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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.

For details of more tags and proposed changes to existing tags see Proposed Features, 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.

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.

Key	Value	Comment
aerialway	cable_car	Cablecar or Tramway. Just one or two large cars. The cable forms a loop, but the cars do not loop around, they just move up and down on their own side.
aerialway	chair_lift	Chairlift. Looped cable with a series of single chairs (typically seating two or four people, but can be more). Exposed to the open air (can have a bubble). This implies `oneway=yes`. Any two-way chairlifts should be tagged `oneway=no`.
aerialway	drag_lift	Drag lift or Surface lift is an overhead tow-line for skiers and riders. A T-bar lift, button lift, or more simple looped rope drag lifts, or loops of wire with handles to grab. See also `aerialway=t-bar`, `aerialway=j-bar`, `aerialway=platter` and `aerialway=rope_tow`.
aerialway	gondola	Gondola lift. Many cars on a looped cable.
aerialway	goods	controversial - consider other aerialway=* values in combination with `foot=no` and/or a `usage=*` key instead of this
aerialway	j-bar	J-bar lift. A type of `aerialway=drag_lift`. Like t-bar but just on one side. This automatically implies `oneway=yes`.
aerialway	magic_carpet	Magic carpet. A type of ski lift. This automatically implies `oneway=yes`.
aerialway	mixed_lift	Mixed lift Also known as a hybrid lift is a new type of ski lift that combines the elements of a chairlift and a gondola lift.
aerialway	platter	Platter lift. A type of `aerialway=drag_lift`. Similar to a t-bar, but with a disc instead of a bar. Single-person only. This automatically implies `oneway=yes`.
aerialway	pylon	Aerial lift pylon is a pylon supporting the aerialway cable.
aerialway	rope_tow	Rope tow. A type of `aerialway=drag_lift`. This automatically implies `oneway=yes`.
aerialway	station	A station, where passengers can enter and/or leave the aerialway
aerialway	t-bar	T-bar lift. A type of `aerialway=drag_lift`. This automatically implies `oneway=yes`.
aerialway	zip_line	Zip line. Simple aerial rope slides, `aerialway=zip_line` implies `oneway=yes`.
aerialway	user defined	All commonly used values according to Taginfo

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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.

Key	Value	Comment
aeroway	aerodrome	Aerodrome in the United Kingdom or Airport in North America is used to map the main area details (other than helicopters only).
aeroway	apron	Airport apron is an area where planes are parked, unloaded or loaded, refueled, or boarded.
aeroway	gate	Airport gate is used to mark the gate numbers at the airports where passengers wait before boarding their flight.
aeroway	hangar	Hangar is a structure to hold aircraft or spacecraft.
aeroway	helipad	Helipad is used to mark the landing area or platform for Helicopters
aeroway	heliport	Heliport is used to map the main area details for helicopters.
aeroway	navigationaid	Radio navigation aid is used to mark systems that determine a position on the Earth which helps pilots guide their aircraft during flight.
aeroway	runway	Runway is a rectangular area in which aerodrome are prepared for the landing and takeoff of aircraft.
aeroway	taxilane	Taxilane is a path in an airport that is part of the aircraft parking area or apron (proposed feature with low usage as of 2015-10, use with caution).
aeroway	taxiway	Taxiway is a path on an airport connecting runways with ramps, hangars, terminals and other facilities.
aeroway	terminal	Airport terminal is a building at an airport where passengers transfer between ground transportation and the facilities that allow them to board and disembark from aircraft.
aeroway	windsock	Windsock is designed to indicate wind direction and relative wind speed.
aeroway	User defined	All commonly used values according to Taginfo

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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	Comment	Rendering
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	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	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	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	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	A college campus or buildings
amenity	kindergarten	For children too young for a regular school (also known as playschool or nursery school).
amenity	library	A public library (municipal, university, …) to borrow books from.
amenity	public_bookcase	A street furniture containing books. Take one or leave one.
amenity	school	School and grounds
amenity	music_school	Music school
amenity	driving_school	Driving School
amenity	university	An university campus
Transportation
amenity	bicycle_parking	Parking for bicycles
amenity	bicycle_repair_station	Self-service repair stand	suggested:
amenity	bicycle_rental	Rent a bicycle
amenity	boat_sharing	Share a Boat	suggested:
amenity	bus_station	Has been replaced by `public_transport=station`.
amenity	car_rental	Rent a car
amenity	car_sharing	Share a car
amenity	car_wash	Wash a car
~~amenity~~	~~ev_charging~~	Electric vehicle charging facility. Don't use, `amenity=charging_station` is preferred.
amenity	charging_station	Charging facility for electric vehicles	suggested:
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.	suggested:
amenity	motorcycle_parking	Parking for motorcycles	suggested:
amenity	parking	Car park. Nodes and areas (without access tag) will get a parking symbol. Areas will be coloured. 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`. Do not mix with `amenity=parking`.
amenity	parking_space	A single parking space. Group multiple parking spaces together with a relation using the tags `type=site` and `site=parking`. Do not mix with `amenity=parking`.
amenity	taxi	A place where taxis wait for passengers.
Financial
amenity	atm	an ATM or cash point
amenity	bank	a bank (for a bank that also has an ATM, it is preferred that a separate node for each ATM is added)
amenity	bureau_de_change	Bureau de change, currency exchange, Wechsel, cambio – a place to change foreign bank notes and travellers cheques	suggested:
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	Often used in conjunction with `emergency=*` to note whether or not the hospital has emergency facilities (A&E (brit.) or ER (am.))
amenity	nursing_home	A home for disabled or elderly persons who need permanent care. See `social_facility=*` for more details.
amenity	pharmacy	Pharmacy dispensing=yes dispensing=no or omitted
amenity	social_facility	A facility that provides social services.
amenity	veterinary	A place where a veterinary surgeon (vet) practices.
healthcare	blood_donation	A place where you can donate blood, plasma and/or platelets, and possibly have stem cell samples taken.	suggested:
Entertainment, Arts & Culture
amenity	arts_centre	A venue where a variety of arts are performed or conducted	suggested:
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 and festivities.
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	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	social_centre	A place for free and not-for-profit activities.
amenity	stripclub	A place that offers striptease or lapdancing (for sexual services use amenity=brothel).
amenity	studio	TV radio or recording studio	suggested:
amenity	swingerclub	A club where people meet to have a party and group sex.
amenity	theatre	A theatre or opera house
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)	suggested:
amenity	animal_shelter	A shelter that recovers animals in trouble	suggested:
amenity	bench	A bench to sit down and relax a bit
amenity	clock	A public visible clock
amenity	courthouse	A place where justice is dispensed
amenity	coworking_space	A place where people can go to work (might require a fee); not limited to a single employer
amenity	crematorium	A place where dead human bodies are burnt
amenity	crypt	It is a stone chamber or vault beneath the floor of a burial vault possibly containing sarcophagi, coffins or relics.
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	dojo	Training place for any of the Japanese arts.
amenity	embassy	An embassy
amenity	fire_station	A fire station
~~amenity~~	~~firepit~~	Deprecated. For campfires and firepits, see Tag:leisure=firepit
amenity	game_feeding	Game feeding place
amenity	grave_yard	A (smaller) place of burial, often you'll find a church nearby. Large places should be `landuse=cemetery` instead.
amenity	gym	A place with exercise equipment such as running machines. See `leisure=sports_centre`. Do not use `sport=gymnastics` as this is quite different.
amenity	hunting_stand	A hunting stand
amenity	kneipp_water_cure	Outdoor foot bath facility. Usually this is a pool with cold water and handrail. Popular in German speaking countries.
amenity	marketplace	A place where trade is regulated, e.g. a square.
amenity	photo_booth	Photo Booth – A stand to create instant photo.
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	police	A police station
amenity	post_box	A box for the reception of mail. Alternative mail-carriers can be tagged via `operator=*`
amenity	post_office	Post office building with postal services
amenity	prison	A prison
~~amenity~~	~~public_building~~	A generic public building. Don't use! See `building=public`
amenity	ranger_station	National Park Visitor Headquarters	suggested:
amenity	register_office	Register office. See also `office=register`
amenity	recycling	Recycling facilities (bottle banks, etc.). Combine with `recycling_type=container` for containers or `recycling_type=centre` for recycling centres.
amenity	rescue_station	A rescue station	suggested:
amenity	sauna	A small room or house to experience dry or wet heat sessions. Also frequently used: `leisure=sauna`
amenity	shelter	A small shelter against bad weather conditions. To additionally describe the kind of shelter use `shelter_type=*`.
amenity	shower	Public shower or bath.
amenity	telephone	Public telephone
amenity	toilets	Public toilets (might require a fee)
amenity	townhall	Building where the administration of a village, town or city may be located, or just a community meeting place
amenity	vending_machine	A machine selling goods – food, tickets, newspapers, etc. Add type of goods using `vending=*`	suggested:
amenity	waste_basket	A single small container for depositing garbage that is easily accessible for pedestrians.
amenity	waste_disposal	A place where canal boaters, caravaners, etc. can dispose of rubbish (trash/waste).
amenity	watering_place	Place where water is contained and animals can drink
amenity	water_point	Place where you can get large amounts of drinking water
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.

Key	Value	Comment	Photo
Linear Barriers
barrier	cable_barrier	Also called guard cable. This is a road side or median barrier made of steel wire ropes mounted on weak posts. See also the more extensive wikipedia description.
barrier	czech_hedgehog	A static anti-tank obstacle defense made of metal angle or I-beams (that is, lengths with an L- or H- shaped cross section). See also the more extensive wikipedia description.
barrier	city_wall	A fortification used to defend a city or settlement from potential aggressors. From ancient to modern times, they are used to enclose settlements. right side is bottom, left side is top. if both sides are same height then add "two_sided=yes". See also `historic=city_gate`.
barrier	ditch	A trench, ditch or ravine, usually with a stream at the bottom, that is not easily crossed, especially if not on foot. Can be used in combination with `waterway=stream` or `waterway=drain`.
barrier	fence	A structure supported by posts driven into the ground and designed to prevent movement across a boundary. It is distinguished from a wall by the lightness of its construction. Use `fence_type=*` to add details.
barrier	guard_rail	A guard_rail, also called a crash barrier. Right side is inner, left side is outer.
barrier	handrail	is designed to be grasped by the hand so as to provide stability or support.
barrier	hedge	is a line of closely spaced shrubs and bushes, planted and trained in such a way as to form a barrier or to mark the boundary of an area.
barrier	kerb	A (for example footway) kerb is a barrier for vehicles and wheelchair drivers. The height of the kerb is important and with this information, the usage by different groups can be determined. The height of the kerb is tagged additionally as `height=*`, if available. Right side is bottom, left side is top.
barrier	retaining_wall	Retaining walls serve to retain the lateral pressure of soil. Right side is bottom, left side is top.
barrier	wall	a freestanding solid structure designed to restrict or prevent movement across a boundary. Usually made from solid brick, concrete or stone and almost always built so that it is opaque to vision.
Access Control on Highways
barrier	block	A large, solid, immobile block that can be moved only with heavy machinery or great effort. Typically big solid things made of concrete for stopping larger vehicles. Sometimes natural boulders are used for the same purpose.
barrier	bollard	solid (usually concrete or metal) pillar or pillars in the middle of the road to prevent passage by some traffic.
barrier	border_control	This is a control point at an international border between two countries. Passports or other forms of ID will be checked.
barrier	bump_gate	See wikipedia:Bump gate	[1]
barrier	bus_trap	See wikipedia:Bus trap
barrier	cattle_grid	Bars in the road surface that allow wheeled vehicles but not animals to cross. Sometimes known as a Texas Gate, even outside of Texas
barrier	chain	A chain used to prevent motorised vehicles.
barrier	cycle_barrier	Barriers to bicycle traffic, most typically a pair of staggered steel bars perpendicular to the way itself whose gaps allow pedestrians to pass.
barrier	debris	A road is blocked by debris with or without ground. This might be for short or long time. Often used as first step in blocking an abandoned road. The photo does not display the road after the debris because it was a slope road and the photo was taken on the top.
barrier	entrance	A gap in a linear barrier with nothing that limits passing through. `access=yes` is implied. The limitations are the same of the way that crosses it, if there is such.
barrier	full-height_turnstile	A full-height turnstile, also called HEET-turnstile (High Entrance/Exit Turnstile), like the ones to access security areas. Note the mix of hyphen and underscore.
barrier	gate	An entrance that can be opened or closed to get through the barrier. Combine with `access=*` where appropriate.
barrier	hampshire_gate	A section of wire fence which can be removed temporarily. Combine with `access=*` where appropriate.
barrier	height_restrictor	Combine with `maxheight=*`.
barrier	horse_stile	A horse stile allows pedestrians and horses to cross a gap through a fence, but prevents or makes it very difficult for motorcycles and live stock to cross.
barrier	jersey_barrier	A jersey barrier consists of heavy prefabricated blocks to create a barrier. Use `material=plastic` or `material=concrete` to express the used material.
barrier	kent_carriage_gap	A Kent carriage gap is used by local authorities in the UK to prevent motorised vehicles from accessing public rights of way whilst allowing most horse drawn carriages to pass. These are now becoming common on byways in the UK
barrier	kissing_gate	A gate which allows people to cross, but not livestock.
barrier	lift_gate	A lift gate (boom barrier) is a bar, or pole pivoted in such a way as to allow the boom to block vehicular access through a controlled point. Combine with `access=*` where appropriate.
barrier	log	Use this when the passage is closed by lumber (trunk of a tree). This kind of barrier is often useful to sit on. This barrier is a penalty to cyclists but can be crossed by lifting the bike over.
barrier	motorcycle_barrier	Barriers along paths that prevent access by motorcycles.
barrier	rope	A flexible barrier made of fibres, twisted or braided together to improve strength. As a barrier it is often more symbolic than actually physically preventing pedestrians from accessing.
barrier	sally_port	A sally port is used to pass through thick or city walls, and is a type of covered gate with two doors.
barrier	spikes	Spikes on the ground that prevent unauthorized access. Can also be removeable e.g. after payment in a garage.
barrier	stile	A stile allows pedestrians to cross a wall or fence, but never actually "opens" the barrier (unlike a gate, a stile has few or no moving parts).
barrier	sump_buster	A sump buster is a concrete slab or steel structure that prevents passing of two-tracked vehicles with less than a minimum track and ground clearance. (Typically stops normal cars.)
barrier	swing_gate	Similar to a lift gate but rotates sidewards to open. It is usually made out of metal bars (wood or other material possible) and is intended to prevent cars from access but can usually be crossed by pedestrians and cyclists.
barrier	toll_booth	A road usage toll or fee is collected here. Used with `toll=` and `charge=`
barrier	turnstile	A turnstile (also called baffle gate) is used to allow one person at a time to pass. Use this for small turnstiles like the ones in supermarkets or some subways.
barrier	yes	A barrier which nature cannot be determined; typically only used in mapping using aerial imagery. Should be replaced by a specific value.
barrier	user defined	All commonly used values according to Taginfo

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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	Comment
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	historic	Historic
boundary	maritime	Maritime boundaries
boundary	national_park	Area of outstanding natural beauty, set aside for conservation and for recreation (Other languages)
boundary	political	Electoral boundaries
boundary	postal_code	Postal code boundaries
boundary	religious_administration	An religious administrative boundary. See: Talk:Key:boundary#Religious authority boundaries
boundary	protected_area	Protected areas, such as for national-parks, water protection areas or indigenous areas.
border_type	*	To distinguish between types of boundary where admin_level isn't enough. Used in several different ways e.g in maritime contexts
fire_boundary	yes	Tag fire_boundary used to mark the boundaries of the areas of fire brigades out within the project Karta01.
boundary	user defined	All commonly used values according to Taginfo
Attributes
admin_level	Number	Applies to `boundary=administrative` and is usually in the range 1 to 10, except for Germany where it might be 11 – see boundary.

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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.

Key	Value	Comment
Accommodation
building	apartments	A building arranged into individual dwellings, often on separate floors. May also have retail outlets on the ground floor.
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`
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	detached	A single dwelling unit inhabited by family or small group sharing facilities such as a kitchen.
building	residential	A general tag for a building used primarily for residential purposes. Where additional detail is available consider using 'apartments', 'terrace', 'house' or 'detached'.
building	dormitory	For a shared building, as used by 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`.
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 in North American English). Consider defining each dwelling separately using 'house'.
building	houseboat	A boat used primarily as a home
building	bungalow	A single-storey detached small house, Dacha.
building	static_caravan	A mobile home (semi)permanently left on a single site
Commercial
building	commercial	A building where non-specific commercial activities take place; use `office=*` to describe the type of office. Consider tagging the area using `landuse=commercial`. Use 'retail' if the building consists primarily of shops.
building	~~office~~	Use `building=commercial` with `office=*` to describe the type of office. Consider tagging the area using `landuse=commercial`. Use 'retail' if the building consists primarily of shops.
building	industrial	A building where some industrial process takes place. Use warehouse if the purpose is known to be primarily for storage/distribution. Consider using `landuse=industrial` for the surrounding area and the proposed `industrial=*` tag to describe the industrial activity.
building	retail	A building primarily used for selling goods are sold to the public; use `shop=*` to identify the sort of goods sold. Consider use `landuse=retail` for the surrounding area.
building	warehouse	A building primarily used for the storage or goods or as part of a distribution system.
Civic/Amenity
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	mosque	A mosque. 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.
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	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 buildings should consider `historic=wayside_shrine`.
building	civic	For any 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` as well.
building	hospital	A building which forms part of a hospital. Use `amenity=hospital` for the hospital grounds.
building	school	For any generic school buildings. Buildings for specific uses (sports halls etc.) should be tagged for their purpose. Use `amenity=school` for the perimeter of the school grounds.
building	stadium	A stadium building.
building	train_station	A train station building.
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 whole university area.
building	public	A public building. Don't use `amenity=public_building`.
Other Buildings
building	barn	An agricultural building used for storage and as a covered workplace.
building	bridge	A building used as a bridge. Can also represent a gatehouse for drawbridges. 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	bunker	A hardened military building. Also use `military=bunker`.
building	cabin	A cabin is a small, roughly built house usually with a wood exterior and typically found in rural areas.
building	construction	Used for buildings under construction. Use `construction=*` to hold the value for the completed building.
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	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.
building	garages	A building that consists of a number of discrete storage spaces for different owners/tenants. See also `building=garage`.
building	greenhouse	A greenhouse is a glass or plastic covered building used to grow plants. Use `landuse=greenhouse_horticulture` for the area
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.
building	roof	A structure that consists of a roof with open sides, such as a rain shelter, and also gas stations
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.
building	stable	A stable is a building where horses are kept.
building	sty	A sty (pigsty, pig ark, pig-shed) is a building for raising domestic pigs, usually found on farms.
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	service	Service building usually is a small unmanned building with certain machinery (like pumps or transformers).
building	kiosk	Small retail building.
building	ruins	A house, a village or other building abandoned.
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
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.
building:levels	number	The number of levels (floors) in the building.
building:fireproof	yes/no	Fire-resistance information.

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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.

Key	Value	Comment
craft	agricultural_engines	Planning and constructing engines and tools for agricultural use.
craft	basket_maker	Producing baskets, often made from Willow.
craft	beekeeper	A place where honey bees are kept for the purposes of securing commodities such as honey, beeswax or pollen.
craft	blacksmith	A place where a blacksmith forges tools, horseshoes, etc. from iron.
craft	brewery	A brewery is a dedicated building for the making of beer
craft	boatbuilder	Planning and constructing boats.
craft	bookbinder	Physically assembling a book from a number of sheets of paper.
craft	builder	Constructs buildings, streets and other objects.
craft	carpenter	Workplace or office of Carpenters that work with timber to construct, install and maintain buildings, furniture, and other objects.
craft	carpet_layer	Workplace or office of carpet layers that bring carpet on your floor.
craft	caterer	Workplace or office of one who prepares customized meals for takeout, or provides prepared meals or supplies to a group at social gatherings.
craft	clockmaker	Workplace or office of a clockmaker that is building or repairing clocks but not watches. See also `craft=watchmaker`
craft	confectionery	A place where the set of food items that are rich in sugar, any one or type of which is called a confection is produced.
craft	distillery	Distillery
craft	dressmaker	A place where clothes are created, repaired or altered to fit personal needs.
craft	electrician	Workplace or office of an electrician which is a tradesman specialized in electrical wiring of buildings, stationary machines and related equipment.
craft	floorer	Workplace or office of a floorer which is a tradesman specialized in laying floors. See also `craft=parquet_layer` `craft=carpet_layer` `craft=tiler`
craft	gardener	Workplace or office of a garden designer or a landscape gardener.
craft	glaziery	A place where residential, commercial, and artistic glass is selected, cut, installed, replaced, and removed
craft	handicraft	A place where useful and decorative devices are made completely by hand or using only simple tools
craft	hvac	Workplace or office of an HVAC system designer (Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning)
craft	insulation	Workplace or office of a person who does thermal insulation in buildings.
craft	jeweller	A place where necklaces, rings, brooches, earrings and bracelets and other personal adornments are created or repaired.
craft	key_cutter	A place where keys can be duplicated from originals.
craft	locksmith	A place where locks and keys are created or repaired.
craft	metal_construction	A place where handrails, gates, ramps and similar things from metal are made.
craft	optician	A place where lenses for the correction of a person's vision are designed, fitted and dispensed.
craft	painter	Workplace or office of a house painter which is a tradesman responsible for the painting and decorating of buildings.
craft	parquet_layer	Workplace or office of a parquet layer.
craft	photographer	Workplace or office of a person who takes photographs using a camera.
craft	photographic_laboratory	A place where photos taken on a film or digital images are transformed into a more permanent form, often on paper or plastic foil.
craft	plasterer	Workplace or office of a tradesman who works with plaster, such as forming a layer of plaster on an interior wall or plaster decorative moldings on ceilings or walls.
craft	plumber	Workplace or office of a tradesman who specializes in installing and maintaining systems used for potable (drinking) water, sewage, and drainage.
craft	pottery	A place where earthenware, stoneware and porcelain and other ceramic ware is made by potters.
craft	rigger	Workplace or office of a person who makes masts, yards, sails, and cordage for sailboats and sailing ships.
craft	roofer	Workplace or office of a tradesman who is specialized in roof construction.
craft	saddler	A place where saddles or accessories for cars and boats are produced or repaired.
craft	sailmaker	Workplace or office of a person who makes and repairs sails for sailboats and sailing ships, typically working on shore in a sail loft.
craft	sawmill	A workplace where logs are cut into boards.
craft	scaffolder	Workplace or office of a tradesman who builds temporary structure used to support people and material in the construction or repair of buildings and other large structures.
craft	sculptor	A place where Sculpture are made.
craft	shoemaker	A place where shoes, boots, sandals, clogs and moccasins are created, repaired or altered to fit personal needs. See also `shop=shoes` for a place where shoes are sold, but not made or altered
craft	stand_builder	Workplace of a company that builds stands/booths for fairs.
craft	stonemason	A place where rough pieces of rock are shaped into accurate geometrical shapes.
craft	sun_protection	A place where sun protection is made, repaired, or delivered for assembly, especially awnings and shutters.
craft	chimney_sweeper	Workplace or office of a person who cleans chimneys for a living.
craft	tailor	A place where clothing is made, repaired, or altered professionally, especially suits and men's clothing.
craft	tiler	Workplace or office of a person who lays tiles on floors, swimming pools and such.
craft	tinsmith	A tinsmith, or tinner or tinker or tinplate worker. Workplace or office of a person who makes and repairs things made of light-coloured metal, particularly tinware.
craft	upholsterer	A place where furniture, especially seats are provided with padding, springs, webbing, and fabric or leather covers.
craft	watchmaker	A watchmaker is an artisan who makes and repairs watches. Today due to industrial production they mostly repair watches. For other kinds of clocks see `craft=clockmaker`
craft	window_construction	Construct windows
craft	winery	Produces wine
craft	user defined	All commonly used values according to Taginfo

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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.

Key	Value	Comment
Medical Rescue
emergency	ambulance_station	An ambulance station is a structure or other area set aside for storage of ambulance vehicles, medical equipment, personal protective equipment, and other medical supplies.
emergency	defibrillator	An Automated External Defibrillator (AED) is a first-aid device that automates the process of diagnosing life-threatening cardiac arrhythmia and performing defibrillation. Previously tagged as `emergency=aed` or `medical=aed`.
Firefighters
emergency	fire_extinguisher	A fire extinguisher is an active fire protection device used to extinguish or control small fires, often in emergency situations.
emergency	fire_flapper	A flapper is a wildland firefighting tool also called a swatter or a beater. It is designed for extinguishing minor fires in rural areas such as heaths.
emergency	fire_hose	A fire hose is a high-pressure hose used to carry water or other fire retardant (such as foam) to a fire to extinguish it.
emergency	fire_hydrant	A fire hydrant is an active fire protection measure, and a source of water provided in most urban, suburban and rural areas with municipal water service or other water source to enable firefighters to tap into the municipal water supply to assist in extinguishing a fire.
emergency	water_tank	Stock tank for fire-fighting water.
Lifeguards
emergency	lifeguard_base	Base building of lifeguard. Main place for vehicles, equipment and centre of communication
emergency	lifeguard_tower	Tower used by lifeguard to watch and supervise swimmers in order to prevent drownings and other dangers.
emergency	lifeguard_platform	Platform used by lifeguard to watch and supervise swimmers in order to prevent drownings and other dangers. Building not so high as tower and mostly without walls and roof
emergency	lifeguard_place	A place where a lifeguard is on duty but without any building (tower or platform)
emergency	life_ring	Life rings to help save a life if someone is in the water.
Others
emergency	assembly_point	Point or area, where people are crowd in a case of emergency
emergency	access_point	Access points in areas which are hard to access (see also `highway=emergency_access_point`)
emergency	phone	An emergency phone is specifically provided for making calls to emergency services. They may be found in places of danger or remote areas.
emergency	ses_station	A State Emergency Service is an Australian volunteer organisation that provides emergency help during and after declared (natural or otherwise) disasters.
emergency	siren	A siren is a loud noise maker. Most modern ones are civil defense, "air raid" sirens or tornado sirens.
emergency	user defined	All commonly used values according to Taginfo

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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.

Key	Value	Comment
geological	moraine	A moraine is any ice formed accumulation of unconsolidated glacial debris (soil and rock) which can occur in currently glaciated and formerly glaciated regions, such as those areas acted upon by glacial ice.
geological	outcrop	An outcrop site is a place where the bedrock or superficial deposits have become locally exposed and are directly accessible to analysis.
geological	palaeontological_site	A palaeontological site is a place (or group of physical sites) in which remains of ancient living forms is preserved. Area under the study of the forms of life existing in prehistoric times, as represented by the fossils of plants, animals, and other organisms investigated using the discipline of palaeontology.
geological	user defined	All commonly used values according to Taginfo

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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	Comment	Rendering
Roads
These are the principal tags for the road network. They range from the most to least important.
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 most 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 hamletes. (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.
highway	service	For access roads to, or within an industrial estate, camp site, business park, car park 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.
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.	same rendering as highway=secondary in mapnik
highway	tertiary_link	The link roads (sliproads/ramps) leading to/from a tertiary road from/to a tertiary road or lower class highway.	same rendering as highway=tertiary in mapnik
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 and where children are allowed to play on the street.
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 `track`s 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	raceway	A course or track for (motor) racing
highway	road	A road where the mapper is unable to ascertain the classification from the information available. This is intended as a temporary tag to mark a road until it has been properly surveyed. Once it has been surveyed, the classification should be updated to the appropriate value.
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.
highway	bridleway	For horses. Equivalent to `highway=path` + `horse=designated`.
highway	steps	For flights of steps (stairs) on footways. Use with `step_count=*` to indicate the number of steps
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 horses as well as walkers and `highway=track` for ones which is passable by agriculture or similar vehicles.
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=*` only if default-access-restrictions do not 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	Used on ways with `oneway=yes` where it is legally permitted to cycle in both directions. Used together with `oneway:bicycle=no`.
cycleway	opposite_lane	Used on ways with `oneway=yes` that have a cycling lane going the opposite direction of normal traffic flow (a "contraflow" lane). Used together with `oneway:bicycle=no`.
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	Used on ways with `oneway=yes` that have a cycling track going the opposite direction of normal traffic flow
cycleway	share_busway	There is a bus lane that cyclists are permitted to use.
cycleway	shared_lane	Cyclists share a lane with motor vehicles, but there are markings indicating that they should share the lane with motorists.
busway	lane	Bus lane on both sides of the road.
Lifecycle
highway	proposed	For planned roads, use with `proposed=` and also `proposed=` with a value of the proposed highway value.
highway	construction	For roads under construction. Use `construction=*` to hold the value for the completed road.
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.
driving_side	left/ right	Defines which side of the road vehicles must legally use. (must only be used on highways when they are an exception to the rule)
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 %/°	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.
lit	yes/no	Street lighting
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
overtaking	yes/ no/ both/ forward/ backward	Specifying sections of roads where overtaking is legally forbidden.
parking:condition	free/ ticket/ disc/ residents/ customers/ private	Specifying the parking conditions (terms). See `parking:condition=*` for more details.
parking:lane	parallel/ diagonal/ perpendicular/ marked/ no_parking/ no_stopping/ fire_lane.	Specifying the parking space. See `parking:lane=*` for more details.
passing_places	yes	A way which has frequent passing places
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.
surface	paved / unpaved / asphalt / concrete / paving_stones / cobblestone / metal / wood / grass_paver / gravel / pebblestone / grass / ground / earth / dirt / mud / sand	See Key:surface for more details.
tactile_paving	yes / no	A paving in the ground to be followed with a blindman's stick.	Not to be rendered on standard maps.
tracktype	grade1/ grade2/ grade3/ grade4/ grade5	To describe the quality of the surface. See Key:tracktype for more information.
traffic_calming	yes/ bump/ hump/ cushion/ table etc.	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
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. Can be mapped more rigorously using `public_transport=stop_position` for the position where the vehicle stops and `public_transport=platform` for the place where passengers wait. See `public_transport=*` for more details.
highway	crossing	Pedestrians can cross a street here; e.g., zebra crossing
highway	elevator	Elevator
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`
highway	escape	Emergency lane beside long descending slopes for trucks and other vehicles to stop safely after brake failure. In the USA this is called a "runaway truck" lane or ramp.
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	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	rest_area	Place where drivers can leave the road to rest, but not refuel.
highway	speed_camera	A fixed road-side or overhead speed camera.
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	services	A service station to get food and eat something, often found at motorways
highway	stop	A stop sign
highway	traffic_signals	Lights that control the traffic
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	User Defined	All commonly used values according to Taginfo

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Historic

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

Key	Value	Comment
historic	aircraft	A decommissioned aircraft which generally remains in one place
historic	archaeological_site	A place in which evidence of past activity is preserved
historic	battlefield	The site of a battle or military skirmish in the past. This could be on land or at sea.
historic	boundary_stone	A historic boundary stone usually found along the way.
historic	building	If it's not clear what type a historic building has, it can be tagged as a generic building.
historic	cannon	A historic/retired cannon. Usually found at on forts or battlefields.
historic	castle	Castles are (often fortified) buildings from medieval and modern times. Other languages
historic	city_gate	A city gate (or town gate) is a gate within a city wall.
historic	citywalls	A defensive wall is a fortification used to protect a city or settlement from potential aggressors.
historic	farm	A historical farm, kept in it's original state.
historic	fort	A military fort – distinct from a castle as it is generally more modern
historic	gallows	A structure designed for capital punishment by hanging.
historic	locomotive	A decommissioned locomotive which generally remains in one place.
historic	manor	Historic manors / mansions
historic	milestone	A historic marker that shows the distance to important destinations.
historic	memorial	Much like a monument, but smaller. Might range from a WWII memorial to a simple plate on a wall.
historic	monastery	An historic monastery. See Also `amenity=monastery`.
historic	monument	An object, especially large and made of stone, built to remember and show respect to a person or group of people. Other languages
historic	optical_telegraph	Historic optical telegraph
historic	pillory	A construction designed to immobilitate and humiliate a person who was convicted in lower courts.
historic	ruins	Remains of structures that were once complete, but have fallen into partial or complete disrepair. If the type of original structure is known or apparent it can be described using `ruins=*`, e.g. `ruins=castle`. Alternative tagging is `historic=castle`, `ruins=yes`. See the proposal and discussion at Proposed features/ruins for ruins of historic buildings.
historic	rune_stone	A runestone is typically a raised stone with a runic inscription.
historic	ship	A decommissioned ship or submarine
historic	tomb	Historic tomb
historic	~~tree_shrine~~	~~A single tree of a religious figure mounted onto a tree.~~ Use `natural=tree` + `historic=wayside_shrine` instead.
historic	wayside_cross	A historical (usually christian) cross. Frequently found along the way in Southern Germany, Austria and probably elsewhere.
historic	wayside_shrine	A historical shrine often showing a religious depiction. Frequently found along the way in Southern Germany, Austria and probably elsewhere.
historic	wreck	Nautical craft that has unintentionally been sunk or destroyed.
historic	yes	Used to add the historic significance of the objects described by other tags.
historic	user defined	All commonly used values according to Taginfo

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Landuse

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

Key	Value	Comment	Rendering
landuse	allotments	A piece of land given over to local residents for growing vegetables and flowers.
landuse	basin	An area of water that drains into a river. Together with `basin=*` for stormwater/rainwater infiltration/detention/retention basins. Other languages.
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	commercial	Predominantly offices, business parks, etc.
landuse	~~conservation~~	Protected areas (Not approved) Alternate tagging of same thing: `boundary=protected_area`, `protected_area=*`
landuse	construction	"Under construction" site, should become something different once the construction is finished
landuse	farmland	An area of farmland used for tillage and pasture (animals, crops, vegetables, flowers, fruit growing).
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	forest	Managed forest or woodland plantation (Other languages).
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	For areas covered with grass. Consider `landuse=meadow` for meadow. ~~and `landuse=pasture` for pasture.~~ Note that this is actually a Landcover tag, not a landuse tag and there is a proposal to deprecate it.
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	greenhouse_horticulture	Area used for growing plants in greenhouses
landuse	industrial	Predominantly workshops, factories or warehouses
landuse	landfill	Place where waste is dumped. Other languages
landuse	meadow	An area of land primarily vegetated by grass and other non-woody plants, usually mowed for making hay (Other Languages).
landuse	military	For land areas owned/used by the military for whatever purpose
landuse	orchard	intentional planting of trees or shrubs maintained for food production
landuse	~~pasture~~	~~(Proposed in Proposed features/pasture:) An area of land primarily vegetated by grass, used for grazing.~~
landuse	peat_cutting	An excavation created by the removal of peat.	currently not rendered by mapnik
landuse	plant_nursery	intentional planting of plants maintaining for the production of new plants	currently not rendered by mapnik
landuse	port	coastal industrial area where commercial traffic is handled	currently not rendered by mapnik
landuse	quarry	Surface mineral extraction (Other languages)
landuse	railway	Area for railway use, generally off-limits to the general public
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	reservoir	Stores water, may be covered or uncovered; for a covered reservoir see also `man_made=reservoir_covered` (Other languages). See `water=reservoir` for alternative tagging.
landuse	residential	Predominantly houses or apartment buildings
landuse	retail	Predominantly shops
landuse	salt_pond	A place where sea water is evaporated to extract its salt	currently not rendered by mapnik
landuse	village_green	An area of common land, usually grass, in the centre of a village (quintessentially English – defined separately from 'common land' under the Commons Registration Act 1965 and the Commons Act 2006).
landuse	vineyard	A piece of land where grapes are grown.
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	Comment
leisure	adult_gaming_centre	A venue with pay-to-play games, such as video games, driving simulators, pinball machines, merchandisers, etc. With a set age limit. As opposed to `leisure=amusement_arcade`.
leisure	amusement_arcade	A venue with pay-to-play games, such as video games, driving simulators, pinball machines, merchandisers, etc. Without a set age limit. As opposed to `leisure=adult_gaming_centre`.
leisure	beach_resort	To mark the boundary of a managed beach.
leisure	bandstand	An open structure where musical bands can perform concerts
leisure	bird_hide	A place to observe birds.
leisure	dance	A place to go dancing.
leisure	dog_park	Designated area, with or without a fenced boundary, where dog-owners are permitted to exercise their pets unrestrained
leisure	firepit	A permanent location or structure to host campfires, bonfires, etc
leisure	fishing
leisure	garden	Place where flowers and other plants are grown in a decorative and structured manner or for scientific purposes.
leisure	golf_course	The outline of a golf course. The node form may be used to place an icon within the course. This tag implies `sport=golf`.
leisure	hackerspace	A place where people with common interests, often in computers, technology, science, digital art or electronic art, can meet, socialize and/or collaborate.
leisure	ice_rink	A place where you can skate or play ice hockey.
leisure	marina	For mooring leisure yachts and motor boats
leisure	miniature_golf	A place or area that you can play miniature golf.
leisure	nature_reserve	Protected area of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna or features of geological or other special interest.
leisure	park	Open, green area for recreation, usually municipal.
leisure	pitch	e.g. a field for playing football/soccer, cricket, baseball sports, and skate parks. To describe what kind of sport(s) use `sport=*`.
leisure	playground	Playground for little children.
leisure	slipway	Boats can be launched here
leisure	sports_centre	A distinct facility where a range of sports take place within an enclosed area. To describe what kind of sport(s) use `sport=*`.
leisure	stadium	A major sports arena with substantial tiered seating. To describe what kind of sport(s) use `sport=*`.
leisure	summer_camp	Summer camp is a supervised program for children or teenagers conducted during the summer months in some countries. Children and adolescents who attend summer camp are known as campers.
leisure	swimming_pool	A swimming pool, see also Proposed features/Swimming pool and Tag:amenity=swimming pool
leisure	swimming_area	A swimming area - place over river, lake or other water reservoir where swimming is allowed
leisure	track	e.g. running, cycle-racing, greyhound, horses. To describe what kind of sport(s) use `sport=*`.
leisure	water_park	Amusement area with water slides, recreational swimming pools and dressing rooms.
leisure	wildlife_hide	A place to observe wildlife. See also `leisure=bird_hide`.
leisure	user defined	All commonly used values according to Taginfo

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Man Made

A tag for identifying man made (artificial) structures that are added to the landscape. See the page Man-made for an introduction on its usage.

Key	Value	Comment
man_made	adit	From Wikipedia: An adit is a type of entrance to an underground mine which is horizontal or nearly horizontal.
man_made	beacon	Structures for signalling on land and sea.
man_made	breakwater	Protects a shore or harbour from the sea and waves.
man_made	bridge	Indicates the outline of a bridge and groups together all features for that bridge. Combine with `layer=`. Please also add `bridge=` and `layer=*` to all ways running over the bridge.
man_made	bunker_silo	Open-sided structure to store something. It can be used with vehicles to fill and empty it.
man_made	campanile	A freestanding bell tower, typically near a church. See also `man_made=tower` with `tower:type=bell_tower`.
man_made	chimney	Large chimney for exhaustion. For attached mobile phone base stations see the `communication:mobile_phone=yes`.
man_made	communications_tower	Huge tower for transmitting radio applications
man_made	crane	A stationary, permanent crane, such as those at docks
man_made	cross	Cross with little historical or religion value, e.g. summit cross.
man_made	cutline	Used to mark cut lines in forests.
man_made	clearcut	Area, where most or all trees are uniformly cut down. Used in combination with natural=scrub.
man_made	embankment	A raised bank to carry a road, railway, or canal across a low-lying or wet area.
man_made	dyke	A dyke is a an embankment built to restrict the flow of water or other liquids.
man_made	flagpole	A long pole built to hold a flag.
man_made	gasometer	A gasometer is a large storage container for gas.
man_made	groyne	A rigid hydraulic structure perpendicular to a coastline or a riverbank intended to interrupt longshore sediment transport. See also: `man_made=breakwater`.
man_made	hot_water_tank	Heat storage
man_made	kiln	A thermally insulated chamber in which temperature is controlled in order to change the state of the item placed inside, usually though the process of burning, baking, drying or smelting.
man_made	lighthouse	Sends out a light beam to guide ships.
man_made	mast	Mast is a vertical structure built to hold for example antennas.
man_made	mineshaft	A vertical tunnel.
man_made	monitoring_station	A station that monitor something.
man_made	observatory	Observatory
man_made	offshore_platform	Offshore platform.
man_made	petroleum_well	A boring through the earth's surface that is designed to find and produce petroleum oil.
man_made	pier	A "bridge into the ocean", usually for recreation.
man_made	pipeline	A pipe for carrying various fluids, such as water, gas, sewage.
man_made	pumping_station	Pumping station
man_made	reservoir_covered	A covered water reservoir.
man_made	silo	A silo is a storage container for bulk material, often grains such as corn or wheat.
man_made	snow_fence	A snow fence is a solid fence-like structure built across steep slopes to reduce risk and severity of (snow) avalanches. Usually made of steel, sloping outwards, and trussed underneath. Sometimes refered to as a snow shed.
man_made	snow_net	A snow net netting fence built across steep slopes to reduce risk and severity of (snow) avalanches. They consist of a net made of steel cables, held up by posts. Sometimes refered to as an Avalanche net.
man_made	storage_tank	A tank used for storage of liquids or gases.
man_made	street_cabinet	All kind of cabinets hosting equipment to operate different sorts of facilities. They can be encountered not only in the street but everywhere
man_made	surveillance	To mark places and buildings monitored by public or private camera.
man_made	survey_point	Triangulation pillars, geodetic vertices, and fixed equipment used by topographers (e.g. DGPS radio stations).
man_made	telescope	Telescope
man_made	tower	A tall and often lean building or structure e.g. telecoms. Please also add a `tower:type=` if possible. Also see `historic=` below.
man_made	wastewater_plant	Facilities used to treat wastewater (known as sewage in some countries).
man_made	watermill	traditional Watermill, mostly ancient and out of order.
man_made	water_tower	A tower to store water in, usually found on hills beside or in a town.
man_made	water_well	A water well is an excavation or structure created in the ground by digging, driving, boring or drilling to access groundwater in underground aquifers.
man_made	water_tap	A water tap is a man-made construction providing access to water and (usually) equipped with a valve.
man_made	water_works	A place where drinking water is found and applied to the local waterpipes network.
man_made	wildlife_crossing	Wildlife crossing
man_made	windmill	Windmill, mostly ancient and out of order, see `power=generator` in combination with `generator:source=wind` for modern wind turbines.
man_made	works	Industrial production plant aka factory.
building	yes	General tag for buildings – see `building=*` for more information.
man_made	user defined	All commonly used values according to Taginfo

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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.

Key	Value	Comment
military	airfield	A place where military planes take off and land.
military	ammunition	Military ammunition storage area.
military	bunker	Buildings, often build from concrete, to stand even heavier fire. Also WW2 pillboxes.
military	barracks	Buildings where soldiers live and work.
military	checkpoint	Place of a possible access to a restricted or secured area, where civilian visitors and vehicles will be controled by a military authority.
military	danger_area	Usually a large marked area around something like a firing range, bombing range, etc which can be an exclusion zone.
military	naval_base	A naval base
military	nuclear_explosion_site	Nuclear weapons test site
military	obstacle_course	A military obstacle course.
military	office	Military offices, e.g. general staff office, military recruitment office etc
military	range	Where soldiers practice with their weapons (firing, bombing, artillery, …).
military	training_area	An area where soldiers train and weapons or other military technology are experimented with or are tested.
military	user defined	All commonly used values according to Taginfo

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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. See the page titled Natural for an introduction on its usage.

Key	Value	Comment	Rendering
Vegetation or surface related
natural	wood	Woodland where timber production does not dominate use. Be aware of `landuse=forest`. For more detail, one can use `leaf_type=*`.
natural	tree_row	Line of trees.
natural	tree	Lone or significant trees.
natural	scrub	Uncultivated land covered with bushes or stunted trees.
natural	heath	Bare lower lying uncultivated land with bushes but little or no tree cover. Note. This is not for parks whose name contains the word "heath".
natural	moor	Upland areas, characterised by low-growing vegetation on acidic soils.	currently not rendered by mapnik
natural	grassland	Where vegetation is dominated by grasses (Poaceae) and other herbaceous (non-woody) plants, except for ornamental grass (see `landuse=grass`), mowing for hay, etc. (see `landuse=meadow`).
natural	fell	Habitat above tree line in alpine and subpolar regions, principally covered with uncultivated grass, low growing shrubs and mosses and sometimes grazed.
natural	bare_rock	An area with sparse or no vegetation, so that the bedrock becomes visible.
natural	scree	Unconsolidated angular rocks formed by rockfall and weathering from adjacent rockfaces.
natural	shingle	An accumulation of water-eroded rocks, usually pebbles and gravel, but sometimes larger.
natural	sand	Ground coverage of mostly silica particles, with no or very sparse vegetation. See `natural=beach` as well.
natural	mud	(Other languages) Undocumented tag. Have a look at `natural=wetland` + subtag `wetland=*`
Water related
natural	water	Lakes, etc.
natural	wetland	Waterlogged area (on Wikipedia).
natural	glacier	Areas (or peaks) covered with ice throughout the year.
natural	bay	A bay, a large body of water partially enclosed by land but with a wide mouth. (Other languages).
natural	beach	A beach, a flat area of sand, gravel or pebble next to water (Other languages).
natural	coastline	The mean high water spring line between the sea and land (with the water on the right side of the way.)
natural	spring	A place where ground water flows naturally from the ground (Other languages).
natural	hot_spring	A hot spring is a spring produced by the emergence of geothermally heated groundwater that rises from the Earth's crust.
natural	geyser	A geyser is a spring characterized by intermittent discharge of water ejected turbulently and accompanied by steam.
Landform related
natural	peak	Top of a hill or mountain (summit).
natural	volcano	A volcano, either dormant, extinct or active.
natural	valley	A valley.	currently not rendered by mapnik
natural	river_terrace	A river terrace.
natural	ridge	A ridge.	currently not rendered by mapnik
natural	arete	An arête, a thin, almost knife-like, ridge of rock which is typically formed when two glaciers erode parallel U-shaped valleys.	currently not rendered by mapnik
natural	cliff	A cliff, a significant vertical, or near vertical, rock exposure (leave the lower face to the right of the way.)
natural	saddle	The lowest point along a ridge or between two mountain tops
natural	rock	A notable rock or group of rocks with connection to the ground.	currently not rendered by mapnik
natural	stone	Freestanding stone; e.g., glacial erratic.	currently not rendered by mapnik
natural	sinkhole	A natural depression or hole in the surface topography.	currently not rendered by mapnik
natural	cave_entrance	The entrance to a cave.	Node:
natural	user defined	All commonly used values according to Taginfo

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Office

An office is a place of business where administrative or professional work is carried out. See the page titled Office for an introduction on its usage.

Key	Value	Comment
office	accountant	An office for an accountant.
office	administrative	Local authorities, administrative and supervising institutions that are not related to state government.
office	adoption_agency	A place where prospective parent/s may adopt a child or children.
office	advertising_agency	An advertising agency or ad agency or advert agency is a service based business dedicated to creating, planning, and handling advertising (and sometimes other forms of promotion) for its clients.
office	architect	An office for a architect.
office	association	An office of a non-profit organisation, society, e.g. student, sport, consumer, automobile, bike association, etc…
office	company	An office for a private company.
office	educational_institution	An office for an educational institution.
office	employment_agency	An office for a employment agency.
office	estate_agent	An office for a estate agent or realtor.
office	forestry	A forestry office.
office	foundation	An office for a foundation.
office	government	An office for a government agency or department.
office	guide	An office for tour guides, mountain guides, dive guides, etc.
office	insurance	An office for a insurance company or agent.
office	it	An office for an IT specialist.
office	lawyer	An office for a lawyer.
office	newspaper	An office for a newspaper.
office	ngo	An office for a non-governmental organisation.
office	notary	See `office=lawyer` above.
office	political_party	An office for a political party.
office	private_investigator	An office for a private investigator.
office	quango	An office for a quango (quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisation).
office	realtor real_estate_agent	See `office=estate_agent` above.
office	register	A register office / civil registry office. See also `amenity=register_office`.
office	religion	An office of an religion instance. For example: parish office. Use additionally `religion=` and `denomination=`.
office	research	An office for R&D.
office	tax	Fiscal authorities, tax and revenue office. Possible duplicate of office=government.
office	tax_advisor	Specialist preparing tax declarations for companies and individuals.
office	telecommunication	Telecommunication company office.
office	travel_agent	An office for a travel agent. See also `shop=travel_agency`.
office	water_utility	An office for a water utility company or water board.
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Places

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

Key	Value	Comment
Administratively declared places
place	country	See `boundary=administrative`, `admin_level=2`
place	state	See `boundary=administrative`, `admin_level=*` varies; may not be used in all countries.
place	region	See `boundary=administrative`, `admin_level=` varies; may not be used in all countries. For natural regions* other keys should be searched.
place	province	See `boundary=administrative`, `admin_level=*` varies; may not be used in all countries.
place	district	See `boundary=administrative`, `admin_level=*` varies; may not be used in all countries.
place	county	See `boundary=administrative`, `admin_level=*` varies; may not be used in all countries.
place	municipality	See `boundary=administrative`, `admin_level=*` varies; depending on the country a collection of arbitrary hamlets, villages and towns may form an administrative unit; sometimes members of a unit reform or join with another municipality as a result of political process. Within a municipality individual settlements are a lot less connected than those within a city, where they have grown connected over time.
Populated settlements, urban
place	city	The largest urban settlements in the territory, normally including the national, state and provincial capitals. These are defined by charter or other governmental designation in some territories and are a matter of judgement in others. Should normally have a population of at least 100,000 people and be larger than nearby towns. See `place=suburb` and `place=neighbourhood` on how to tag divisions within a city. The outskirts of urban settlements may or may not match the administratively declared boundary of the city.
place	borough	See `boundary=administrative`, depending on the country suburbs in larger cities are often grouped into administrative units called boroughs or city districts; using the value borough avoids name confusion in countries that declare districts within their states or counties.
place	suburb	A distinct section of an urban settlement (city, town, etc.) with its own name and identity. e.g. annexed towns or villages which were formerly independent, independent (or dependent) municipalities within a city or next to a much bigger town historical districts of settlements industrial districts or recreation areas within a settlements with specific names.
place	quarter	A named part of a bigger settlement where this part is smaller than a suburb and bigger than a neighbourhood. This does not have to be an administrative entity. The term quarter is sometimes used synonymously for neighbourhood.
place	neighbourhood	A named part of a `place=village`, a `place=town` or a `place=city`. Smaller than `place=suburb` and `place=quarter`. The term quarter is sometimes used synonymously for neighbourhood, but may also stand for borough or suburb and hence is often avoided in OSM. See Quarter_(urban_subdivision)
place	city_block	A named city block that is part of a `place=city`. See City_block
place	plot	A named plot is a tract or parcel of land owned or meant to be owned by some owner.
Populated settlements, urban and rural
place	town	A second tier urban settlement of local importance, often with a population of 10,000 people and good range of local facilities including schools, medical facilities etc and traditionally a market. In areas of low population, towns may have significantly lower populations. See `place=neighbourhood` and possibly also `place=suburb` on how to tag divisions within a town.
place	village	A smaller distinct settlement, smaller than a town with few facilities available with people traveling to nearby towns to access these. Populations of villages vary widely in different territories but will nearly always be less than 10,000 people, often a lot less. See `place=neighbourhood` on how to tag divisions within a larger village.
place	hamlet	A smaller rural community typically with fewer than 100-200 inhabitants, few infrastructure.
place	isolated_dwelling	Smallest kind of human settlement. No more than 2 households.
place	farm	A farm that has its own name. If the farm is not a part of bigger settlement use `place=isolated_dwelling`. See also `landuse=farmyard`
place	allotments	Dacha or cottage settlement, which is located outside other inhabited locality. This value is used mainly in Russia and other countries of the former Soviet Union, where a lot of such unofficial settlements exist
Other places
place	continent	One of the seven continents: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America
place	archipelago	Identifies the relation of an archipelago, which contains several islands and islets.
place	island	Identifies the coastline of an island (> 1 km²), also consider `place=islet` for very small islands
place	islet	Identifies an islet (< 1 km²).
place	locality	For an unpopulated named place.
place	User Defined	All commonly used values according to Taginfo
Additional attributes
population	Number	Number of inhabitants of the place. Among other things, it might be used in selecting which name to render at a given zoom level at what font size.
name	Text	To define the name of a place.
place_numbers	Number	Probably better to use the Karlsruhe Schema instead of this tag.
postal_code	Text	Probably better to use the Karlsruhe Schema instead of this tag.
addr:postcode	Text	Some communities are using this tag on places, areas, street relations, according Karlsruhe Schema instead of 'postal_code' tag.
reference_point	yes	Named landmarks used to identify locations (common in some countries).
is_in	Text	Optional. Rudimentary way to describe boundary hierarchies, e.g. `place=suburb`, `name=Eccleshall`, `is_in=Sheffield,South Yorkshire,England,UK`. If boundary polygons exist, it's usually not needed. Unless categorization is wrongly done by e.g. Nominatim.

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Power

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

Key	Value	Comment
power	plant	A place/industrial facility where power is generated. Individual generating units within the facility should be tagged as `power=generator`.
power	cable	A way following the path of underground cables, such as the local 0.4 kV network between transformer stations, distribution boxes and cable connection points, or sea cables. Not to be confused with non-power supply cables such as cables for telecommunication. May be combined with `voltage=`, `circuits=` and `location=*`.
power	converter	An HVDC converter converts electric power from high voltage alternating current (AC) to high-voltage direct current (HVDC), or vice-versa.
power	generator	A device used to convert power from one form to another. Use in combination with `generator:source=`, `generator:method=` and `generator:output=*`.
power	heliostat	A mirror of a heliostat device.
power	insulator	A device to protect a power line from grounding on supports
power	line	A way following the path of (overground) power cables. For minor power lines with poles and not towers, you may want to use `power=minor_line`. Useful combinations: `voltage=`, `cables=` and `wires=*`. Please see the respective feature pages for details.
power	minor_line	A way following the path of (overground) minor power cables, supported by poles and not towers/pylons. (This isn't quite so simple, as sometimes larger towers are replaced by smaller poles made with a stronger material; a better distinction might be based on voltage).
power	pole	For single (often wooden or concrete) poles carrying medium/low voltage electricity cables.
power	portal	Power supporting structure composed of vertical legs with cables between them attached to a horizontal crossarm
power	catenary_mast	A catenary mast supports system of overhead wires used to supply electricity to electricaly powered vehicle equipped with a pantograph.
power	substation	A tag for electricity substations. These provide voltage step-up/step-down, switching, conditioning, etc. Substations may be large facilities (up to several acres) for very high voltage transmission lines or just small buildings or kiosks near the street for low voltage distribution lines. Useful combinations: `voltage=`, `substation=` and `location=*`, see the feature page for details.
power	switch	A tag for electricity switches which are devices which allow operators to power up & down lines and transformer in substations or outside.
power	tower	For towers or pylons carrying high voltage electricity cables. Normally constructed from steel latticework but tubular or solid pylons are also commonly used. Should not be used for medium or low voltage electricity conductors carried on single wooden poles which might be tagged `power=pole`. See `power=tower` for detailed tagging of tower types.
power	transformer	A static device for transferring electric energy by inductive coupling between its windings. Large power transformers are typically located inside substations.
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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.

Key	Value	Comment
public_transport	stop_position	The position on the street or rails where a bus, tram or train stops.
public_transport	platform	The place where passengers are waiting for the transportation vehicle.
public_transport	station	A station where several buses or trains end their service. Used in combination with `building=yes` or `area=yes`.
public_transport	stop_area	The stop area is a relation that contains all elements of a train/subway/monorail/tram/bus/trolleybus/aerialway/ferry stop.
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Railway

This tag includes all kinds of railways ranging from heavily used mainline railways to an abandoned rail line. See the page titled Railways for an introduction on its usage.

Key	Value	Comment	Rendering	Photo
Tracks
railway	abandoned	The course of a former railway which has been abandoned and the track and infrastucture removed. The course may be still recognized through embankments, cuttings, bridges, tunnel and rolling or straight ways.	currently not rendered by mapnik
railway	construction	Railway under construction.
railway	disused	A section of railway which is no longer used but where the track and infrastructure remains in place. See the `disused:=` namespace for alternative tagging.
railway	funicular	Cable driven inclined railways. In many cases they serve touristic interest, giving easy access to spectacular mountain views.
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 kilometer).
railway	miniature	Miniature railways are narrower than narrow gauge and carry passengers. They can 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 trains. 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.
railway	preserved	A railway running historic trains, usually a tourist attraction (changed to preserved from preserved_rail as "rail" is redundant). Using `railway:preserved=yes` is an alternate method to mark railway as preserved.
railway	rail	Full sized passenger or freight trains in the standard gauge for the country or state.
railway	subway	A city passenger rail service running mostly grade separated (see Wikipedia:rapid transit).
railway	tram	One or two carriage rail vehicles, usually sharing motor road (Other languages).
Additional features
bridge	yes	If the railway goes over a street, waterway or other railway.
cutting	yes	A section where the railway is significantly lower than ground level.
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.
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	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 marshaling or maintenance yards.
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.
tunnel	yes	If the railway goes below ground. Should be always present on subways.
usage	main branch freight industrial military tourism	main line: heavy traffic branch line: connecting places with a mainline freight: freight service only industrial: servicing large plants (iron, chemical etc.), surface mining, … military: servicing military area tourism: most mountain rails (rack-rails, funicular) and preserved railways.
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 center) 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.
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`
railway	station	Railway station (stations have switches).
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.
Other railways
railway	buffer_stop	stops the train at the end of a track. see Buffer_stop.	currently not rendered by mapnik
railway	derail	a device used to prevent fouling of a rail track by unauthorized movements of trains or unattended rolling stock. See Derail_(railroad).	currently not rendered by mapnik
railway	crossing	A point where pedestrians may cross.	currently not rendered by mapnik
railway	level_crossing	A point where rails and roads cross.
landuse	railway	Ground used around railways and railway-stations.	same rendering as landuse=industrial, but without border (see above)
railway	signal	Any kind of railway signal.	currently not rendered by mapnik
railway	switch	Full Connections between railways (aka 'points').	currently not rendered by mapnik
railway	railway_crossing	Crossing rails with no interconnection.	currently not rendered by mapnik
railway	turntable	These are used for changing the direction that part of a train is pointing in.	: currently not rendered by mapnik :
railway	roundhouse	A semicircular building with many stalls for servicing engines.	Without building=: currently not rendered by mapnik With building=: same as building=*
railway	traverser	These are used for changing trains between railways. Also known as transfer table.	: currently not rendered by mapnik : currently not rendered by mapnik
railway	user defined	All commonly used values according to Taginfo	– – –	– – –

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Route

This is used to describe routes of all different kinds. See the page titled Relation:route for an introduction on its usage.

Key	Value	Comment
route	bicycle	Cycle routes explains how to tag cycle routes.
route	bus	The route a public bus service takes. See Buses.
route	canoe	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	fitness trail	Fitness trails consist of a path or course equipped with obstacles or stations distributed along its length for exercising the human body.
route	hiking	Hiking explains how to tag hiking routes.
route	horse	Horse routes
route	inline_skates	Inline has more information on the subject.
route	light_rail	S-Bahn routes
route	mtb	Mountain biking explains how to tag mtb routes.
route	nordic_walking	For nordic walking routes.
route	pipeline	For pipelines, pipeline markers, and pipeline stations.
route	piste	Route of a piste (e.g., snowshoe or XC-Ski trails) in a winter sport area.
route	power	where power lines use the same towers (the same way).
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	train	Train services (e.g., London-Paris Eurostar) See Railways.
route	tram	See Trams for more information on tagging tram services.
route	user defined	All commonly used values according to Taginfo.

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Shop

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

Key	Value	Element	Comment
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	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	deli		Shop focused on selling delicatessen (fine foods, gourmet foods), possibly also fine wine. Not to be confused with the US delis.
shop	dairy		Shop focused on selling dairy products.
shop	farm		Shop or roadside stand focused on selling freshly harvested farm produce
shop	greengrocer		Shop focused on selling vegetables and fruits.
shop	~~organic~~		Shop focused on selling organic food. Alternatively you can use the more versatile `organic=` in combination with a general `shop=` key (In this case: `shop=supermarket` or `shop=convenience`).
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	tea		Shop focused on selling tea.
shop	wine		Shop focused on selling wine. Also covered by `shop=alcohol`
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
Clothing, shoes, accessories
shop	baby_goods		Shop focused on selling objects for babies (clothes, prams, cots, toys).
shop	bag		Shop focused on selling bags.
shop	boutique		A small shopping outlet, especially one that specializes in elite and fashionable items
shop	clothes		Shop focused on selling clothes (other related value in use is fashion)
shop	fabric		Shop focused on selling fabric and other materials for the purpose of making clothes and other products, eg dress making.
shop	fashion		Shop focused on selling fashion.
shop	jewelry		Jewellers shops.
shop	leather		Shop focused on selling products made out of leather.
shop	shoes		Shop focused on selling shoes.
shop	tailor		Use `craft=tailor` instead.
shop	watches		Shop focused on selling watches.
Discount store, charity
shop	charity		A charity shop is a shop operated by a charity, for the purposes of fundraising.
shop	second_hand		A shop buying and selling used clothes and other things. See also `shop=pawnbroker`
shop	variety_store		A variety store retailer is a retail store that sells inexpensive items, sometimes with a single price point for all items in the store.
Health and beauty
shop	beauty		A non-hairdresser beauty shop, spa, nail salon, etc.. See also `shop=hairdresser`.
shop	chemist		Shop focused on selling articles of personal hygiene, cosmetics, and household cleaning products (for a shop that potentially dispenses prescription drugs, cf. pharmacy. U.S. drug store, see `amenity=pharmacy`)
shop	cosmetics		Shop focused on selling cosmetics
shop	~~drugstore~~	-	This tag is discouraged. Please use either `shop=chemist` (if they sell prescription-free drugs, cosmetics, household cleaning products, etc.) or `amenity=pharmacy` (if they offer prescription drugs).
shop	erotic		Shop focused on selling erotic toys, -clothes or other erotic stuff.
shop	hairdresser		Here you can get your hair cut, coloured, … See also `shop=beauty`
shop	hearing_aids		Shop focused on selling hearing aids devices
shop	herbalist		Shop focused on selling herbs, often for medical purposes. (See also: `healthcare:speciality=herbalism` and `healthcare=alternative`).
shop	massage		A massage shop
shop	medical_supply		Shop focused on selling medical supplies.
shop	nutrition_supplements		Shops that sells one or more nutritional supplements (of vitamins, minerals and/or herbs)
shop	optician		Shop focused on selling eyeglasses, contact lenses (may also check your eyes).
shop	perfumery		Shop focused on selling perfumery
shop	tattoo		A tattoo parlour.
Do-it-yourself, household, building materials, gardening
shop	bathroom_furnishing		Shop focused on selling bathroom furniture and accessories
shop	doityourself		Shop focused on selling tools and supplies to do-it-yourself householders, gardening, …
shop	electrical		Shop focused on selling electrical supplies and devices
shop	energy		Shop focused on selling energy
shop	florist		Shop focused on selling bouquets of flowers (see `shop=garden_centre` for potted flowers).
shop	garden_centre		Shop focused on selling potted flowers, maybe even trees (see also `shop=florist` for flower bouquets).
shop	garden_furniture		Shop focused on selling garden furniture (sheds, outdoor tables, gates, fences, ...). See `shop=garden_centre` if also plants are sold.
shop	gas		Shop focused on selling technical gas, such as argon, oxygen, acetylene, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, etc. in pressurized containers
shop	glaziery		Shop focused on selling and installing glazing for windows and doors.
shop	hardware		Shop focused on selling building supplies including screws, bolts & paints, … See also `shop=doityourself`
shop	houseware		Shop focused on selling crockery, cutlery, kitchenware, small household appliances.
shop	locksmith		Shop focused on selling keys, see also `craft=locksmith` and `craft=key_cutter`
shop	paint		Shop focused on selling paints.
shop	trade		Shop focused on selling one or more building supplies such as timber/wood, cement etc. See also `shop=doityourself`
Furniture and interior
shop	antiques		Shop focused on selling antiques.
shop	bed		Shop focused on selling mattresses and other bedding products.
shop	candles		Shop focused on selling candles and candle accessories (holders, etc)
shop	carpet		Shop focused on selling carpets
shop	curtain		Shop focused on selling curtains or drapes (see also `shop=fabric`)
shop	furniture		Shop focused on selling furniture, might range from small decorational items to a whole flat interior
shop	interior_decoration		Shop focused on selling interior decorations.
shop	kitchen		A shop where you can plan and buy your kitchen. (Sometimes called "kitchen studio" and the like, but plain kitchen is the most frequently used tag so far.)
shop	lamps		Shop focused on selling lamps.
shop	window_blind		Shop focused on selling window blinds.
Electronics
shop	computer		Shop focused on selling computers, peripherals, software, …
shop	electronics		Shop focused on selling consumer electronics (TV, radio, …). Larger ones may also sell computers, fridges, …
shop	hifi		Shop focused on selling High Fidelity or High End environment to listen music or watch films at home
shop	mobile_phone		Shop focused on selling mobile phones and accessories
shop	radiotechnics		Shop focused on selling electronic components, electrical products, radio measuring devices, supplies for radio and electronics.
shop	vacuum_cleaner		Shop focused on selling vacuum cleaners and associated products.
Outdoors and sport, vehicles
shop	bicycle		Shop focused on selling bicycles, bicycle equipment and may rent or repair them
shop	car		Car store – a place to buy cars or to get your car repaired
shop	car_repair		Shop focused on car repair (usually independent of a specific car brand).
shop	car_parts		Shop focused on selling auto parts, auto accessories, motor oil, car chemicals, etc.
shop	fishing		Shop focused on selling fishing equipment.
shop	free_flying		Shop focused on selling free flying equipment.
shop	hunting		Shop focused on selling gun and hunting equipment.
shop	motorcycle		Shop focused on selling motorcycles and/or related accessories, clothes, parts, repair and rental services.
shop	outdoor		Shop focused on selling camping, walking, climbing, and other outdoor sports equipment (GPSes, etc.)
shop	scuba_diving		Shop focused on selling scuba diving equipment.
shop	sports		Shop focused on selling sporting goods.
shop	tyres		Shop focused on selling tyres.
shop	swimming_pool		A store that sells swimming pool equipment and supplies.
Art, music, hobbies
shop	art		A private art gallery which sells works of art.
shop	craft		An arts and crafts supply store. Commonly sold items are paper, canvas, paint, pencils, crafting wood, crafting tools, etc. - look at `craft=*`
shop	frame		Shop focused on selling frames.
shop	games		Shop focused on selling board games, card games and/or role-playing games.
shop	model		Shop specialising in the sale of scale models.
shop	music		Shop focused on selling recorded music (vinyl/CDs/...)
shop	musical_instrument		Shop focused on selling musical instruments, lyrics, scores. If focused on a specific instrument, specify with musical_instrument=*
shop	photo		Shop focused on selling products or services related with photography.
shop	trophy		Store selling trophies, awards, plaques etc.
shop	video		Shop focused on selling or renting out videos/DVDs.
shop	video_games		Shop focused on selling video games.
Stationery, gifts, books, newspapers
shop	anime		Shop focused on selling anime stuff.
shop	books		Shop focused on selling books (for a library that lends books, see `amenity=library`)
shop	gift		Shop focused on selling gifts, greeting cards, or tourist gifts (souvenirs)
shop	lottery		A shop of which the main or only purpose is the sale of lottery tickets.
shop	newsagent		Shop focused on selling newspapers, cigarettes, other goods
shop	stationery		Shop focused on selling office supplies
shop	ticket		Shop focused on selling tickets for concerts, events, public transport, …
Others
shop	copyshop		Shop focused on selling photocopying and printing services.
shop	dry_cleaning		Shop or kiosk offering a clothes dry cleaning service. The actual cleaning may be done elsewhere.
shop	e-cigarette		Shop focused on selling electronic cigarettes.
shop	funeral_directors		Providing services related to funeral arrangements, may also be known as a "funeral parlour" or "undertakers".
shop	laundry		A shop to get your normal clothes washed. Might be self service coin operated, with service staff for drop off, …
shop	money_lender		A money lender offers small personal loans at high rates of interest.
shop	pawnbroker		A pawnbroker (or pawnshop) is an individual or business that offers secured loans to people. See also `shop=second_hand`
shop	pet		A shop for pets, animals and toys or food for them.
shop	pyrotechnics		Store of pyrotechnics: fireworks, firecrackers, sparklers etc.
shop	religion		Shop focused on selling religious articles, church shop. See also `religion=*`
shop	storage_rental		Business offering space for rent to store vehicles or goods like furniture for a longer period.
shop	tobacco		Shop focused on selling tobacco, cigarettes and their related accessories.
shop	toys		Shop focused on selling toys.
shop	travel_agency		Shop focused on selling tickets for travelling.
shop	vacant		Not an actual shop, of course. You may want to use this tag when a shop has been closed, to avoid confusing other mappers who may not know about this (please leave a `note=`). Plus, you can keep the corresponding object and simply edit it when a new shop opens on the same spot. May be confusing, a vacancy is not a shop and should not show up on maps as a shop. `disused:shop=` is an alternative
shop	weapons		Shop focused on selling weapons like knifes, guns etc.
shop	user defined		All commonly used values according to Taginfo

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Sport

This is used to provide information about which sports are placed on a facility such as a pitch or stadium. It is intended to be used in conjunction with tags landuse=* or leisure=*. See the page titled Sport for an introduction on its usage.

Key	Value	Comment	Photo
sport	9pin	Nine-pin bowling (Also known as kegeln in German) is a bowling game played primarily in Europe with only nine pins. Useful combination: `amenity=bar;pub;restaurant` and `leisure=bowling_alley` See Also: `sport=10pin;bowls;horseshoes`
sport	10pin	Ten-pin bowling is a sport in which a player, or "bowler" rolls a bowling ball down a lane with the objective of scoring points by knocking down as many pins as possible. In Canada, the United States, United Kingdom and Australia, the game is commonly referred to as just "Bowling". Useful combination: `amenity=bar;pub;restaurant` and `leisure=bowling_alley` See Also: `sport=9pin;bowls;horseshoes`
sport	american_football	American football is a sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. Useful combination: `leisure=pitch;stadium;sports_centre` See Also: `sport=rugby_league;rugby_union;soccer`, or `sport=australian_football;canadian_football` The ambiguous `sport=football` tag is sometimes confused with this one.
sport	aikido	Aikido is a Japanese martial art by blending with the motion of the attacker and redirecting the force of the attack rather than opposing it head-on. Useful combination: `amenity=dojo` See Also: `sport=judo;taekwondo`
sport	archery	Archery is the art, practice, or skill of propelling arrows with the use of a bow. Useful combination: `leisure=pitch;stadium;sports_centre` - Indicating that Archery is the sport the facility or area is intended for. See Also: `sport=shooting;fencing`
sport	athletics	Track and field athletics is a collection of sports which combines various athletic contests based on the skills of running, jumping, and throwing. Track and field is often categorised under the umbrella sport of athletics, which also includes road running, cross country running, and race walking. Useful combination: `leisure=track;pitch;stadium` See Also: `sport=running;cycling`
sport	australian_football	Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, footy, Aussie rules, or AFL is a sport played between two teams of eighteen players on the field of either an Australian football ground, a modified cricket field, or a similarly sized sports venue. Useful combination: `leisure=pitch;stadium;sports_centre` See Also: `sport=soccer;american_football;canadian_football`
sport	base	BASE jumping, is an activity that employs an initially packed parachute to jump from fixed objects. "B.A.S.E." is an acronym that stands for four categories of fixed objects: buildings, antennas, spans, and earth. A more down to earth approach to parachuting. Useful combination: `building=`, `man_made=`, `bridge=`, `natural=cliff` See Also:* `sport=cliff_diving;free_flying;paragliding`
sport	badminton	Badminton is a racquet sport played by singles or in teams of two, who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court (pitch) divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net. Useful combination: `leisure=pitch;sports_centre` See Also: `sport=tennis;paddle_tennis;table_tennis`
sport	bandy	Bandy is a team winter sport played on ice, in which skaters use sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal. The sport has common background with association football, ice hockey and field hockey. The bandy field is about the same size as a football pitch. It is played on ice like ice hockey. Useful combination: `leisure=pitch;stadium;sports_centre`, `surface=` See Also:* `sport=ice_hockey;soccer;field_hockey`
sport	baseball	Baseball is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of nine players on a field (pitch or stadium) each who take turns batting and fielding. Useful combination: `leisure=pitch;stadium;sports_centre`, `surface=` See Also:* `sport=cricket`
sport	basketball	Basketball is a sport played by two teams of five players on a rectangular court. Played indoors or outdoors Useful combination: `leisure=pitch;stadium;sports_centre`, `surface=` See Also:* `sport=volleyball;handball`
sport	beachvolleyball	Beach volleyball is a team sport played by two teams of two players on a sand court divided by a net. Useful combination: `leisure=pitch;beach_resort;sports_centre`, `natural=sand;beach`, `surface=sand` See Also: `sport=volleyball;handball`
sport	billiards	Cue sports, also known as billiard sports, are a wide variety of games of skill generally played with a cue stick which is used to strike billiard balls, moving them around a cloth-covered billiards table bounded by rubber cushions. Useful combination: `leisure=bowling_alley`, `amenity=bar;pub;restaurant` See Also: `sport=darts;10pin;horseshoes`
sport	bmx	BMX or Bicycle motocross is a cycle sport performed on BMX bikes, either in competitive BMX racing or freestyle BMX, or else in general on- or off-road recreation. Useful combination: `leisure=track;pitch;sports_centre`, `surface=earth`, `length=`, `lanes=`, `surface=` See Also:* `sport=cycling`
sport	bobsleigh	Bobsleigh, Luge, or Bobslede is a winter sport in which teams of two or four make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sled. Useful combination: `leisure=track;sports_centre`, `surface=` See Also:* `sport=toboggan`, Piste Maps, OpenPisteMap, Winter sports
sport	boules	Boules (Pétanque, lyonnaise, bocce, and bocce volo) is a group of games in which the objective is to throw or roll heavy balls as close as possible to a small target ball. DO NOT USE this old style combined with the tag `type=` when describing the type of game. This is meant to specify the type of relations. Useful combination:* `leisure=pitch;sports_centre`, `surface=`, For game type use `boules=petanque;lyonnaise;bocce` See Also:* `sport=bowls;pelota;10pin`, `sport=9pin;horseshoes`
sport	bowls	Bowls or lawn bowls is a sport in which the objective is to roll biased balls so that they stop close to a smaller ball called a "jack" or "kitty". It is played on a pitch which may be flat (for "flat-green bowls") or convex or uneven (for "crown-green bowls"). It is normally played outdoors (although there are many indoor venues) and the outdoor surface is either natural grass, artificial turf, or cotula (in New Zealand). Useful combination: `leisure=pitch;stadium;sports_centre`, `surface=` See Also:* `sport=boules;pelota;10pin`, `sport=9pin;horseshoes`
sport	boxing	Boxing (pugilism, prize fighting, the sweet science or in Greek pygmachia) is a combat sport played in a boxing ring in which two people engage in a contest of strength, speed, reflexes, endurance, and will, by throwing punches with gloved hands against each other. Useful combination: `leisure=stadium;sports_centre;pitch`, `surface=` See Also:* `sport=aikido;fencing;athletics`
sport	canadian_football	Canadian football (CFL) is a form of gridiron football played in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play called a pitch. In Canada, the term football may refer to Canadian football and American football collectively, or either sport specifically, depending on context. Useful combination: `leisure=pitch;stadium;sports_centre` and `surface=` See Also:* `sport=american_football;australian_football;rugby_league`, `sport=soccer;rugby_union`
sport	canoe	Canoe and Kayak are a narrow human-powered boats, primarily designed to be manually propelled by means of a paddle for the use of racing, whitewater canoeing, touring and camping, freestyle, and general recreation. The intended use of the canoe dictates its hull shape and construction material. Useful combination: `landuse=recreation_ground`, `leisure=sports_centre`, `amenity=canoe_hire;boat_rental`, `club=`, `shop=` See Also: `sport=water_ski;swimming;surfing`
sport	chess	Chess is a two-player strategy board game played on a chessboard. The intended use is for big chess-boards in the open air. Useful combination: `leisure=pitch;picnic_table` See Also: `club=chess`
sport	cliff_diving	Non-competitive diving is jumping from a cliff or a rock into water. Such non-competitive diving can occur indoors and outdoors. Outdoor diving typically takes place from cliffs or other rock formations either into fresh or salt water. However, man-made diving platforms are sometimes constructed in popular swimming destinations. Outdoor diving requires knowledge of the water depth and currents as conditions can be dangerous. Useful combination: `natural=cliff`, `height=`, `depth=`, `tidal=`, `surface=`, `note=` See Also:* `sport=climbing;swimming`
sport	climbing	Rock climbing marks elements to represent natural climbing sites (climbing areas, sectors, crags, halls, frozen waterfalls, etc.) or artificial climbs (Climbing walls, Indoor climbing, etc.). Useful combination: `landuse=recreation_ground`, `leisure=sports_centre`, `surface=` See Also:* `name=`, `ele=`, `website=`, `url=`, `opening_hours=`, `fee=`
sport	climbing_adventure	Climbing Adventure often called "Adventure Park", "Ropes Courses", "Climbing Adventure", "Zip-line", or "Treetop Adventure", can be used for the recreational sport when people get mountain hiking accessories and try to climb, walk or otherwise move on prebuilt wires and other objects high above on the trees using continuous safety measures. These are usually open for everyone including kids and do not require special abilities apart from good physical condition. Useful combination: `landuse=recreation_ground`, `leisure=sports_centre` See Also: `sport=climbing`
sport	cockfighting	Cockfighting is a common spectator sport in many countries between two roosters (cocks), held in a ring called a cockpit. Useful combination: `leisure=pitch` for informal rings.
sport	cricket	Cricket is a bat-and-ball sport contested by two teams, usually of eleven players, each on a large grass Cricket pitch. Played on a large circular or oval-shaped grassy Cricket field ground. Useful combination: `leisure=pitch;stadium;sports_centre`, `landuse=recreation_ground`, `surface=` See Also:* `sport=baseball`
sport	~~cricket_nets~~	This is not a sport! No not use this tag. Instead consider using `leisure=pitch`, `sport=cricket`, `barrier=fence`
sport	croquet	Croquet is a sport or game that is played between two or more players embedded on a small grass playing court or pitch which involves hitting plastic or wooden balls with a mallet through hoops (often called "wickets" in the United States). Useful combination: `leisure=pitch;stadium;sports_centre`, `landuse=recreation_ground`, `surface=` See Also:* `sport=field_hockey`
sport	curling	Curling is a sport in which players slide stones on a sheet of ice towards a target area which is segmented into four concentric rings. It is related to bowls, boules and shuffleboard. Indicating that curling is the sport the facility is intended for. Useful combination: `leisure=pitch;stadium;sports_centre` See Also: `sport=ice_stock;bowls;boules`, `surface=*`
sport	cycling	Cycling, also called bicycling, Mountain biking or biking, is the use of bicycles for transport, recreation, or for sport. Useful combination: `leisure=track;stadium;sports_centre`, `surface=*`
sport	darts	Darts is a form of throwing game in which small missiles are thrown at a circular target (dartboard) fixed to a wall. Useful combination: `amenity=bar;pub;restaurant`, `leisure=bowling_alley` See Also: `sport=billiards;10pin;horseshoes`
sport	~~diving~~	DO NOT USE THIS TAG, as it is ambiguous. See: `sport=diving` Instead use: `sport=cliff_diving` is the means for "jumping from a rock" or the Olympic discipline Diving. `sport=scuba_diving` is the means for "swimming under the water".
sport	dog_racing	Greyhound racing being the most common type of this sport. There are other sports that involves dog racing, such as Dogsled, Dachshund, Dog scootering, Lure coursing, and Skijoring racing. Useful combination: `leisure=track;stadium;sports_centre`, `surface=` See Also:* `sport=horse_racing`
sport	equestrian	Equestrianism sports involving the skill of riding horses. See also Riding. Often associated internationally with show jumping and dressage, but also including endurance riding, eventing, reining, tent pegging, vaulting, polo, horse racing, driving, rodeo and more. See also `sport=horse_racing`
sport	fencing	Fencing is the martial art of fighting with blades. The most common version of fencing today, also called olympic fencing or competitive fencing, is divided into three weapon categories: foil, sabre (spelled saber in the United States) and épée. Classical fencing uses the same three weapons, but approaches fencing as a martial art. Useful combination: `leisure=pitch;stadium;sports_centre`, `surface=` See Also:* `sport=boxing;wrestling`
sport	field_hockey	Field hockey is a team sport of the hockey family. Players use sticks made out of wood or fiber glass to hit a round, hard, rubber like ball. The game can be played on a grass field or a turf field as well as an indoor board surface. Useful combination: `leisure=pitch;sports_centre;stadium` See Also: `sport=ice_hockey;ice_skating`
sport	~~football~~	DO NOT USE THIS TAG, as it is ambiguous. See: Football Instead use: `sport=soccer;rugby_league;rugby_union`, or `sport=american_football;australian_football;canadian_football`, etc...
sport	free_flying	Hang gliding and/or Paragliding that is a foot launched aircraft, without motorisation. Paragliding/Hanggliding/... takeoff, landings, towing, etc. and related amenities and properties
sport	gaelic_games	Gaelic games such as Hurling, Gaelic Football, Camogie, predominantly played in Ireland. For tagging individual games under this category see the tag page.
sport	golf	Golf for golf courses, use `leisure=golf_course`
sport	gymnastics	Gymnastics
sport	handball	Handball
sport	hapkido	Hapkido is a dynamic and highly eclectic Korean martial art. It is a form of self-defense that employs joint locks, grappling and throwing techniques of other martial arts, as well as kicks, punches, and other striking attacks. Useful combination: `amenity=dojo` See Also: `sport=aikido;judo;taekwondo`
sport	~~hockey~~	Hockey Disambiguous. See `sport=hockey`. Instead consider other tags. For example: For Ice hockey Use: `sport=ice_hockey` For Field hockey Use: `sport=field_hockey` For Roller hockey Use: `sport=roller_hockey` Join the Talk:Tag:sport=hockey discussion about how to indicate the type of hockey. For Street hockey Use: `sport=street_hockey` Join the Talk:Tag:sport=hockey discussion about how to indicate the type of hockey.
sport	horseshoes	Horseshoes
sport	horse_racing	Horse racing. It has been proposed that this page or section be merged with `sport=equestrian`
sport	ice_hockey	Ice Hockey is a team sport played on ice in which two teams of skaters use sticks to shoot a hard rubber hockey puck into their opponent's net to score points. Useful combination: `leisure=ice_rink;stadium;sports_centre` See Also: `sport=field_hockey;ice_skating`
sport	ice_skating	Ice skating is a sport or pastime by moving on ice while using ice skates. Useful combination: `leisure=ice_rink;sports_centre;pitch` See Also: `sport=ice_hockey;roller_skating` The disambiguous `sport=skating` tag is sometimes confused with this one.
sport	ice_stock	Ice stock sport, also known as Bavarian Curling, is a winter sport, somewhat similar to Curling. In German, it is known as Eisstockschießen Useful combination: `leisure=pitch;stadium;sports_centre` See Also: `sport=curling`
sport	judo	Judo
sport	karting	Kart racing. When used together with `highway=raceway` then please add also `area=no`, otherwise the raceway is not rendered. See also `sport=motor;motocross`
sport	kitesurfing	Kitesurfing
sport	korfball	Korfball
sport	model_aerodrome	Radio-controlled aircraft
sport	motocross	Motocross is a form of motorcycle racing held on enclosed off-road circuits. See also `sport=motor;karting`
sport	motor	Motorsport. See also `sport=karting;motocross`
sport	multi	Use this to indicate that that this pitch can be used to practise different kinds of sport. This is a shortcut to indicate that several unspecified sports are catered for, while you might instead use a semi-colon separated list of sports as a value (to be more precise)
sport	netball	Netball is a sport played by two teams on a rectangular court.
sport	obstacle_course	Obstacle course. A series of challenging physical obstacles an individual or team must navigate usually while being timed.
sport	orienteering	Orienteering. Navigation sport with Map and compass.
sport	paddle_tennis	Paddle tennis
sport	parachuting	Parachuting or skydiving take-off or landing site
sport	paragliding	Paragliding. Paragliding take-off or landing site
sport	pelota	Pelota. Spanish Group name for a number of ball games (Baseball, Basque pelota, Bocce, Jai alai, Valencian pilota).
sport	racquet	Racquetball. Group name of sports that are played with a racquet
sport	rc_car	Radio-controlled car
sport	roller_skating	Roller skating is a sport or recreational activity by travelling on surfaces with roller skates. See Also: `sport=ice_skating;skateboard;field_hockey` The disambiguous `sport=skating` tag is sometimes confused with this one.
sport	rowing	Rowing
sport	rugby_league	Rugby league. One of the two codes of rugby football, split from rugby union in 1895, along with subsequent rule changes
sport	rugby_union	Rugby union. Rugby union is a full contact team sport, a form of football which originated in England in the early 19th century.	100px
sport	running	Running
sport	~~safety_training~~	Safety Training. To ensure that people are aware of their surrounding hazards and can respond appropriately in an emergency. The definition of this tag is unclear (self defense training? workplace health and safety training? vehicle driving training?,...) and the classification as 'sport' is questionable. See also this poll.
sport	sailing	Sailing
sport	scuba_diving	Scuba diving
sport	shooting	Shooting sport See also `sport=archery`
sport	~~skating~~	Disambiguous. See `sport=skating`. Instead consider other tags. For Ice skating Use: `sport=ice_skating` For Roller skating Use: `sport=roller_skating`
sport	skateboard	Skateboard
sport	skiing	Skiing. This tag isn't well documented, and it's usage is unclear. It is recommended to use the Proposed features/Piste Maps Project for things related to skiing
sport	soccer	Soccer. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, a team sport played between two teams of eleven players. Note: While called "football" (fussball, fotball, …) in many countries, and by the International Olympic Committee, it is best to tag it as "soccer" to avoid confusion with other usages of "football"
sport	surfing	Surfing
sport	swimming	Swimming
sport	table_tennis	Table tennis
sport	table_soccer	Table Soccer or Table Football, also known as Foosball, Fussball, Kicker, or Tecball, is a table-top game and sport based off association football (soccer). Useful combination: `amenity=pub;bar;restaurant` See Also: `sport=soccer;table_tennis;billiards`, `leisure=amusement_arcade;adult_gaming_centre`, `club=table_soccer`
sport	taekwondo	Taekwondo
sport	tennis	Tennis
sport	toboggan	Toboggan. public sledding run; see also Piste Maps (piste:type=sled, piste:difficulty=advanced, piste:lit=yes)
sport	volleyball	Volleyball
sport	water_polo	Water polo. It can happen in a `leisure=swimming_pool` or in a multi-purpose water body (s.a. a canal).
sport	water_ski	Waterskiing either on a cable ski course, or pulled by a boat. Requires `area=yes/no` on closed ways, to distinguish between closed-loop cables and areas.
sport	weightlifting	Olympic weightlifting
sport	wrestling	Wrestling
sport	user defined	All commonly used values according to Taginfo

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Tourism

This is used to map places and things of specific interest to tourists. For example these may be places to see, places to stay and things and places providing support. See the page titled Tourism for an introduction on its usage.

Key	Value	Comment
tourism	alpine_hut	Alpine hut or a mountain hut is a remote building positioned in the mountains designed to provided lodging accommodation for mountaineers, climbers and hikers. The access is usually restricted to foot, mountain bike or ski. Typically, these are operated by an Alpine Club or a similar organisation.
tourism	apartment	This stands for a holiday apartment or holiday flat which is a place that can be rented for holiday purposes. They do not offer services like receptions, bars or breakfast like a hotel or a guesthouse would, although, normally these include a cooking facility. This tag can be applied to a building accommodating one or more holiday flats. It may be similar to the tag `tourism=chalet` where these are found more as single houses in mountain regions, whereas, apartment is often found in villages, and in buildings with several flats.
tourism	attraction	Attraction or tourist attraction is a general place of interest for visitors. Typically used for its natural or historical significance. This tag is often used in combination with other tags such as `historic=`, `building=`, `amenity=*`.
tourism	artwork	Artwork is used to tag public pieces of art. Typically, these are outdoors.
tourism	camp_site	Campsite, camp ground or camping pitch is an area where people can temporarily use a shelter, such as a tent, camper van or sometimes a caravan. Typically, the area is spilt into "pitches" or "sites".
tourism	caravan_site	Caravan site, caravan park or RV park is an area where people with caravans, motorhomes, recreational vehicles can stay overnight, or longer, in allotted spaces known as "pitches" or "sites". They usually provide facilities including toilets, waste disposal, water supply, power supply etc.
tourism	chalet	Chalet is a type of accommodation used in the hospitality industry to describe one or more detached cottages with self-contained cooking facilities and/or bathroom and toilet facilities. This is not to be confused with the Swiss term for a type of wood house, use the tags `building=cabin` or `building=yes` instead. Similar to `tourism=apartment`, the tag apartment is often found in villages, and in buildings with several flats, while the tag chalet is found more as single houses in mountain regions.
tourism	gallery	Art gallery or art museum is an area or typically a building that displays a variety of visual art exhibitions; The most common exhibits being paintings, contemporary art or photography. This is not to be confused with `tourism=museum`.
tourism	guest_house	Guest houses, similar to a Hostel, provides lodging accommodation without a hotel license that is typically owner-operated. They usually offer a private room served with breakfast, but the staff is not convenient around-the-clock. These range from custom-built guest houses to family-based homes, frequently refer to as a bed and breakfast.
tourism	hostel	Hostels provide inexpensive accommodation, typically with them having shared bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchens, and lounges.
tourism	hotel	Hotels provide accommodation for guests with usually numbered rooms. Some facilities provided may include a basic bed, storage for clothing and additional guest facilities may include swimming pool, childcare, and conference facilities.
tourism	information	Information, visitor center or centre, visitor information center or tourist information center is an information source for tourists, travellers and visitors. To additionally describe the kind of information use the tag `information=*`.
tourism	motel	Motel is an abbreviation which is shortened by the term "motor hotel". It's an establishment that provides accommodation designed for motorists usually on a short-term basis, with convenient parking for motor cars at or close to the room.
tourism	museum	Museum is an institution which has exhibitions on scientific, historical, artistic, or cultural artifacts. Typically these are open to the public as a tourist attraction.
tourism	picnic_site	Picnic site is an area that is suitable for eating outdoors and may have a number of facilities within it. For example they might include: toilets, water taps for drinking or cleaning, BBQ grills, benches, table with benches (picnic tables) and covered structures for bad weather. They also may be used on a grassy area that is popular for picnics.
tourism	theme_park	Theme park or amusement park is an area where entertainment is provided by rides, game concessions, etc., catering to large numbers to people. For example: Disneyland, Magic Kingdom, Universal Studios Florida, Europa Park, and Ocean Park.
tourism	viewpoint	Viewpoint, also known as a overlook, observation point, lookout, viewing point, scenic area or vista point is a place for visitors, often high, with good a scenery view of the surrounding countryside or notable buildings.
tourism	wilderness_hut	Wilderness hut or backcountry hut is a remote building, with generally a fireplace, intended to provide temporary shelter and sleeping accommodation. See also Bothy
tourism	zoo	Zoo is an abbreviation for a zoological garden or park that has confined animals on display for viewing by the public.
tourism	yes	To add tourist interest to something described by other tags.
tourism	user defined	All commonly used values according to Taginfo

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Waterway

This is used to described different types of waterways. When mapping the way of a river, stream, drain, canal, etc. these need to be aligned in the direction of the water flow. See the page titled Waterways for an introduction on its usage.

Key	Value	Element	Comment
Natural watercourses
waterway	river		For narrow rivers which will be rendered as a line. For larger rivers see also `waterway=riverbank` (Other languages).
waterway	riverbank		Used for larger rivers in addition to `waterway=river`, to define an area between the opposite riverbanks. See `water=river` for alternative tagging.
waterway	stream		A naturally-formed waterway that is too thin to be classed as a river. An active, able-bodied person should be able to jump over it if trees along it aren't too thick.
waterway	~~wadi~~		A natural, dry (ephemeral) riverbed that contains water only during times of heavy rain or simply an intermittent stream, in semi-arid areas. Also known as a "Wash" in the deserts of America. It has been recommended to stop using this tag. For intermittent waterways use waterway=river/waterway=stream + intermittent=yes. For valleys natural=valley.
waterway	~~drystream~~		Dry stream bed - negative forms of erosion relief formed by the activity of temporary streams. Don't use this tag. For intermittent waterways use waterway=stream + intermittent=yes. For valleys use natural=valley.
Man made waterways
waterway	canal		An artificial open waterway used for transportation, waterpower, or irrigation.(Other languages).
waterway	drain		An artificial waterway for carrying storm water or industrial discharge.
waterway	ditch		A small to moderate depression created to channel water.
Facilities
waterway	dock		An 'enclosed' area of water used for building or repairing ships.
waterway	boatyard		Boat yard – a place for constructing, repairing and storing vessels out of the water.
Barriers on waterways
waterway	dam		A wall built across a river or stream to impound the water. A dam normally does not have water flowing over the top of it.
waterway	weir		A barrier built across a river, sometimes to divert water for industrial purposes. Water can still flow over the top.
waterway	waterfall		A waterfall, use in combination with `natural=cliff`
waterway	lock_gate		To mark the position of gates at each end of a lock. Alternatively, for smaller locks use a single `lock=yes` node in the middle of the lock.
Other features on waterways
waterway	turning_point		A place to turn the driving direction for vessels, where the boats are longer than the river/canal is wide. Use `maxlength=*` to denote the maximum length of the vessel.
waterway	water_point		This tag is for ports/marinas where you can get large amounts of potable water. Deprecated. See wiki page.
Some additional attributes for waterways
intermittent	yes		Indicates that the waterway does not have a permanent flow (i.e. is sometimes/often dry).
seasonal	yes, spring, summer, autumn, winter, wet_season, dry_season		Indicates that a waterway has a seasonal (yearly cyclic) flow.
lock	yes	()	A lock is used for moving boats between waterways at two different levels. Can tag either the section of the way between the gates (detailed) or just a single node in the waterway (less detailed).
mooring	yes, private, no		A length of bank where boats are explicitly permitted to moor. `maxstay=*` should be used for timing information.
service	transportation, water_power, irrigation		A `waterway=canal` may have one (or more; separate with semicolons) uses.
tunnel	culvert	()	For streams passing under a road in culverts use `tunnel=culvert`+`layer=-1` on the section of stream passing under the road. Don't use either of these tags for streams passing under bridges.
waterway	user defined		All commonly used values according to Taginfo

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Additional properties

Addresses

This is used to provide postal information for a building or facility. See the pages titled Addresses and addr=* for an introduction on its usage.

Key	Value	Comment
Tags for individual houses
addr:housenumber	user defined	The house number (may contain letters, dashes or other characters). Addresses describes ways to tag a single building with multiple addresses. Please do not only tag `addr:housenumber=`, but also add at least `addr:street=` or `addr:place=*` for places without streets (or map the belonging to a street with a relation using associatedStreet relation or street relation.)
addr:conscriptionnumber	user defined	This special kind of housenumber relates to a settlement instead of a street. Conscription numbers were introduced in the Austrio-Hungarian Empire and are still in use in some parts of Europe, sometimes together with street-related housenumbers which are also called orientation numbers.
addr:housename	user defined	The name of a house. This is sometimes used in some countries like England instead of (or in addition to) a house number.
addr:street	user defined	The name of the respective street. A way with `highway=` and the corresponding name should be found nearby. The belonging to a street can alternatively be represented by a associatedStreet relation or street relation. The keys `addr:housenumber=` and `addr:street=` in principle are the only necessary ones if there are valid border polygons. If you are not sure if it is so, just add `addr:city=`, `addr:postcode=` and `addr:country=`.
addr:place	user defined	This is part of an address which usually refers to some territorial zone, island or building. Should not be used with the tag `addr:street=*`.
addr:postcode	user defined	The postal code of the building/area. Some mappers prefer to use `boundary=postal_code`
addr:flats	user defined	Marking numbers of flats behind door.
addr:city	user defined	May or may not be a clone of `is_in:city=*` (in some places the city in the address corresponds to the post office that serves the area rather than the actual city, if any, in which the building is located)! The name of the city as given in postal addresses of the building/area.
addr:country	user defined	The ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 two letter country code in upper case. Example: "DE" for Germany, "CH" for Switzerland, "AT" for Austria, "FR" for France, "IT" for Italy. Caveat: The ISO 3166-1 code for Great Britain is "GB" and not "UK".. See also: `is_in:country=*`
addr:full	user defined	Use this for a full-text, often multi-line, address if you find the structured address fields unsuitable for denoting the address of this particular location. Examples: "Fifth house on the left after the village oak, Smalltown, Smallcountry" or "1200 West Sunset Boulevard Suite 110A". Beware that these strings can hardly be parsed by software.
For countries using hamlet, subdistrict, district, province, state
addr:hamlet	user defined	The hamlet of the object.
addr:suburb	user defined	If an address exists several times in a city. You have to add the name of the settlement. See Australian definition of suburb.
addr:subdistrict	user defined	The subdistrict of the object.
addr:district	user defined	The district of the object.
addr:province	user defined	The province of the object. For Canada, uppercase two-letter postal abbreviations (BC, AB, ON, QC, etc.) are used
addr:state	user defined	The state of the object. For the US, uppercase two-letter postal abbreviations (AK, CA, HI, NY, TX, WY, etc.) are used.
Tags for interpolation ways
addr:interpolation	all/even/odd/ alphabetic	How to interpolate the house numbers belonging to the way along the respective street. See detailed description.
addr:interpolation	Number	Every nth house between the end nodes is represented by the interpolation way.
addr:inclusion	actual/estimate/potential	Optional tag to indicate the accuracy level of survey used to create the address interpolation way. See detailed description.

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Annotation

Providing further information about tag values for other mappers and in some cases also for users. See the page titled Annotations for an introduction on its usage.

Key	Value	Comment
attribution	User defined	Attribution to originator if required
comment	User defined	Comment. Usually a description of a changeset primarily for other mappers. See `note=*` for nodes, ways and relations.
description	User defined	Text that might be viewable to the end user (perhaps using a search system or a map with pop-ups)
email	User defined	E-Mail address associated with an object
fax	User defined	Fax number associated with an object
fixme	User defined	A description to yourself or to other mappers of a (possible) error in the map
image	URL	Reference to an image (use the `source_ref=*` key below when the image is referencing the source of the element)
note	User defined	A note to yourself or to other mappers.
phone	User defined	Telephone number associated with an object
source	User defined	Indicates the source of some information added to OpenStreetMap.
source	extrapolation	Extension of information from a known source
source	historical	From out-of-copyright mapping or other historical document
source	image	Photograph or video
source	knowledge	Local or common knowledge
source	survey	Track from GPS unit (usually GPX fomat) or other physical survey; suggested addition - `survey:date=YYYY-MM-DD`
source	voice	Voice recordings; e.g., dictaphone
source:name	User defined	Source used to gather name information; e.g., for street names
source:ref	User defined	Reference data source; e.g., for road numbers
source_ref	User defined	To record the URI, source reference (e.g., Landsat) or other link to physical sources
todo	User defined	A text note to yourself or another mapper describing how the particular element can be improved
url	URL	URL associated with an object. Use more meaningful keys like `website=`, `image=` or `wikipedia=*` where applicable!
website	URL	Official website of an object
wikipedia	Language and article title	Wikipedia article associated with an object

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Name

The name tag is the primary tag used for naming a Element. See the page titled Names for an introduction on its usage.

Key	Value	Comment
name	User Defined	The common default name. (Note: For disputed areas, please use the name as displayed on e.g. street signs for the name tag. Put all alternatives into either localized name tags (e.g. name:tr/name:el) or the variants (e.g. loc_name/old_name/alt_name). Thank you.)
name:<lg>	User Defined	Name in different language eg. name:fr=Londres. See: Multilingual names
name_1	User Defined	Alternative names. e.g. name_2, name_3,... Optionally combined with a language code as above. Usually only used when the alternative names do not fit in a single `name=*` key.
name:left and name:right	User Defined	Used when a way has different names for different sides (f.e. a street that's forming the boundary between two municipalities).
alt_name	User Defined	another name or names by which the feature is known e.g. name=Field Fare Road and alt_name=Fieldfare Road, or name=University Centre and alt_name=Grad Pad
alt_name:<lg>	User Defined	Alternative name in different language eg. alt_name:fr=Londres. See: Multilingual names
alt_name_1	User Defined	Additional alternative names. e.g. alt_name_2, alt_name_3,... Optionally combined with a language code as above. Usually only used when the alternative names do not fit in a single `alt_name=*` key. Similar to name_1 but less frequent.
int_name	User Defined	International name (note: consider using language specific names instead, e.g. name:en=... - see above – International does not (necessarily) mean English)
loc_name	User Defined	Local name
nat_name	User Defined	National name
official_name	User Defined	It has been created for country names but we need a clarification for other cases between "name", "int_name", "loc_name" and "official_name". Example: `official_name=Principat d'Andorra` (where "name" is `name=Andorra`)
old_name	User Defined	Historical name
old_name:<lg>	User Defined	Old name in different language eg. old_name:fr=Londres. See: Multilingual names
reg_name	User Defined	Regional name
short_name	User Defined	Common abbreviation, useful for searching (recognized by Nominatim)
sorting_name	User Defined	name, used for correct sorting of names — This is only needed when sorting names cannot be based only on their orthography (using the Unicode Collation Algorithm with collation tables tailored by language and script, or when sorted lists of names are including names written in multiple languages and/or scripts) but requires ignoring some parts such as: ignoring leading articles, or lowering the relative importance of first names cited before a last name, ignoring the generic part of a street name when it occurs before the specific name (e.g. in French with "rue", "boulevard", "place", etc.), all of them being ignored at the primary sort level and not easily inferable by a preprocessing algorithm.

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Properties

This is used to give additional information of a general nature about another element.

Key	Value	Comment	Rendering
area	yes	Means a feature that is normally linear is an area. You should not add this to features that are already defined as an area type.
bridge	yes / aqueduct / viaduct / cantilever / movable / covered / …	A bridge, use together with the tag `layer=`. Value yes* is generic, or you can specialize.
charge	amount	Used for specifying how much is charged for use/access to a facility. See `toll=` or `fee=`.
covered	yes	Used to denote that a node, way or area is covered by another entity (or in some cases the ground), when the use of layers is inappropriate, or additional clarification is needed.	Various, depending on the covered entity
crossing	no / traffic_signals / uncontrolled / island / unmarked / unknown	Further refinement for nodes already tagged with `highway=crossing` or `railway=crossing`
cutting	yes / left / right	A cut in the land to carry a road or tram. Mostly in hilly landscape. See Cutting on Wikipedia
disused	yes	For features that are useful for navigation, yet are unused. See `abandoned=*` if infrastructure is removed.
drive_through	yes / no	Used to indicate if a pharmacy, bank, atm, or fast_food, or post_box offers drive_thru service. `drive_through=` is different than `drive_in=`}
drive_in	yes / no	Used to indicate if a cinema is a drive-in cinema or a restaurant offers drive-in service. `drive_in=` is different than `drive_through=`
electrified	contact_line / rail	Indicates infrastructure to supply vehicles with electricity on rail tracks
ele	Number	Elevation (also known as altitude or height) above mean sea level in metre, based on geoid model EGM 96 which is used by WGS 84 (GPS). (see also Altitude)
embankment	yes	A raised bank to carry a road, railway, or canal across a low-lying or wet area. See Embankment on Wikipedia
end_date	Date	Date feature was removed
est_width	Number	A rough guess of the width of way in metres
fire_object:type	poo / szo	Potentially dangerous and socially significant objects
fire_operator	Name	Fire station, which serves the object
fire_rank	1bis / 2 to 5	Rank fire, defined for a particular object
frequency	Number	Frequency in Hz
inscription	User Defined	The full text of inscriptions, which can be found on buildings, memorials and other objects.
internet_access	yes / wired / wlan / terminal / no	This tag is for indication that a map entity such as a building, a shop, restaurant, etc. offers internet access to the public, either as a paid service or even for free.
layer	-5 to 5	0: ground (default); -1..-5:under ground layer; 1..5 (not +1):above ground layer This is intended to indicate actual physical separation, shouldn't be used just to influence rendering order.
leaf_cycle	evergreen / deciduous / semi_evergreen / semi_deciduous / mixed	Describes the phenology of leaves
leaf_type	broadleaved / needleleaved / mixed / leafless	Describes the type of leaves
location	underground / overground / underwater / roof / indoor	Location
narrow	yes	Relative indication that a way (waterway, highway, cycleway) gets narrower.
nudism	yes / obligatory / no / customary / permissive	Indicates if the described object provides the possibility of nudism
opening_hours	24/7 or mo md hh:mm-hh:mm. (read described syntax)	opening_hours describes when something is open.
operator	User Defined	The operator tag can be used to name a company or corporation who's responsible for a certain object or who operates it.
start_date	Date	Date feature was created
service_times	see opening_hours	Times of service of a given feature e.g. church service
tactile_paving	yes /no	Indicate if a specific place can be detected or followed with a blindman's stick.
tidal	yes	Area is flooded by the tide
tunnel	yes	A tunnel, use together with a tag `layer=*`.
toilets:wheelchair	yes / no	States if a location has a wheelchair accessible toilet or not.
wheelchair	yes / no / limited	Indicates if a place is accessible using a wheelchair.
width	Number	Width of way in metres
~~wood~~	~~coniferous / deciduous / mixed~~	Applies to `landuse=forest` and `natural=wood` detailing the sort of trees found within each landuse. Makes most sense when applied to areas. Be careful : this tag is now deprecated, please use instead `leaf_cycle=*`

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References

This is used to add reference information for an element.

Key	Value	Comment
iata	User Defined	IATA International airport codes
icao	User Defined	ICAO International airport codes
int_ref	User Defined	International reference (eg E 30)
lcn_ref	User Defined	The number of the local cycle network
loc_ref	User Defined	Local reference
nat_ref	User Defined	National reference
ncn_ref	User Defined	The number reference (eg 54) of a National Cycle Network route.
old_ref	User Defined	Historical reference
rcn_ref	User Defined	The number of the regional cycle network.
ref	User Defined	The common default reference (eg M25, in Germany always with space eg A 5)
reg_ref	User Defined	Regional reference
source_ref	User Defined	To record the URI, source reference (eg Landsat) or other link to physical sources.

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Restrictions

This is used to define restrictions that apply to the associated element. See the page titled Restrictions for an introduction on its usage.

Key	Value	Comment
Vehicle types
access	agricultural / delivery / designated / destination / forestry / no / official / permissive / private / unknown / yes	General access permission. agricultural – Only for agricultural traffic delivery – Only when delivering to the element. designated – A preferred or designated route for a specific vehicle type or types. Not compulsory but often marked by a traffic sign destination – Used for ways in designated local traffic areas, where traffic should only enter if its destination is within the area forestry – Only for forestry traffic no – No access for the general public. Consider using another tag indicating who can use the element official – The way is dedicated to a specific mode of travel by law. Usually marked by traffic signs and exclusive. In Germany use is also compulsory. clarification needed permissive – Open to general traffic until such time as the owner revokes the permission which they are legally allowed to do at any time in the future. private – Only with permission of the owner on an individual basis unknown – No information provided on access. This is the default value for most features with a general assumption that access is allowed for all purposes yes – The public has an official, legal right of access, i.e. it's a right of way (default value)
agricultural	yes / no	Access permission for agricultural vehicles, e.g. tractors.
atv	For values see access above	Access restricted to wheeled vehicles 1.27m (50 inches) or less in width, for example ATV
bdouble	For values see access above	Access permission for Road Train B-double. A B-double (B-Train) consists of a prime mover towing a specialised trailer (known as a "lead" or "A"-trailer) that has a fifth-wheel mounted on the rear towing another semi-trailer, resulting in two articulation points.
bicycle	For values see access above + dismount	Access permission for bicycles. Usage of `bicycle=dismount` and `bicycle=no` will vary in different countries. If according to local traffic rules a bicycle is no longer seen as a bicycle when there's no one driving it, then there's no need for using `bicycle=dismount`. If the local legislation still sees an undriven bicycle as a bicycle then you may need to use both `bicycle=dismount` and `bicycle=no`.
boat	For values see access above	Access permission for small boats and pleasure crafts, including yachts
emergency	yes	Access permission for emergency motor vehicles; e.g., ambulance, fire truck, police car
foot	For values see access above	Access permission for pedestrians.
forestry	yes / no	Access permission for forestry vehicles, e.g. tractors.
goods	For values see access above	Access permission for light commercial vehicles (LCV) or goods vehicles of category N1 with a maximum allowed mass of up to 3.5 tonnes. In the USA, combined weight 26,000 lbs or less.
hazmat	For values see access above	Access permission for vehicles carrying hazardous materials.
hgv	For values see access above	Access permission for Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGV) (UK), e.g. for goods vehicles of category N2 and N3 (trucks, lorries) with a maximum allowed mass over 3.5 tonnes. In the USA, combined weight 26,001 lbs or greater.
horse	For values see access above	Access permission for horse riders.
inline_skates	yes / no	Access permission for Inline Skates
lhv	For values see access above	Access permission for Longer Heavier Vehicle (LHV), e.g. for vehicles with 6 axles and can carry up to 44 metric tons
mofa	For values see access above	Access permission for mofas
moped	For values see access above	Access permission for mopeds
motorboat	For values see access above	Access permission boats and yachts using motor
motorcar	For values see access above	Access permission for (motor) cars
motorcycle	For values see access above	Access permission for motorcycles
motor_vehicle	For values see access above	Access permission for any motorized vehicle
psv	For values see access above	Access permission for Public Service Vehicles (UK), e.g. buses and coaches
roadtrain	For values see access above	Access permission for Road train, A road train consists of a relatively conventional tractor unit, but instead of pulling one trailer or semi-trailer, the road train pulls two or more of them.
ski	For values see access above	Access permission for skiers
tank	For values see access above	Access permission for (military) tanks
vehicle	For values see access above	Access permission for all vehicles
4wd_only	yes	A road signed as only suitable for 4WD (offroad) vehicles
Other
charge	Number	Amount of toll or fee. See `toll=*` as well
maxheight	Height	Height limit – units other than metres should be explicit
maxlength	Length	Length limit – units other than metres should be explicit
maxspeed	Speed	Maximum speed – units other than km/h should be explicit
maxstay	Number	Maximum stay, in units given (hour/hours/day/days)
maxweight	Weight	Weight limit – units other than tonnes should be explicit
maxwidth	Width	Width limit – units other than metres should be explicit
minspeed	Speed	Minimum speed – units other than km/h should be explicit
noexit	yes	A dead end road/cul de sac with only one access road
oneway	yes / no / -1	`oneway=yes` for traffic direction same as the sequence of nodes of the way. `oneway=no` for bidirectional traffic. `oneway=-1` for traffic direction opposite to the sequence of nodes of the way (if the way cannot be reversed). Some road types are assumed to be one-way (e.g. `highway=motorway`), others are assumed to be two-way (most others).
Relation:restriction		Used for a set of tags and members to represent a turn restriction.
toll	yes	Toll or fee must be paid to access way. See also `barrier=toll_booth`
traffic_sign	city_limit	Start/end sign of city limits, in most countries implies a specific "city maxspeed".