Michigan

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Michigan, United States

latitude: 44.34, longitude: -85.58

Browse map of Michigan ^{44°20′24.00″ N, 85°34′48.00″ W}

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Michigan is a state in the United States at latitude 44°20′24.00″ North, longitude 85°34′48.00″ West.

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OpenStreetMap Michigan
Meetings
When:	Second Wednesday each month from 7pm – 8pm ET
Where:	https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Michigan#Events (map)
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Events

OpenStreetMap Michigan Meetup

Second Wednesdays of each month from 7pm – 8pm ET.

Join the Google Meet via web or app: https://meet.google.com/wyx-snms-atv
- meet.google.com Code: wyx-snms-atv
Or, join by phone ‪(US) +1 414-909-6139‬ (PIN: 142 616 397‬#)

Past Topics

Mapping Rivers
- Should river banks be mapped using the technique shown here waterway=riverbank. If so, should the riverbank be a part of the river's relation?
- Should the rivers Name only exist on the Relation? Or, on the riverbank and every segment of river way?
- See the Grand River 10716343 10716343 and the Huron River 12366431 12366431 as examples of the different riverbank mapping schemes.

The consensus was yes, river banks be mapped using the technique shown here waterway=riverbank and they should be part of the river's relation.

How to reconcile the three points that should be in the same location (two monuments points and the corner of the townships) in the Meridian-Baseline State Park.

The consensus was to merge the mysterious and inaccurate survey marker with the historical marker and average the locations from GPS traces and Mapillary imagery.

Forums

Email

Michigan Capital Area OSM Google Group listserv and forum (Local list)
talk-us email list (USA shared list)

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To Do

Ongoing

Frequently welcome new mappers with the OpenStreetMap Welcome Tool.
Map all Michigan/Cities.
Map all Michigan/Counties.
Map all Michigan/Highways.
Map all State of Michigan/Parks.
Map all Michigan/Trails; dry, wet and muddy.
Organised Editing/Activities/Resolve linting issues in Michigan: Mapbox project to identify and fix island highways and impossible angle highways in Michigan.

Suggestions

Possibly, utilize http://tasks.openstreetmap.us/ for delegating mapping tasks.
Use public data to map State Forest Lands (see Talk-us listserve thread on the matter).
Tackling the formatting of the Telephone and Faxes in Maproulette - there are around 3k numbers to convert to the international standard format.
Verify and Maintain WikiData links in Michigan - https://osm.wikidata.link/search?q=michigan (searching by smaller administrative territories recommended ie County, city, etc)
Utilize Pic4Review

Common Tagging Schemes

This is intended to function as a cheat sheet for mapping common features found in Michigan. Follow the links for detailed instructions. Please update any that no longer match their state of the art.

Amenities

Amphitheater amenity=theatre + theatre:type=amphi
Disc Golf Course leisure=disc_golf_course + sport=disc_golf
Little Free Library amenity=public_bookcase + brand=Little Free Library + ref=#
Food - Food establishmebent tagging is not always clear cut.
- Bar - amenity=cafe Similar to a Pub, but louder. Think sports bar. If they sell food, add cuisine=*.
- Cafe amenity=cafe Consider using Fast Food or Restaurant, if the meals are substantial.
- Fast Food amenity=fast_food Any place meals are ordered and served without waitstaff.
- Restaurant amenity=restaurant Any place meals are ordered and served by waitstaff.
- Pub amenity=pub Similar to a Bar, yet quieter. Think Kelly's. If they sell food, add cuisine=*.
Pavilion amenity=shelter + shelter_type=picnic_shelter
Playground An area tagged as leisure=playground
Sledding hill leisure=playground + playground=sledding

Places

Houses = Often, Michigan houses will be building=detached. For other options see the list at building=house.
Apartment Complexes = a point within or way surrounding the complex with landuse=residential + residential=apartments + name=* Could also add tags like addr:housenumber=* + addr:street=*
Parks = For city or village parks tag a point or area as leisure=park. For other public lands see below.
Neighborhood = a point within or surrounding way place=neighborhood + name=*
Shopping Center = a point or way surrounding the area with landuse=retail + name=* Could also add tags like addr:housenumber=* + addr:street=*

Public Lands

Current status tracked at Michigan/Parks.

Use tags found at United States/Public lands. In general, the boundary of a State Park will be tagged as:

boundary=protected_area
protect_class=21
protection_title=State Park
name=* Official name on the sign.
ownership=state
owner=State of Michigan, Department of Natural Resources
addr:house_number=*
addr:street=*
phone=*
website=*
wikidata=*
wikipedia=*

Park amenities should be tagged using the US National Park Service Tagging Guidelines.

Pedestrian ways

Sidewalks / Footways

Unless explicitly prohibited bicycles are allowed on footways in Michigan and should be tagged as follows:

For routing and accuracy, where physically connected, be sure to connect the way to roads, driveways, and parking aisles. Add a crossing=* node where appropriate.

Where bicycles are prohibited remove the "bicycle" tag (bicycle=no is implied).

When signed for bicycles change to bicycle=designated, add foot=designated and segregated=no.

If it is signed only for bicycles, it would be a highway=cycleway.

If a sidewalk/footway/path is separate from the road it is preferred that it is mapped as such, but can quickly be mapped to enable routing using sidewalk=separate.

Paths / Trails

See Michigan/Trails for current state of mapping Michigan trails.

Multi-use paths (like the Lansing Rivertrail):

highway=path
bicycle=designated
foot=designated
segregated=no
surface=paved.
Some sections could also use flood_prone=yes.

Paths/Sidewalks only for bicycles (rare in Michigan):

Woodland trail:

highway=path
foot=designated

Woodland trail, bicycles allowed:

Long trails should be mapped as a route relation using the following tags. Then add the trail and other related object this relation.

type=route
route=bicycle
network=rcn
name=*
ref=* Initials of the trail.
from=*
to=*
operator=*
website=*

Bicycles

Please try to follow the Bike-Ottawa Tagging Guide when tagging bicycle features.
Be careful not to tag a narrow shoulder with a fog line as a bicycle lane (shoulders as wide as a car should be tagged with shoulder=*). A true bicycle lane will be wide enough, based on speed of the road, and be marked as such. See the regulations.
We are looking good on:
CycleStreets is a UK-wide cycle journey planner system, which lets you plan routes from A to B by bike. It is designed by cyclists, for cyclists, and caters for the needs of both confident and less confident cyclists.
PlacesForBikes is a program that helps quickly build and connect great places to ride. Then we measure their benefits: More people riding more safely makes communities better places to live, work and play.
- PlacesForBikes Rating System
- PeopleForBikes OpenStreetMap Tagging Guidelines
Two popular bicycle map renderers are the mobile app OsmAnd and the interactive map website CyclOSM (now available on OpenStreetMap.org.

Water; Lakes, Rivers, Streams, Creeks, Drains

See Michigan/Trails state of water trail mapping.

Use the natural=water scheme for mapping bodies of water.

Rivers should be tagged following the instructions at waterway=*. Wide rivers should also have their riverbanks mapped as shown at water=river. Long rivers should have a route. Though it should be possible to move most of the tags to the Route, it is best to also have the name on the larger sections of the waterway.

Water trails should be tagged as a route relation using the following. Where appropriate, add the waterway, access points and objects directly related to the relation.

Other water related tags schemes:

Boat launch, place a leisure=slipway point at the waters edge, at the end of a service road.
Canoe, kayak and other paddlecraft access sites usually have a way leading to a point on the waters edge, tagged as whitewater=put_in;egress + whitewater:put_in;egress=* pier / steps / ground + description=*. To designate one as handicap accessible, add the tag wheelchair=yes.
Portages are ways leading between put_in/egress points, tagged as whitewater=portage_way.
Low head dams, like in Lansing, are ways with the high side on the left tagged as waterway=weir.
General hazard = waterway=hazard.
Fish ladder = waterway=fish_pass.
Boat/ Canoe/ Kayak rental = amenity=boat_rental + canoe_rental=* + kayak_rental=*.
Docks = man_made=pier + floating=* + highway=footway + surface=* + area=yes
Boat store = shop=boat + boat:type=*
For mapping other canoe / kayak / SUP / paddle craft interests, use whitewater=* tags (until better named tags have wider support).

The Android app OsmAnd has a Boat profile for viewing, planning routes on and navigating waterways. To show whitewater/paddlecraft objects, open Plugins > enable Nautical map view. Switch to the Boat profile then, Configure map > Routes > check the box for Whitewater sports.

Though it is best to never tag only for the renderer, this XML file describes how OsmAnd currently renders nautical features.

Bus

Rail

See Michigan/Railroads for current state of mapping Michigan railroads.

Motorcar

Charging Station = amenity=charging_station

Highway

The current status of our highway mapping is found on the page Michigan/Highways.

As OpenStreetMap is used more and more for routing, by even fully autonomous vehicles, it is important to accurately map roadways. Here are helpful links for mapping key areas:

Mapbox: Mapping for navigation
maxspeed=* + maxspeed:type=sign
Lanes
When possible, to accurately map the center of the roadway, capture and use GPS traces as aerial imagery often has an offset.

Use the same relation tagging scheme for Michigan State Highways as for Interstate Highways Relations, except use network=US:MI, US:MI:BUSINESS, US:MI:DOWNTOWN, US:MI:FUTURE. Don't give the relation a name=* unless the entire state highway has exactly that name all the way.

Until all renderers fully support highway relations, it is probably also a good idea to tag ref=M xx on the ways making up the relation.

Highway Classification

See United States Highway Classification for the most up to date information on this topic.

The primary language and terms of OSM is UK English, which can be confusing. Use the table below to properly categorize streets in the area. Some effort has been made to cross-reference the National Functional Classification (NFC) numbers found using the State of Michigan NFC Map to the equivalent OpenStreetMap highway type. Please edit any errors, or start a discussion accordingly.

Highway Types
State's NFC name (#)	OSM Type	Description
Interstate (1), Other freeways (2)	`highway=motorway`	Limited access freeway with interchanges. Access via on/off ramps with merge lanes, divided road of at least 2 lanes each direction. Called "Freeway." Speed limits generally 55 MPH or higher. Examples; 127, I96, I69, 496
Other Principal Arterials (3)	`highway=trunk`	Rural: Nearly a freeway. Example, 127 North of St Johns. Urban: May have cross traffic, but traffic flow on the trunk always has the right of way (except at red traffic lights). Speed limits usually 45 MPH or higher. Example, Saginaw Highway east of East Lansing. Note, this is unrelated to our similarly named "State Trunkline" which the State of Michigan defines as, "all roads under MDOT jurisdiction, including all Interstate routes, US routes, M routes, Interstate business loops and spurs, US business routes, M business routes, connector routes, and unsigned state trunkline in Michigan."
Minor Arterials (4)	`highway=primary`	Rural: When tempted to tag a rural road as "trunk", it is probably an OpenStreetMap "primary" highway. Examples; M 52, M 99, M 100, M 115. Urban: Three lanes or more each traffic direction. 35 MPH or faster. Handles large volumes of traffic. (Any or all of these). Examples Saginaw and Oakland through Lansing.
Major Collectors (5)	`highway=secondary`	Rural: The next class of roadway off a primary. Urban: Two lanes of traffic each direction. 35 MPH or faster. Medium-high traffic volumes. Examples; Cedar Street and MLK in Lansing.
Minor Collectors (6)	`highway=tertiary`	Rural: If not sure, consider "unclassified", "residential", or "service". Urban: Lower traffic volumes on wide streets, or higher traffic volumes on narrow ones. Examples; Mt. Hope, Jolly, Okemos, Willow, Creyts, Meridian
Local (7)	`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. For instance, minor country roads, often linking villages and hamlets. (The word 'unclassified' is a historical artifact of the UK road system and does not mean that the classification is unknown; you can use highway=road for that). Examples; Washington, College, Farm Lane, Freiermuth, Dobie.
Local (7)	`highway=residential`	Roads which serve as an access to housing, without function of connecting settlements. Often lined with housing. Single traffic lane each direction, may also be oneway=yes. Usually 25 MPH or slower. May have traffic bumps and other "traffic calming" measures. Examplesl apartment complexes, neighborhood roads
Local (7)	`highway=service` to define a service way in more detail add `service=*` service=driveway service=parking_aisle service=alley service=emergency_access service=drive-through	For access roads to, or within an industrial park, 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.
	Highway link	Short connecting ways, like highway or round-a-bout entrances and exits and "Michigan turns".

Ways Under Construction

To flag a way as under construction use Conditional restrictions. Given an end date the restriction should be inert if forgotten, but it would be best to set a reminder to remove this tag when no longer needed.

All access:conditional=no @ (2021 Aug 1-2021 Nov 30)
Cars, trucks, motorcycles, etc. access:motorcar:conditional=no @ (2021 Aug 1-2021 Nov 30)
Bicycles access:bicycle:conditional=no @ (2021 Aug 1-2021 Nov 30)
Pedestrians access:foot:conditional=no @ (2021 Aug 1-2021 Nov 30)

Known Data Sources

Do not copy from sources which do not have a compatible copyright license. When in doubt, it is better to gather your own data.

NGO and other sources

Federal Data

Work by federal employees and the published data should be public domain, but always double check. https://www.usgs.gov/core-science-systems/ngp/board-on-geographic-names/domestic-names

State of Michigan

State data is not like US Federal data and may be subject to copyright restrictions, review the licenses and if in doubt verify. There are processes for approval for verifying permission being granted for use in OSM where data may be restricted. Take a look at import Getting Permission.

Other Michigan Maps

Reminder: Do not copy from sources which do not have a compatible copyright license. When in doubt, it is better to gather your own data.