.
building	museum	A building which was designed as a museum.
building	public	A building constructed as accessible to the general public (a town hall, police station, court house, etc.).
building	school	A building errected as school. Buildings for specific uses (sports halls etc.) should be tagged for their purpose. If there is currently a school, use amenity=school on the perimeter of the school grounds.
building	toilets	A toilet block.
building	train_station	A building constructed to be a train station building, including buildings that are abandoned and used nowadays for a different purpose.
building	transportation	A building related to public transport. You will probably want to tag it with proper transport related tag as well, such as public_transport=station. Note that there is a special tag for train station buildings - building=train_station.
building	university	A university building. Use amenity=university for the university as an institution.
Agricultural/plant production
building	barn	An agricultural building that can be used for storage and as a covered workplace.
building	conservatory	A building or room having glass or tarpaulin roofing and walls used as an indoor garden or a sunroom (winter garden).
building	cowshed	A cowshed (cow barn, cow house) is a building for housing cows, usually found on farms.
building	farm_auxiliary	A building on a farm that is not a dwelling (use 'farm' or 'house' for the farm house).
building	greenhouse	A greenhouse is a glass or plastic covered building used to grow plants. Use landuse=greenhouse_horticulture for an area containing multiple greenhouses
building	slurry_tank	A circular building built to hold a liquid mix of primarily animal excreta (also known as slurry).
building	stable	A building constructed as a stable for horses.
building	sty	A sty (pigsty, pig ark, pig-shed) is a building for raising domestic pigs, usually found on farms.
building	livestock	A building for housing/rising other livestock (apart from cows, horses or pigs covered above), or when the livestock changes.
Sports
building	grandstand	The main stand, usually roofed, commanding the best view for spectators at racecourses or sports grounds.
building	pavilion	A sports pavilion usually with changing rooms, storage areas and possibly an space for functions & events. Avoid using this term for other structures called pavilions by architects (see Pavilion)
building	riding_hall	A building that was built as a riding hall.
building	sports_hall	A building that was built as a sports hall.
building	sports_centre	A building that was built as a sports centre.
building	stadium	A building constructed to be a stadium building, including buildings that are abandoned and used nowadays for a different purpose.
Storage
building	allotment_house	A small outbuilding for short visits in a allotment garden.
building	boathouse	A boathouse is a building used for the storage of boats.
building	hangar	A hangar is a building used for the storage of airplanes, helicopters or space-craft. Consider adding aeroway=hangar, when appropriate.
building	hut	A hut is a small and crude shelter. Note that this word has two meanings - it may be synonym of building=shed, it may be a residential building of low quality.
building	shed	A shed is a simple, single-storey structure in a back garden or on an allotment that is used for storage, hobbies, or as a workshop.
Cars
building	carport	A carport is a covered structure used to offer limited protection to vehicles, primarily cars, from the elements. Unlike most structures a carport does not have four walls, and usually has one or two.
building	garage	A garage is a building suitable for the storage of one or possibly more motor vehicle or similar. See building=garages for larger shared buildings. For an aircraft garage, see building=hangar.
building	garages	A building that consists of a number of discrete storage spaces for different owners/tenants. See also building=garage.
building	parking	Structure purpose-built for parking cars.
Power/technical buildings
building	digester	A digester is a bioreactor for the production of biogas from biomass.
building	service	Service building usually is a small unmanned building with certain machinery (like pumps or transformers).
building	tech_cab	Small prefabricated cabin structures for the air-conditioned accommodation of different technology.
building	transformer_tower	A transformer tower is a characteristic tall building comprising a distribution transformer and constructed to connect directly to a medium voltage overhead power line. Quite often the power line has since been undergrounded but the building may still serve as a substation. If the building is still in use as a substation it should additionally be tagged as power=substation + substation=minor_distribution.
building	water_tower	A water tower.
building	storage_tank	Storage tanks are containers that hold liquids
building	silo	A silo is a building for storing bulk materials
Other buildings
building	beach_hut	A small, usually wooden, and often brightly coloured cabin or shelter above the high tide mark on popular bathing beaches.
building	bunker	A hardened military building. Also use military=bunker.
building	castle	A building constructed as a castle. Can be further specified with historic=castle + castle_type=*.
building	construction	Used for buildings under construction. Use construction=* to hold the value for the completed building.
building	container	For a container used as a permanent building. Do not map containers placed temporarily, for example used in shipping or construction.
building	guardhouse	Poste de garde.
building	military	A military building. Also use military=*.
building	outbuilding	A less important building near to and on the same piece of land as a larger building.
building	pagoda	A building constructed as a pagoda.
building	quonset_hut	A lightweight prefabricated structure in the shape of a semicircle.
building	roof	A structure that consists of a roof with open sides, such as a rain shelter, and also gas stations
building	ruins	Frequently used for a house or other building that is abandoned and in poor repair. However, some believe this usage is incorrect, and the tag should only be used for buildings constructed as fake ruins (for example sham ruins in an English landscape garden). See also lifecycle tagging.
building	tent	For a permanently placed tent. Do not map tents placed temporarily.
building	tower	A tower-building.
building	[[ | triumphal_arch ]]	A free-standing monumental structure in the shape of an archway with one or more arched passageways.
building	windmill	A building constructed as a traditional windmill, historically used to mill grain with wind power.
building	yes	Use this value where it is not possible to determine a more specific value.
building	user defined	All commonly used values according to Taginfo, generally building types

Additional attributes

Key	Value	Element	Comment	Photo
building:architecture	<architectural style>		Architectural style of a building
building:colour	<RGB hex triplet> | <W3C colour name>		Indicates colour of the building
building:fireproof	yes | no		Fire-resistance information.
building:flats	<number>		The number of residential units (flats, apartments) in an apartment building (building=apartments), residential building (building=residential), house (building=house), detached house (building=detached) or similar building.
[[ | building:levels ]]	<number>		The number of visible levels (floors) in the building as used in the Simple 3D buildings scheme
building:material	<material type>		Outer material for the building façade
building:min_level	<number>		For describing number of values, "filling" space between ground level and bottom level of building or part of building
building:part	As building		To mark a part of a building, which has attributes, different from such ones at other parts
building:soft_storey	yes | no | reinforced		A building where any one level is significantly more flexible (less stiff) than those above and below it
construction_date	<date>		The (approximated) date when the building was finished.
entrance	yes | main | exit | service | emergency		An entrance in a building. Replaces the deprecated tag building=entrance.
height	<number>		The height of the building in meters.
max_level	<number>		Maximum indoor level (floor) in the building as used in the Simple Indoor Tagging scheme
min_level	<number>		Minimum indoor level (floor) in the building as used in the Simple Indoor Tagging scheme
non_existent_levels	<number>		List of indoor levels (floors) that do not exists in the building as used in the Simple Indoor Tagging scheme
start_date	<date>		The (approximated) date when the building was finished.

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Craft

This is used as a place that produces or processes customised goods. See the page Crafts for more information on the usage of these tags.

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Emergency

This is used to describe the location of emergency facilities and equipment. See the page Emergency for an introduction on its usage.

Medical rescue

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Firefighters

See also amenity=fire_station.

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Geological

This is used to describe the geological makeup of an area. See the page Geological for an introduction on its usage.

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Healthcare

Healthcare features

Also see Map features#Healthcare which includes healthcare features under amenity=*. There is a full list of healthcare features at Healthcare.

See additional details at Key:healthcare such as healthcare:speciality=* and healthcare:counselling=*.

Value	Description
healthcare=alternative	Someone practising  alternative or complementary medicine but is not a  medical practitioner or a place where alternative or complementary medicine is practices that does not fit into the other categories (except healthcare=yes)
healthcare=audiologist	Audiologist; if linked with a shop please use shop=hearing_aids instead
healthcare=birthing_centre	A non-clinical  birthing centre operated by midwives.
healthcare=blood_bank	Blood bank
healthcare=blood_donation	A facility where you can donate blood, plasma and/or platelets, and possibly have stem cell samples taken.
healthcare=counselling	Healthcare counselling, e.g. an addiction centre, a nutritionist, or a sex therapist. Also see healthcare=nutrition_counselling
healthcare=dialysis	A clinic for day patients to get a haemodialysis  Dialysis
healthcare=hospice	A Hospice which provides palliative care to terminal ill people and support to their relatives.
healthcare=laboratory	Medical laboratory also called (analytical, diagnostic) is a place that analyses body fluids such as blood, urine, faeces etc .
healthcare=midwife	A  Midwife, a health professional who cares for mothers and newborns around childbirth.
healthcare=nurse	Nursing. A facility where some nurses may receive their patients.
healthcare=occupational_therapist	Someone who practices  occupational therapy but is not a  medical practitioner.
healthcare=optometrist	Optometrist; If linked with a shop please use shop=optician instead.
healthcare=physiotherapist	Someone who practices  physical therapy (or  kinesiotherapy in French-speaking countries) but is not a  medical practitioner.
healthcare=podiatrist	Someone who practices  podiatry but is not a Physician on Wikipedia.
healthcare=psychotherapist	Someone who practices  psychotherapy but is not a Physician on Wikipedia.
healthcare=rehabilitation	Medical rehabilitation facility; should not be used for a wellness clinic or hotel.
healthcare=sample_collection	Site or dedicated healthcare facility where samples of blood/urine/etc are obtained or collected for purpose of analysing them for healthcare diagnostics.
healthcare=speech_therapist	Someone who practices  speech and language therapy.
healthcare=vaccination_centre	a healthcare facility specifically dedicated to administering vaccinations to individuals, to provide immunisation against infectious diseases.

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Highway

This is used to describe roads and footpaths. For an introduction on its usage see the page titled Highways. See the page titled Restrictions for an introduction on access limitations by vehicles type, time, day, load and purpose, etc.

Key	Value	Element	Comment	Rendering carto	Examples
Roads
This group lists the 7 main tags for the road network, from most to least functionally important for motor vehicle traffic.
highway	motorway		A restricted access major divided highway, normally with 2 or more running lanes plus emergency hard shoulder. Equivalent to the Freeway, Autobahn, etc..
highway	trunk		The most important roads in a country's system that aren't motorways. (Need not necessarily be a divided highway.)
highway	primary		The next most important roads in a country's system. (Often link larger towns.)
highway	secondary		The next most important roads in a country's system. (Often link towns.)
highway	tertiary		The next most important roads in a country's system. (Often link smaller towns and villages)
highway	unclassified		The least important through roads in a country's system – i.e. minor roads of a lower classification than tertiary, but which serve a purpose other than access to properties. (Often link villages and hamlets.) The word 'unclassified' is a historical artefact of the UK road system and does not mean that the classification is unknown; you can use highway=road for that.
highway	residential		Roads which serve as an access to housing, without function of connecting settlements. Often lined with housing.
Link roads
highway	motorway_link		The link roads (sliproads/ramps) leading to/from a motorway from/to a motorway or lower class highway. Normally with the same motorway restrictions.
highway	trunk_link		The link roads (sliproads/ramps) leading to/from a trunk road from/to a trunk road or lower class highway.
highway	primary_link		The link roads (sliproads/ramps) leading to/from a primary road from/to a primary road or lower class highway.
highway	secondary_link		The link roads (sliproads/ramps) leading to/from a secondary road from/to a secondary road or lower class highway.
highway	tertiary_link		The link roads (sliproads/ramps) leading to/from a tertiary road from/to a tertiary road or lower class highway.
Special road types
highway	living_street		For living streets, which are residential streets where pedestrians have legal priority over cars, speeds are kept very low.
highway	service		For access roads to, or within an industrial estate, camp site, business park, car park, alleys, etc. Can be used in conjunction with service=* to indicate the type of usage and with access=* to indicate who can use it and in what circumstances.
highway	pedestrian		For roads used mainly/exclusively for pedestrians in shopping and some residential areas which may allow access by motorised vehicles only for very limited periods of the day. To create a 'square' or 'plaza' create a closed way and tag as pedestrian and also with area=yes.
highway	track		Roads for mostly agricultural or forestry uses. To describe the quality of a track, see tracktype=*. Note: Although tracks are often rough with unpaved surfaces, this tag is not describing the quality of a road but its use. Consequently, if you want to tag a general use road, use one of the general highway values instead of track.
highway	bus_guideway		A busway where the vehicle guided by the way (though not a railway) and is not suitable for other traffic. Please note: this is not a normal bus lane, use access=no, psv=yes instead!
highway	escape		For runaway truck ramps, runaway truck lanes, emergency escape ramps, or truck arrester beds. It enables vehicles with braking failure to safely stop.
highway	raceway		A course or track for (motor) racing
highway	road		A road/way/street/motorway/etc. of unknown type. It can stand for anything ranging from a footpath to a motorway. This tag should only be used temporarily until the road/way/etc. has been properly surveyed. If you do know the road type, do not use this value, instead use one of the more specific highway=* values.
highway	busway		A dedicated roadway for bus rapid transit systems
Paths
highway	footway		For designated footpaths; i.e., mainly/exclusively for pedestrians. This includes walking tracks and gravel paths. If bicycles are allowed as well, you can indicate this by adding a bicycle=yes tag. Should not be used for paths where the primary or intended usage is unknown. Use highway=pedestrian for pedestrianised roads in shopping or residential areas and highway=track if it is usable by agricultural or similar vehicles. For ramps (sloped paths without steps), combine this tag with incline=*.
highway	bridleway		For horse riders. Pedestrians are usually also permitted, cyclists may be permitted depending on local rules/laws. Motor vehicles are forbidden.
highway	steps		For flights of steps (stairs) on footways. Use with step_count=* to indicate the number of steps
highway	corridor		For a hallway inside of a building.
highway	path		A non-specific path. Use highway=footway for paths mainly for walkers, highway=cycleway for one also usable by cyclists, highway=bridleway for ones available to horse riders as well as walkers and highway=track for ones which is passable by agriculture or similar vehicles.
highway	via_ferrata		A via ferrata is a route equipped with fixed cables, stemples, ladders, and bridges in order to increase ease and security for climbers. These via ferrata require equipment : climbing harness, shock absorber and two short lengths of rope, but do not require a long rope as for climbing.
When sidewalk/crosswalk is tagged as a separate way
footway	sidewalk		Sidewalk that runs typically along residential road. Use in combination with highway=footway or highway=path
footway	crossing		Crosswalk that connects two sidewalks on the opposite side of the road. Often recognized by painted markings on the road, road sign or traffic lights. Use in combination with highway=footway or highway=path. Useful information is presence of tactile_paving=*, wheelchair=* suitability and kerb=* represented as a node on the crosswalk way.
footway	traffic_island		The way between two crossings, safespot for pedestrians, has micromapping characteristics as a detailed alternative to =*. Use in combination with highway=footway or highway=path.
When sidewalk (or pavement) is tagged on the main roadway (see Sidewalks)
sidewalk	both | left | right | no		Specifies that the highways has sidewalks on both sides, on one side or no sidewalk at all
When cycleway is drawn as its own way (see Bicycle)
highway	cycleway		For designated cycleways. Add foot=*, though it may be avoided if default-access-restrictions do apply.
Cycleway tagged on the main roadway or lane (see Bicycle)
cycleway	lane		A lane is a route that lies within the roadway
cycleway	opposite		Deprecated variant for ways with oneway=yes where it is legally permitted to cycle in both directions. Replaced by oneway:bicycle=no.
cycleway	opposite_lane		Deprecated variant for ways with oneway=yes that have a cycling lane going the opposite direction of normal traffic flow (a "contraflow" lane). Replaced by oneway:bicycle=no + cycleway:left=lane/cycleway:right=lane + cycleway:left:oneway=-1/cycleway:right:oneway=-1.
cycleway	track		A track provides a route that is separated from traffic. In the United States, this term is often used to refer to bike lanes that are separated from lanes for cars by pavement buffers, bollards, parking lanes, and curbs. Note that a cycle track may alternatively be drawn as a separate way next to the road which is tagged as highway=cycleway.
cycleway	opposite_track		Deprecated variant for ways with oneway=yes that have a cycling track going the opposite direction of normal traffic flow. Replaced by oneway:bicycle=no + cycleway:left=track/cycleway:right=track + cycleway:left:oneway=-1/cycleway:right:oneway=-1.
cycleway	share_busway		There is a bus lane that cyclists are permitted to use.
cycleway	opposite_share_busway		Deprecated variant for ways with oneway=yes that have a bus lane that cyclists are also permitted to use, and which go in the opposite direction to normal traffic flow (a "contraflow" bus lane). Replaced by oneway:bicycle=no + cycleway:left=share_busway/cycleway:right=share_busway + cycleway:left:oneway=-1/cycleway:right:oneway=-1.
cycleway	shared_lane		Cyclists share a lane with motor vehicles, there are markings reminding about this. In some places these markings are known as "sharrows" ('sharing arrows') and this is the tag to use for those.
Busways tagged on the main roadway or lane (see Bus lanes)
busway	lane		Deprecated variant to tag bus lanes. Replaced by bus/psv lane tagging lanes:bus=* / lanes:psv=*) / bus:lanes=* / psv:lanes=*
busway	opposite		Deprecated variant for ways with oneway=yes where buses are legally permitted to travel in both directions. Replaced by oneway:bus=no
busway	opposite_lane		Deprecated variant for ways with oneway=yes that have a bus lane which go in the opposite direction to normal traffic flow (a "contraflow" bus lane). Replaced by oneway:bus=no and lanes:bus=* / lanes:psv=*) / bus:lanes=* / psv:lanes=*
Street parking tagged on the main roadway (see Street parking)
parking:left / :right / :both (hereafter: parking:side)	lane | street_side | on_kerb | half_on_kerb | shoulder | no | separate | yes		Primary key to record parking along the street. Describes the parking position of parked vehicles in the street.
parking:sideorientation=*	parallel | diagonal | perpendicular		To specify the orientation of parked vehicles if there is street parking.
Lifecycle (see also lifecycle prefixes)
highway	proposed		For planned roads, use with proposed=* and a value of the proposed highway value.
highway	construction		For roads under construction. Use construction=* to hold the value for the completed road.	different colours
Attributes
abutters	commercial | industrial | mixed | residential | retail etc.		See Key:abutters for more details.
bicycle_road	yes		A bicycle road is a road designated for bicycles. If residential streets get the status of bicycle roads, normally, by special signs, motor traffic is admitted with limited speed, often only for residents.
bus_bay	both | left | right		A bus bay outside the main carriageway for boarding/alighting
change	yes | no | not_right | not_left | only_right | only_left		Specify the allowed/forbidden lane changes
destination	<place name of destination>		Destination when following a linear feature
embankment	yes | dyke		A dyke or a raised bank to carry a road, railway, or canal across a low-lying or wet area.
embedded_rails	yes | <type of railway>		A highway on which non-railway traffic is also allowed has railway tracks embedded in it but the rails are mapped as separate ways.
ford	yes		The road crosses through stream or river, vehicles must enter any water.
ice_road	yes		A highway is laid upon frozen water basin, definitely doesn't exist in summer.
incline	Number % | ° | up | down		Incline steepness as percents ("5%") or degrees ("20°"). Positive/negative values indicate movement upward/downwards in the direction of the way.
junction	roundabout		This automatically implies oneway=yes, the oneway direction is defined by the sequential ordering of nodes within the Way. This applies on a way, tagged with highway=* already.
lanes	<number>		The number of traffic lanes for general purpose traffic, also for buses and other specific classes of vehicle.
lane_markings	yes | no		Specifies if a highway has painted markings to indicate the position of the lanes.
lit	yes | no		Street lighting
maxspeed	<number>		Specifies the maximum legal speed limit on a road, railway or waterway.
motorroad	yes | no		The motorroad tag is used to describe highways that have motorway-like access restrictions but that are not a motorway.
mountain_pass	yes		The highest point of a mountain pass.
mtb:scale	0-6		Applies to highway=path and highway=track. A classification scheme for mtb trails (few inclination and downhill).
mtb:scale:uphill	0-5		A classification scheme for mtb trails for going uphill if there is significant inclination.
mtb:scale:imba	0-4		The IMBA Trail Difficulty Rating System shall be used for bikeparks. It is adapted to mtb trails with artificial obstacles.
mtb:description	Text		Applies to highway=path and highway=track. A key to input variable infos related to mtbiking on a way with human words
oneway	yes | no | reversible		Oneway streets are streets where you are only allowed to drive in one direction.
oneway:bicycle	yes | no |		Used on ways with oneway=yes where it is legally permitted to cycle in both directions.
overtaking	yes | no | caution | both | forward | backward		Specifying sections of roads where overtaking is legally forbidden. Use overtaking:forward=yes/no/caution and overtaking:backward=yes/no/caution when it depends on driving direction.
parking:lane	parallel | diagonal | perpendicular | marked | no_parking | no_stopping | fire_lane.		Deprecated variant to map parking along streets. See section on street parking above or the street parking page for more details.
parking:condition	free | ticket | disc | residents | customers | private		Deprecated variant to map parking conditions along streets. See section on street parking above or the street parking page for more details.
passing_places	yes		A way which has frequent passing places (See also: highway=passing_place)
priority	forward | backward		Traffic priority for narrow parts of roads, e.g. narrow bridges.
priority_road	designated | yes_unposted | end		Specifying roads signposted as priority roads.
sac_scale	hiking | mountain_hiking | demanding_mountain_hiking | alpine_hiking | demanding_alpine_hiking | difficult_alpine_hiking		Applies to highway=path and highway=footway. A classification scheme for hiking trails.
service	alley | driveway | parking_aisle etc.		See Key:service for more details.
shoulder	no | yes | right | both | left		Presence of shoulder in highway
smoothness	excellent | good | intermediate | bad | very_bad | horrible | very_horrible | impassable		Specifies the physical usability of a way for wheeled vehicles due to surface regularity/flatness. See Key:smoothness for more details.
surface	paved | unpaved | asphalt | concrete | paving_stones | sett | cobblestone | metal | wood | compacted | fine_gravel | gravel | pebblestone | plastic | grass_paver | grass | dirt | earth | mud | sand | ground		See Key:surface for more details.
tactile_paving	yes | no		A paving in the ground to be followed with a blindman's stick.
tracktype	grade1 | grade2 | grade3 | grade4 | grade5		To describe the quality of the surface. See Key:tracktype for more information.
traffic_calming	bump | hump | table | island | cushion | yes | etc.		Features used to slow down traffic. See Key:traffic calming for more details.
trail_visibility	excellent | good | intermediate | bad | horrible | no		Applies to highway=path, highway=footway, highway=cycleway and highway=bridleway. A classification for hiking trails visibility
trailblazed	yes | no | poles | cairns | symbols		Applies to highway=*. Describing trail blazing and marking. See Key:trailblazed for more information.
trailblazed:visibility	excellent | good | intermediate | bad | horrible | no		Applies to trailblazed=*. A classification for visibility of trailblazing. See Key:trailblazed:visibility for more information.
turn	left | slight_left | through | right | slight_right | merge_to_left | merge_to_right | reverse		The key turn can be used to specify the direction in which a way or a lane will lead.
width	<number>		The width of a feature.
winter_road	yes		A highway functions during winter, probably can't be driven in summer.
Other highway features
highway	bus_stop		A small bus stop. Optionally one may also use public_transport=stop_position for the position where the vehicle stops and public_transport=platform for the place where passengers wait.
highway	crossing		A.k.a. crosswalk. Pedestrians can cross a street here; e.g., zebra crossing
highway	cyclist_waiting_aid		Street furniture for cyclists that are intended to make waiting at esp. traffic lights more comfortable.
highway	elevator		An elevator or lift, used to travel vertically, providing passenger and freight access between pathways at different floor levels.
highway	emergency_bay		An area beside a highway where you can safely stop your car in case of breakdown or emergency.
highway	emergency_access_point		Sign number which can be used to define your current position in case of an emergency. Use with ref=NUMBER_ON_THE_SIGN. See also emergency=access_point
highway	give_way		A "give way," or "Yield" sign
emergency	phone		A calling device can be used to tell on your current position in case of an emergency. Use with ref=NUMBER_ON_THE_SIGN
highway	ladder		A vertical or inclined set of steps or rungs intended for climbing or descending of a person with the help of hands.
highway	milestone		Highway location marker
highway	mini_roundabout		Similar to roundabouts, but at the center there is either a painted circle or a fully traversable island. In case of an untraversable center island, junction=roundabout should be used. Rendered as anti-clockwise by default direction=anticlockwise. To render clockwise add the tag direction=clockwise.
highway	motorway_junction		Indicates a junction (UK) or exit (US). ref=* should be set to the exit number or junction identifier. (Some roads – e.g., the A14 – also carry junction numbers, so the tag may be encountered elsewhere despite its name)
highway	passing_place		The location of a passing space
highway	platform		A platform at a bus stop or station.
highway	rest_area		Place where drivers can leave the road to rest, but not refuel.
highway	services		A service station to get food and eat something, often found at motorways
highway	speed_camera		A fixed road-side or overhead speed camera.
highway	speed_display		A dynamic electronic sign that displays the speed of the passer-by motorist.
highway	stop		A stop sign
highway	street_lamp		A street light, lamppost, street lamp, light standard, or lamp standard is a raised source of light on the edge of a road, which is turned on or lit at a certain time every night
highway	toll_gantry		A toll gantry is a gantry suspended over a way, usually a motorway, as part of a system of electronic toll collection. For a toll booth with any kind of barrier or booth see: barrier=toll_booth
highway	traffic_mirror		Mirror that reflects the traffic on one road when direct view is blocked.
highway	traffic_signals		Lights that control the traffic
highway	trailhead		Designated place to start on a trail or route
highway	turning_circle		A turning circle is a rounded, widened area usually, but not necessarily, at the end of a road to facilitate easier turning of a vehicle. Also known as a cul de sac.
highway	turning_loop		A widened area of a highway with a non-traversable island for turning around, often circular and at the end of a road.
highway	User Defined		All commonly used values according to Taginfo

Historic

This is used to describe various historic places. For example: archaeological sites, wrecks, ruins, castles and ancient buildings. See the page titled Historic for an introduction on its usage.

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Landuse

This is used to describe the purpose for which an area of land is being used. See the page Landuse for an introduction on its usage.

Key	Value	Element	Description	Rendering	Photo
Common landuse key values - developed land
landuse	commercial		Predominantly commercial businesses and their offices. Commercial businesses which sell goods should be categorised as landuse=retail. Commercial businesses can sell services on site and may include private Doctor's Surgeries, and those non-government services for mental and physical health, such as a Counselor's or Physiotherapist's practice or Veterinary. Commercial businesses can also include office buildings and business parks which have limited interface with the public and sell their services either on site, or externally. Commercial businesses have low amounts of public foot traffic.
landuse	construction		A site which is under active development and construction of a building or structure, including any purposeful alteration to the land or vegetation upon it. Abandoned construction projects and sites should not use this tag.
landuse	education		An area predominately used for educational purposes/facilities.
landuse	fairground		A site where a fair takes place
landuse	industrial		Predominantly industrial landuses such as workshops, factories, or warehouses.
landuse	residential		Land where people reside; predominantly residential detached (single houses, grouped dwellings), or attached (apartments, flats, units) dwellings. For "Mixed-Use" areas where more than half of the land is residential, tag as residential. See also: [[:Land use and areas of natural land § Open questions]]
landuse	retail		Predominantly retail businesses such as shops. Retail businesses sell physical goods such as food (prepared or grocery), clothing, medicine, stationary, appliances, tools, or other similar physical items. Retail businesses have high amounts of public foot traffic. Retail businesses do not exclusively provide or sell their services. For businesses which sell services see landuse=commercial. Generally a member of the public could freely walk into and access a retail business. Retail is a subset of commercial, but should be used and treated as mutually exclusive in OpenStreetMap.
landuse	institutional		Land used for institutional purposes, see  Institution (disambiguation). Institutional land may include buildings like an office=government, office=ngo, office=association, amenity=social_facility and their associated infrastructure (car parks, service roads, yards and so-on). The meaning of this tag is ambiguous and unclear by some. Consider using another tag that better describes the object. For instance landuse=civic_admin.
Key	Value	Element	Description	Rendering	Photo
Common landuse key values - rural and agricultural land
landuse	aquaculture		Aquaculture is the farming of freshwater and saltwater organisms such as finfish, molluscs, crustaceans and aquatic plants. Warning: currently, there is no convention on the exact meaning of this tag. Therefore, it makes sense to treat it like "boundary of aquaculture" (without implication of water body), which means, water body should be tagged by its own, using natural=water etc.
landuse	allotments		A piece of land given over to local residents for growing vegetables and flowers.
landuse	farmland		An area of farmland used for tillage (cereals, vegetables, oil plants, flowers).
landuse	farmyard		An area of land with farm buildings like farmhouse, dwellings, farmsteads, sheds, stables, barns, equipment sheds, feed bunkers, etc. plus the open space in between them and the shrubbery/trees around them.
landuse	paddy		An area of land where the surface and shape of the land is made suitable for growing rice.
landuse	animal_keeping		An area of land that is used to keep animals, particularly horses and livestock.
landuse	flowerbed		An area designated for flowers
landuse	forest		Managed forest or woodland plantation (Other languages). Some use this to map an area of trees rather than the use of the land. See Forest.
landuse	logging		An area where some or all trees have been cut down
landuse	greenhouse_horticulture		Area used for growing plants in greenhouses
landuse	meadow		A meadow or pasture: land primarily vegetated by grass and non-woody plants, mainly used for hay or grazing
landuse	orchard		intentional planting of trees or shrubs maintained for food production
landuse	plant_nursery		intentional planting of plants maintaining for the production of new plants
landuse	vineyard		A piece of land where grapes are grown.
Key	Value	Element	Description	Rendering	Photo
Common landuse key values - waterbody
landuse	basin		An area artificially graded to hold water. Together with basin=* for stormwater/rainwater infiltration/detention/retention basins. Other languages.
landuse	reservoir		A reservoir on Wikipedia. Deprecated variant of natural=water + water=reservoir. See Proposed features/Reservoir for details.
landuse	salt_pond		A place where salt (saline) water is evaporated to extract its salt.
Key	Value	Element	Description	Rendering	Photo
Other landuse key values
landuse	brownfield		Describes land scheduled for new development where old buildings have been demolished and cleared
landuse	cemetery		Place for burials. You can add religion=* (values listed in the place of worship page). Smaller places (e.g. with a church nearby) may use amenity=grave_yard instead.
landuse	conservation		Protected areas (deprecated) Alternate tagging of same thing: boundary=protected_area, protected_area=*
landuse	depot		An area used as a depot for e.g. vehicles (trains, buses or trams). Consider using rather standard landuse tags like landuse=railway, landuse=commercial, landuse=industrial, with subtag like industrial=depot.
landuse	garages		One level buildings with boxes commonly for cars, usually made of brick and metal. Usually this area belong to garage cooperative with own name, chairman, budget, rules, security, etc.
landuse	grass		An area of mown and managed grass not otherwise covered by a more specific tag. Some view this as not a landuse, see the main page landuse=grass for discussion.
landuse	greenfield		Describes land scheduled for new development where there have been no buildings before. A greenfield is scheduled to turn into a construction site
landuse	landfill		Place where waste is dumped.
landuse	military		For land areas owned/used by the military for whatever purpose
landuse	port		coastal industrial area where commercial traffic is handled. Consider using landuse=industrial + industrial=port for this type of industrial area.
landuse	quarry		Surface mineral extraction
landuse	railway		Area for railway use
landuse	recreation_ground		An open green space for general recreation, which may include pitches, nets and so on, usually municipal but possibly also private to colleges or companies
landuse	religious		An area used for religious purposes
landuse	village_green		A village green is a distinctive area of grassy public land in a village centre. Not a generic tag for urban greenery. It is a typical English term – defined separately from 'common land' under the Commons Registration Act 1965 and the Commons Act 2006.
landuse	greenery		Used for any area covered with landscaping or decorative greenery, regardless of it being on a roundabout, along a street or in a park/garden, This tag has been used for vegetation that is hard to classify, either because its kind or because its diversity.
landuse	winter_sports		An area dedicated to winter sports (e.g. skiing)
landuse	user defined		All commonly used values according to Taginfo

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Leisure

This is used to tag leisure and sports facilities. See the page titled Leisure for an introduction on its usage.

Key	Value	Element	Comment	Rendering	Photo
leisure	adult_gaming_centre		A venue with gambling machines, usually with a minimum age requirement.
leisure	amusement_arcade		A venue with pay-to-play games.
leisure	beach_resort		A managed beach, including within the boundary any associated facilities. Entry may also require payment of a fee.
leisure	bandstand		A bandstand is an open structure where musical bands can perform concerts.
leisure	bird_hide		A place that is used to observe wildlife, especially birds.
leisure	common		Identify land over which the public has general rights of use for certain leisure activities.
leisure	dance		A dance venue or dance hall.
leisure	disc_golf_course		A place to play disc golf.
leisure	dog_park		A designated area, with or without a fenced boundary, where dog-owners are permitted to exercise their pets unrestrained.
leisure	escape_game		A physical adventure game in which players solve a series of puzzles using clues, hints and strategy to complete the objectives at hand.
leisure	firepit		A fire ring or fire pit, often at a campsite or picnic site.
leisure	fishing		A public or private place for fishing.
leisure	fitness_centre		Fitness centre, health club or gym with exercise machines, fitness classes or both, for exercise.
leisure	fitness_station		An outdoor facility where people can practise typical fitness exercises.
leisure	garden		A place where flowers and other plants are grown in a decorative and structured manner or for scientific purposes.
leisure	hackerspace		A place where people with common interests (science, technology, ...) meet.
leisure	horse_riding		A facility where people practise horse riding, usually in their spare time, e.g. a riding centre. For a riding arena use leisure=pitch + sport=equestrian.
leisure	ice_rink		A place where you can skate and play bandy or ice hockey.
leisure	marina		A facility for mooring leisure yachts and motor boats.
leisure	miniature_golf		A place or area where you can play miniature golf.
leisure	nature_reserve		A protected area of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna or features of geological or other special interest.
leisure	park		A park, usually in an urban (municipal) setting, created for recreation and relaxation.
leisure	picnic_table		A table with benches for food and rest.
leisure	pitch		An area designed for practising a particular sport, normally designated with appropriate markings.
leisure	playground		A playground: an area designed for children to play.
leisure	slipway		A slipway: a ramp for launching a boat into water.
leisure	sports_centre		A sports centre is a distinct facility where sports take place within an enclosed area.
leisure	stadium		A major sports facility with substantial tiered seating.
leisure	summer_camp		A place for supervised camps for children or teenagers conducted during the summer months.
leisure	swimming_area		An area for swimming within a larger body of water (such as a river, lake or the sea) that is marked by a rope, buoys or similar.
leisure	swimming_pool		A swimming pool (water area only).
leisure	track		A track for running, cycling and other non-motorised racing such as horses, greyhounds.
leisure	water_park		An amusement park with features like water slides, recreational pools (e.g. wave pools) or lazy rivers.

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Man made

A tag for identifying man made (artificial) structures that are added to the landscape. See man_made=* for an introduction on its usage.

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Military

This is used for facilities and on land used by the military. These may include the Navy, Army, Air Force and Marines. See the page titled Military for an introduction on its usage.

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Natural

This is used to describe natural and physical land features. These also include features that have been modified by humans.

Vegetation

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Water related

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Office

An office is a place of business where administrative or professional work is carried out.

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Place

See Generic:Map Features:place.

This is used mainly to give details about settlements. See the page titled Places for an introduction on its usage.

Administratively declared places

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Populated settlements, urban

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Power

These are used to map electrical power generation and distributions systems. See Power for an introduction on its usage.

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Public transport

This is used for features related to public transport. For example: railway stations, bus stops and services. See the page titled Public transport for an introduction on its usage.

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Railway

Main article: Railways

This key includes all kinds of railways ranging from heavily used mainline railways to an abandoned rail line.

Key	Value	Element	Comment	Rendering carto	Photo
Tracks
railway	abandoned		The course of a former railway which has been abandoned and the track removed. The course is still recognized through embankments, cuttings, tree rows, bridges, tunnels, remaining track ties, building shapes and rolling or straight ways. For demolished rails that are no longer identifiable, e.g. that have been built over, some use the highly questionable railway=razed.
railway	construction		Railway under construction.
railway	proposed		Railway being proposed but haven't started construction. Please see the proposed page regarding verifiability on the ground of this value.
railway	disused		A section of railway which is no longer used but where the track and infrastructure remains in place. The track is likely overgrown with endemic vegetation, but could be brought back into useful service with only minor effort.
railway	funicular		Cable driven inclined railways on a steep slope, with a pair of cars connected by one cable
railway	light_rail		A higher-standard tram system, normally in its own right-of-way. Often it connects towns and thus reaches a considerable length (tens of kilometres).
railway	miniature		Miniature railways are narrower than narrow gauge and carry passengers, frequently at an exact scale of "standard-sized" rail (for example "1/4 scale"). They can often be found in parks.
railway	monorail		A railway with only a single rail. A monorail can run above the rail like in Las Vegas and Disneyland or can suspend below the rail like the Wuppertal Schwebebahn (Germany).
railway	narrow_gauge		Narrow-gauge passenger or freight train tracks. Narrow gauge railways can have mainline railway service like the Rhaetian Railway in Switzerland or can be a small light industrial railway. Use gauge=* to specify the actual width of rails in mm.
railway	preserved		This is the old tag for historic trains. Use railway:preserved=yes for historical railway instead.
railway	rail		Full sized passenger or freight train tracks in the standard gauge for the country or state.
railway	subway		A city passenger rail service running mostly grade separated (see Wikipedia:rapid transit). Often a significant portion of the line or its system/network is underground.
railway	tram		One or two carriage rail vehicle tracks, usually sharing motor road, sometimes called "street running" (Other languages).
Additional track features or attributes
bridge	yes		If the railway goes over a street, waterway or other railway on an elevated structure.
cutting	yes		A section where the railway is significantly lower than ground level, but not underground.
electrified	contact_line rail yes no		contact_line: a power line over the train head rail: a third rail near the track supplying the train with power yes: electrified track, but no details available no: track with no power supply.
embankment	yes		A section where the railway is raised significantly higher than ground level.
embedded_rails	yes/<type of railway>		Specifies that a highway on which non-railway traffic is also allowed has railway tracks embedded in it but the rails are mapped as separate ways.
frequency	number [Hz]		The frequency with which a line is electrified. Use 0 for DC. Also see the voltage tag.
railway:track_ref	number		Track number
service	crossover		Relatively short lengths of track which switch traffic from one parallel line to another
service	siding		Relatively short lengths of track, running parallel to (and connected to) a main route
service	spur		Relatively short lengths of track, built to give one company or entity access to a main or branch line.
service	yard		Tracks within railway company operated marshalling or maintenance yards.
tunnel	yes		If the railway goes below ground. Most subways have this tag.
tracks	number		Number of parallel tracks in close proximity when mapped as one single way representing all tracks. If not given means unknown and defaults to 1. In many parts of the world the tracks are being drawn out separately so that there is more detail, in which case this tag isn't used.
usage	main branch industrial military tourism scientific test		main line: heavy traffic branch line: connecting places with a mainline industrial: servicing large plants (iron, chemical etc.), surface mining, … military: servicing military area tourism: most mountain rails (rack-rails, funicular) and preserved railways scientific: rail transport at spaceports, large array telescopes, etc. test: track for testing new wheels, rails, tracks and rail technologies.
voltage	number		The voltage with which a line is electrified. Also see the frequency tag.
Stations and stops
railway	halt		A small station without switches
public_transport	stop_position		The position on the railway track where the train (its centre) stops at a platform. This is useful for routing on long platforms where also short trains stop and on long platforms where multiple trains stop behind each other. See also public_transport=stop_area.
public_transport	platform		This is parallel to the rail line for showing where the actual platforms are. It is also to know where you can change platform and enter the station, so use footpaths to connect them. This is really useful for routing too. Use only if the platform is served by public transport.
railway	platform		This is parallel to the rail line for showing where the actual platforms are. It is also to know where you can change platform and enter the station, so use footpaths to connect them. This is really useful for routing too. Use in addition to public_transport=platform.
public_transport	station		Railway passenger-only station.
railway	station		Railway passenger and/or cargo station. Use in addition to public_transport=station.
railway	stop		Marks the position where trains stop at a station. It should be added as a node on a railway=rail way.
railway	subway_entrance		The entrance to a subway station, usually going from surface to underground.
railway	tram_stop		A tram stop is a place where a passenger can embark / disembark a tram.
Infrastructure
landuse	railway		Ground used around railways and railwaystations.
railway	buffer_stop		Stops the train at the end of a track. See buffer stop.
railway	crossing		A point where pedestrians may cross.
railway	derail		A device used to prevent fouling of a rail track by unauthorized movements of trains or unattended rolling stock. See Derail (railroad).
railway	level_crossing		A point where rails and roads cross.
railway	railway_crossing		Crossing rails with no interconnection.
railway	roundhouse		A semicircular building with many stalls for servicing engines.
railway	signal		Any kind of railway signal.
railway	switch		Full connections between railways (aka 'points').
railway	tram_level_crossing		A point where trams and roads cross.
railway	traverser		These are used for changing trains between railways. Also known as transfer table.
railway	turntable		These are used for changing the direction that part of a train is pointing in.	: — :
railway	ventilation_shaft		A structure that allows ventilation in underground tunnels
railway	wash		A railroad carriage/car wash
railway	water_crane		A structure to deliver water to steam locomotives
railway	user defined		All commonly used values according to Taginfo

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Route

Main article: relation:route

This is used to describe routes of all different kinds.

Key	Value	Element	Comment	Rendering	Photo
route	bicycle		Cycle routes or bicycles route are named, numbered or otherwise signed. May go along roads, trails or dedicated cycle paths
route	bus		The route a public bus service takes. See Buses.
route	canoe		Signed route for canoeing through a waterway.
route	detour		Route for fixed detour routes. Examples are Bedarfsumleitung in Germany and uitwijkroute in the Netherlands
route	ferry		The route a ferry takes from terminal to terminal Please make sure to add at least one node per tile (zoom level 12), better at least one every few km, so offline editors catch it with bbox requests.
route	foot		Walking Route - is used for routes which are walkable without any limitations regarding fitness, equipment or weather conditions.
route	hiking		Hiking explains how to tag hiking routes.
route	horse		Riding routes
route	inline_skates		Inline has more information on the subject.
route	light_rail		Route of a light rail line.
route	mtb		Mountain biking explains how to tag mtb routes.
route	piste		Route of a piste (e.g., snowshoe or XC-Ski trails) in a winter sport area.
route	railway		A sequence of railway ways, often named (e.g., Channel Tunnel). See Railways.
route	road		Can be used to map various road routes/long roads.
route	running		For running (jogging) routes.
route	ski		For ski tracks (e.g., XC-Ski Trails User:Langläufer/Loipemap).
route	subway		Route of a metro service
route	train		Train services (e.g., London-Paris Eurostar) See Railways.
route	tracks		Railroad track as rail infrastructure.
route	tram		See Trams for more information on tagging tram services.
route	trolleybus		The route of a trolleybus service.
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Shop

The shop tag is used as a place of business that has stocked goods for sale or sells services. See the page titled Shop for an introduction on its usage.

Key	Value	Comment	Rendering on default layer (osm-carto)	Photo
Food, beverages
shop	alcohol	Shop selling alcohol to take away
shop	bakery	Shop focused on selling bread
shop	beverages	Shop focused on selling alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. See also shop=alcohol.
shop	brewing_supplies	Shop focused on selling supplies for home brewing of beer, wine and spirits (where permitted).
shop	butcher	Shop focused on selling meat
shop	cheese	Shop focused on selling cheese.
shop	chocolate	Shop focused on selling chocolate.
shop	coffee	Shop focused on selling coffee.
shop	confectionery	Shop focused on selling sweets or candy
shop	convenience	A small local shop carrying a small subset of the items you would find in a supermarket
shop	dairy	Shop focused on selling dairy products.
shop	deli	Shop focused on selling delicatessen (fine foods, gourmet foods), possibly also fine wine. Not to be confused with the US delis.
shop	farm	Shop or roadside stand focused on selling freshly harvested farm produce
shop	food	Shop focused on selling food, more specific value should be used if possible. shop=food + food=prepared_meals was also proposed/used for type of shop selling prepared meals, not ready for eating immediately (and requiring for example heating/boiling or other simple preparation).
shop	frozen_food	Shop focused on selling frozen food.
shop	greengrocer	Shop focused on selling vegetables and fruits.
shop	health_food	A health food shop; selling wholefoods, vitamins, nutrition supplements and meat and dairy alternatives.
shop	ice_cream	Shop selling ice cream. See also amenity=ice_cream.
shop	nuts	Shop selling dried nuts/fruits, edible seeds, etc. Not to be confused with shop=spices.
shop	pasta	Shop focused on selling (fresh) pasta, ravioli, etc.
shop	pastry	Shop focused on selling baked sweets like cakes, biscuits, strudel and pies.
shop	seafood	Shop focused on selling fish/seafood.
shop	spices	Shop focused on selling spices.
shop	tea	Shop focused on selling tea.
shop	tortilla	Shop focused on selling tortillas.
shop	water	Shop focused on selling drinking water.
shop	wine	Shop selling wine.
General store, department store, mall
shop	department_store	A single large store – often multiple storeys high – selling a large variety of goods (see also shop=mall)
shop	general	A store that carries a general line of merchandise. (see also shop=convenience if it sells food).
shop	kiosk	A small shop on the pavement that sells magazines, tobacco, newspapers, sweets and stamps.
shop	mall	A shopping mall – multiple stores under one roof (also known as a shopping centre)
shop	supermarket	Supermarket – a large store with groceries and other items
shop	wholesale	Wholesale/warehouse club or cash and carry – a store that sells items in bulk to retailers. The branch of industry can be defined with wholesale=*.