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description

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Description
The description tag is adding a short readable description about anything Edit this description in the wiki page. Edit this description in the data item.
Group: annotations
Used on these elements
may be used on nodesmay be used on waysshould not be used on areasmay be used on relations
Status: approvedPage for proposal

Summary

This tag is for adding ext that might be viewable to the end user. This might be using a search system or a map with pop-ups. It is recommended that the text be kept short; a few words or perhaps one to three sentences at most. Longer information can be provided by tagging a link to Wikipedia or other external website.

Status; Part of Map Features

Examples

historic=monument name=First Fleet Monument description=This is where the first colonial settlement fleet to Australia landed in 1741.

highway=footway description=Muddy in wet weather description:bicycle=Ridable along most of the way but has sections with tree roots

See Also

note for adding notes to yourself and your fellow mappers.

website for providing a link to a general external website. This NOT (yet) part of Map Features.

wiki for providing a wikipedia.org link. This NOT (yet) part of Map Features.