Tag:highway=steps
 highway = steps
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For flights of steps on footways and paths. 
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| Q12511 |
| Status: de facto |
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For flights of steps on footways and paths.
Contents
How to map
Add a way 
along the length of the steps with the tag highway=steps on it.
Indicate which direction the steps go up or down by using the tag incline=up — when the direction of the way points upwards — or the tag incline=down, respectively. By convention, the direction of the way should preferably point uphill, but the key incline=* should always be added to the way (see the talk page for more details).
In the past, the tag direction=up/down was used instead of the tag incline=up/down, but this was depreciated since the key direction=* is used for several other purposes.
Tags to use in combination
- step_count=* can be added to indicate the number of steps.
- handrail=* can be used to specify where the handrail is located.
- tactile_paving=yes/(no)/incorrect if there is a paving on both ends of the steps that can be found with a blind person's stick.
- tactile_writing=yes/no indicates whether there is tactile writing available at the handrail(s) of the steps.
- Note: If the handrail(s) is/are mapped separately with barrier=handrail, the key should be added on to this feature.
- Note: If possible, the type of tactile writing which is available should always be specified, for example with tactile_writing:braille:lg=yes, see tactile_writing=* for details.
- surface=* indicates the surface.
- ramp=* indicates whether a ramp is available.
- level=* the floor levels connected or passed through by the stairs (e.g. at stations)
- level=0;1 between the ground floor and the 1st floor
- width=* width in meters
- name=* add if the steps have a special name
- flat_steps=* a tag to express that the steps are actually flat enough to be driven on (e.g. 1 step every meter)
Escalator
highway=steps + conveying=yes/forward/backward/reversible
You can also specify the direction of the escalator: incline=up/down. See conveying=* for details.
Examples
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highway=steps |
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highway=steps ramp=yes |
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highway=steps ramp=no |
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highway=steps surface=dirt |
Rendering examples
See also
- Proposed features/Access Ramp is a proposal for tagging independent ramps
- Proposed features/Area-steps is a proposal for mapping area steps from 2015-03-04
- Relations/Proposed/Area#Area-steps is a proposal for mapping area steps from 2009-12-02
- Stairs modelling some ideas regarding modeling more details
- Proposed features/Steps features for additional tags describing steps
- MENTZ GmbH/Modellierungsvorschläge Indoor#Treppen(de)
Possible tagging mistakes
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