Proposal:Transport modes

Transport modes and features
Proposal status:	Abandoned (inactive)
Proposed by:	Vovanium
Tagging:	transport=* Data item
Applies to:	node/line/area/relation
Definition:	Defining transport modes
Statistics:
Rendered as:	different
Draft started:	2009-09-10

Proposal

Tagging

Tag	Applied to	Meaning
transport=<transport mode list>		Tagged object is related to specified transport modes. Use semicolon (;) separated list of modes if it have shared usage.
route_ref:<transport mode>=*		List of routes served.
route=<transport mode>		Transport mode for route

Transport modes

This tag provide unified way to mark type of transport systems (transport modes), especialy for public transport. It is proposed for tagging all types of facilities, routes, land uses.

Keyword	Transport mode	National equivalents	Traditional tagging
Rail transport
rail	Common railways		railway=*
train	Train (common for routing specific trains)		railway=*
long distance train	Long distance trains, often with berths	ru:Поезд дальнего следования	railway=*
local train	Local (commuter) train	ru:Электричка	railway=*
highspeed train	High speed long distance train, commonly with only sitting accomodations.	fr:TGV ru:"Сапсан"	railway=*
narrow gauge	Narrow gauge railway		railway=narrow_gauge
children's railway	Railway, mainly narrow gauge equal to or under 1000mm, where teenagers learn railway professions.
subway	Mainly underground urban railway Underground/Subway/Metro etc.	de:U-Bahn ru:Метро	railway=subway
rapid transit	Overground (or just other than subway) urban railway.	de:S-Bahn	railway=subway
light rail	Light (urban) railway.		railway=light_rail
tram	Tram		railway=tram, railway=tram_stop
highspeed tram	Highspeed tram (using dedicated ways) if differ from light railways.
monorail	Monorail		railway=monorail
suspended monorail	Suspended monorail
maglev	Magnetic levitation highspeed or monorail
funicular	Funicular		railway=funicular
Road public transport
bus	Bus	ru:Автобус
long distance bus	Long distance (intercity) bus	ru:Междугородний автобус
minibus	Light public bus or van
share taxi	Sort of minibus	ru:Маршрутное такси
trolley	Trolleybus
taxi	Taxi
Water transport
ferry	Passenger ferry
car ferry	Ferry, carriying passengers and cars
train ferry	Train ferry
riverboat	Riverboat
hydrofoil	Express hydrofoil boat
hovercraft	Hovercraft, typically all the year round type river transport
ocean liner	Ship, carrying passengers through large seas and oceans
cruise ship	Ship for pleasure voyages
Aerial transport
Use values from aerialway=*.
Air transport
aircraft	Aircraft
helicopter	Helicopter
airship	Airship (dirigible)
gev	Ground effect vehicle	ru:Экраноплан

Rationale

Currently there is no common way to tag transport modes, but many ad-hoc methods. Know are:

• Railway-related tags: railway=rail, railway=tram/railway=tram_stop, railway=monorail, railway=narrow_gauge and so on. This method allow specify type of lines but other facilities such as stations, depots are still not differetiated.
• Road transport related tags: highway=bus_stop and others, which are very specific for such facilities.
• Water transport: only ferries covered yet.
• Routes: route=* is considered to be used only with routes and are not applicable in other cases.

This tag key divide object type and transport mode definitions. Tag structure come more regular, so this makes tag processing, mantaining, extending much easier.

This scheme is almost backward compatible instead of such ones that suggest new series of tags for another transport mode. For further backward compatibility traditional tags, which are replaced by this scheme may be made assuming new tag combinations (e.g. railway=tram assume transport=tram and railway=rail).

Also transport mode names may be used as parts of tag names:

<tag>:<transport mode>=<value>

For example: route_ref:bus=1;2;3 route_ref:tram=10,20,30

Feel free to add more transport modes while in draft mode.