OSM tags for routing/Telenav
Wherever more than one key is listed, the first is used by default, and the others as fallback in the order listed.
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Way types
These are the way types we consider when building our internal graph representation of the OSM data. Note that way types are listed in approximate order of importance.
| OSM tag | Car Routing | Pedestrian Routing | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| highway=motorway | yes | no | |
| highway=motorway_link | yes | no | |
| highway=trunk | yes | yes | |
| highway=trunk_link | yes | yes | |
| highway=primary | yes | yes | |
| highway=primary_link | yes | yes | |
| highway=secondary | yes | yes | |
| highway=secondary_link | yes | yes | |
| highway=residential | yes | yes | |
| highway=residential_link | yes | yes | |
| highway=service | yes | yes | No through traffic |
| highway=tertiary | yes | yes | |
| highway=tertiary_link | yes | yes | |
| highway=road | yes | yes | |
| highway=track | yes | yes | |
| highway=unclassified | yes | yes | |
| highway=undefined | yes | yes | |
| highway=unknown | yes | yes | |
| highway=living_street | yes | yes | No through traffic |
| highway=private | yes | yes | No through traffic |
| highway=footway | no | yes | |
| highway=pedestrian | no | yes | |
| highway=steps | no | yes | |
| highway=bridleway | no | no | |
| highway=construction | no | no | |
| highway=cycleway | no | no | |
| highway=path | no | no | |
| highway=bus_guideway | no | no | |
| route=ferry | yes | yes |
Routing
Attributes
| OSM tag | Car Routing | Pedestrian Routing | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| oneway=yes | yes | no | Also true/1/no/false/-1 values |
| oneway=reversible | no | no | |
| junction=roundabout | yes | no | Infer Clockwise Direction Of Flow |
| maxspeed=* | no | no | Speed Limit (assume kph except where mph given) |
| bridge=yes | yes | yes | Also true/1/viaduct |
| tunnel=yes | yes | yes | Also true/1 |
| surface=paved | yes | yes | No Speed Penalty. Also cobblestone/asphalt/concrete |
| surface=unpaved | yes | yes | Speed Penalty. Also dirt/grass/mud/earth/sand |
| surface=* | yes | yes | Speed Penalty (all other values) |
| access=private | yes | yes | Entry/exit only access |
| access=no | no | no | No public access |
Relations
| OSM tag | Car Routing | Pedestrian Routing | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| type=restriction | Turn restrictions (see below) |
Turn restrictions
Telenav follows the conventions for Turn Restrictions as described on the OpenStreetMap wiki. We use both 'simple' turn restrictions that follow the way-node-way pattern, as well as 'via' turn restrictions that use the way-way-[...]-way pattern as described on the wiki.
Directions
Attributes
| OSM tag | Car Routing | Pedestrian Routing | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| lanes=* | yes | number | |
| name=* | yes | yes | Street Name (Official). Also official_name / int_name / name:en / nat_name |
| name_1=* | yes | yes | Street Name (Alternate). Also reg_name / loc_name / old_name |
| ref=* | yes | yes | Route network and number, but information from parent Route Relations has priority, see below. Also int_ref=* / nat_ref=* / reg_ref=* / loc_ref=* / old_ref=* |
Relations
| OSM tag | Car Routing | Pedestrian Routing | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| type=route | Determine route number / name (see below) |
Route Relation Use
Telenav relies on route relations as the primary source for determining the road network and number (I-80, US-6, etcetera), following the conventions set out on the OpenStreetMap wiki page.