Tag:man_made=observatory

man_made = observatory
Description
Observatory: a location used for observing terrestrial or celestial events
Group: Man made
Used on these elements
Useful combination
name=*
See also
man_made=telescope man_made=monitoring_station
Status: in use
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Wikidata
Q62832

An  observatory is a location used for observing terrestrial or celestial events. Astronomy, meteorology, geophysical, oceanography and volcanology are examples of disciplines for which observatories have been constructed.

To tag the instrument to watch use man_made=telescope or man_made=monitoring_station.

How to map

Add a node or draw an area of the building or the terrain.

Add the tags man_made=observatory and name=*.

Tags to use in combination

• name=*
• operator=*
• website=*
• wikipedia=*

You can specify the type of an observatory with the tag

• observatory:type=*
  • observatory:type=astronomical
  • observatory:type=meteorological
  • observatory:type=espionage
  • observatory:type=gravitational
  • ...

See also

• amenity=research_institute
• amenity=planetarium
• man_made=telescope
• man_made=monitoring_station

Tools

• Preset for JOSM: Tags for observatories

Possible tagging errors

• amenity=observatory

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Automated edits are strongly discouraged unless you really know what you are doing!

• landuse=observatory

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