Tag:amenity=bench
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 amenity = bench
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| A place for people to sit; allows room for several people. |
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| Useful combination |
| Wikidata |
| Q204776 |
Status: approved
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A place for people to sit; allows room for several people. Benches are used for resting for an interval of time. They can be important to people with mobility impairments (e.g. needs a cane or crutches) who need a place to rest for a couple minutes while traveling on foot. Additionally, benches are often a suitable substitute for everyday activities like eating, reading, etc. when a picnic table is not available.
How to Map
Use the tag amenity=bench on a node 
. A single standalone node would be the most suitable way to map a small detail like a bench most of the time.
Optional
- backrest=yes/no Whether the bench has a backrest to lean against. For people who have problems with their back this could be useful information.
- direction=* Use a compass point (e.g. "NW") or value in degrees (e.g. "315") to indicate the direction which the bench (or a person sitting on it) faces.
- seats=* Number of seats
- colour=* Colour
- material=* What is the bench made from? e.g. wood, steel
- operator=* Who maintains the bench?
Gallery
bench with 4 or 5 seats
Rendering
- Mapnik -
- Wanderreitkarte - rendered in the online map
- Potlatch 2 - "rendered" with an icon of a bench in the enhanced style of the editing window
- JOSM - rendered with an icon of a backless bench
See Also
- bench=yes/no
- amenity=bleachers
- Approved features/Bench
- Proposed features/Bench_detail
- leisure=picnic_table
- Proposed features/Public Transport#Platform
- MapContrib theme for benches and picnic tables - Simple online editor to add or edit benches.
