Tag:tourism=information
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Information for tourists and visitors, including information offices ![]() |
Group: Tourism |
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Status: de facto |
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An information source for tourists, travellers and visitors. May include:
- Tourist information centres and offices.
- Map boards, such as town maps, site maps, hiking and other sport trail maps.
- Informational boards specifically for tourists.
- Informational boards showing details about local history, wildlife etc.
How to map
Add a node or draw an area
, depending on the type of facility. Tag the node or area with tourism=information and information=* (see below). Other useful tags:
- name=*
- description=*
Values
Information
Key | Value | Element | Comment | Rendering | Photo |
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information | office | ![]() ![]() |
An office where you can get information about a town or region. | ||
information | visitor_centre | ![]() ![]() |
A place where you can get information about a specific attraction or place of interest. | ||
information | board | ![]() |
A board with information. To describe it closer, have a look at board_type=*. | ||
information | terminal | ![]() |
A information terminal provides information access via electronic methods. Mostly it is combined with access to the internet. (see internet_access=*) | ||
information | audioguide | ![]() |
A place where you can get information using headphones or a mobile phone. | ||
information | map | ![]() |
A board with a map. To specify the type or shown details, have a look at map_type=* and map_size=* in Tag:information=map. To describe the access to the shown routes use the access-keys e.g hiking=yes, bicycle=yes or ski=yes. | ||
information | tactile_map | ![]() |
Tactile maps are maps for the blind, also known as haptic maps. | ||
information | tactile_model | ![]() |
Tactile models are models for the blind representing buildings and surroundings. | ||
information | guidepost | ![]() |
Signposts/Guideposts are often found along official hiking/cycling routes to indicate the directions to different destinations. To describe the access to the shown routes use the access-keys e.g hiking=yes, bicycle=yes or ski=yes. | ||
information | trail_blaze | ![]() |
A marker that shows the position of the way. Could be a symbol, a short pole or a painted marking. See also: trailblazed=*. Note: 2 tagging variants currently in use. For signs that show the direction of a route without giving any information about a destination or the specific route (markers between guideposts) the usage of route_marker is recommended. (Combine with bicycle=yes if bicycle route as in the example). |
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information | user defined | ![]() ![]() |
All commonly used values according to Taginfo |
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Possible synonyms
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