Tag:man_made=street_cabinet

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French gas delivery point2.jpg
Description
A cabinet located in the street and hosting technical equipment to operate facilities such as electricity or street lights. Show/edit corresponding data item.
Group: infrastructure
Used on these elements
may be used on nodesshould not be used on waysmay be used on areas (and multipolygon relations)should not be used on relations (except multipolygon relations)
Useful combination
Status: approvedPage for proposal

A street cabinet hosts many sorts of equipment, often technical stuff, while being of a size or construction that workers cannot enter themselves.
Thus they are different from technical buildings where humans can walk inside.

Many different kind of street cabinets can be seen all around the world, often on sidewalks.
This tag allows mappers to add them correctly in OSM, even with a lack of information about pavement accessibility and what is really hosted inside.

How to map

Tag a node or a area as man_made=street_cabinet.
Cabinets tagged with node can be described with width=*, height=* and length=* values. Mapping them as an area implies width and length on the ground, height=* can still be added.

Associated tags:

  • utility=* The utility activity the street cabinet is associated with,
  • street_cabinet=* for supplementary roles that aren't utility.
  • ref=* The reference of the cabinet, often visible on it,
  • operator=* The name of the company operating the cabinet.

Detailed mapping for cabinets

Many more mapping indications are given below that can be added based on additional information surveyed.

A street cabinet is commonly a box with vertical hinged doors installed in the street.
It contains technical stuff and utilities to run several devices like traffic lights, telephone lines, water meters, containers, etc.

Even if the tag contains the term street, man_made=street_cabinet applies to all kind of facility cabinets where workers cannot enter to work, located directly in the street or not. A few other values had been discussed (like man_made=technical_cabinet) but did not cover cabinet sorts as well as street_cabinet.

man_made=street_cabinet has been introduced to provide a scheme which globally suits needs of urban landscape mapping. In many fields of knowledge, some other tags can give many more precise information. See the examples section below.

Tagging

Tagging example

A street cabinet should be tagged as follows:

Key Value Comment Recommendation
man_made street_cabinet The street cabinet should be mapped as a node. In exceptional cases, such as when a cabinet is very large and has a pedestrian accessibility impact, it may be mapped as an area. mandatory
utility <utility name> The utility activity the cabinet is part of. Not all cabinets are involved in utility networks, use it only if applicable recommended
street_cabinet <cabinet type> The functional type or role of the cabinet is now utility=* (See Legacy street cabinet categories section below.) recommended
ref <reference> Abbreviation / number of the cabinet as publicly visible. ref=* is used by default when no specific key is available (see ref:FR:gdo=* as an example) recommended
width <cabinet width> The effective width of the cabinet optional
length <cabinet length> The effective length of the cabinet optional
height <cabinet height> The effective height of the cabinet optional
direction <cabinet azimuth> The northing azimuth of the "length" side of the cabinet optional
colour <cabinet colour> The colour of the cabinet optional
manufacturer <cabinet manufacturer> The name of the cabinet manufacturer (often visible as a logo) optional
model, manufacturer:type <cabinet model> The name of the cabinet model (as seen in manufacturer brochure) optional
operator <operator> Name of the company that operates the cabinet or what's hosted inside. optional
hinge vertical or horizontal Direction of cabinet's door opening. optional

Legacy street cabinet categories

Prior utility facilities proposal, street_cabinet=* was used to document kind of nature of street cabinets.
Cabinets dedicated to utilities are now described with utility=* as many other features.

Remaining street_cabinet=* values are still here for now, during the transition toward utility=* and could be removed afterwards.
Corresponding street_cabinet=* values are flagged as possible synonyms of utility=* ones.

List of possible street_cabinet=* values
Key Value Comment
street_cabinet postal_service A street cabinet designed to host pending letters or other postal stuff before they go on local delivery (known as a postal relay box).
street_cabinet traffic_control A street cabinet mainly designed to host traffic light automation systems and/or traffic control systems such as movable barriers which have a direct impact on traffic flow.
street_cabinet traffic_monitoring A traffic management device is mainly in charge of vehicle counting. It differs from street_cabinet=traffic_control since it can't impact on traffic directly.
street_cabinet transport_management Transport management cabinets often host automation systems to allow public transportation installed on dedicated paths (metro, tramways...) to work.
street_cabinet waste All cabinets hosting containers for waste and recycling which are not a public amenity, i.e. those for collecting the waste per individual house. In many cases they are locked for private access.
street_cabinet cable_tv A street cabinet which is hosting cable CATV lines amplifiers or splitters. Deprecated by Proposed_features/Utility_facilities. Use utility=television instead.
street_cabinet gas A street cabinet use to host devices for urban gas distribution. Deprecated by Proposed_features/Utility_facilities. Use utility=gas instead.
street_cabinet power A street cabinet use to host devices for electricity distribution. Deprecated by Proposed_features/Utility_facilities. Use utility=power instead.
street_cabinet street_lighting Street lighting switches and cables can pass through some cabinets all along the streets. Deprecated by Proposed_features/Utility_facilities. Use utility=street_lighting instead.
street_cabinet telecom A street cabinet which is hosting telephone lines amplifiers or connection points. Deprecated by Proposed_features/Utility_facilities. Use utility=telecom instead.
street_cabinet water All cabinets hosting pipes and valves directly. It includes not only cabinets for drinkable water but utility water or sewerage too. Deprecated by Proposed_features/Utility_facilities. Use utility=water or utility=sewerage instead.
street_cabinet water_management All cabinets designed to host water management devices like automation or probes but no water pipes. It includes not only cabinets for drinkable water but utility water or sewerage too. Deprecated by Proposed_features/Utility_facilities. Use utility=water or utility=sewerage instead.

This list of possible values can be completed ad-hoc by users who do not find any matching one here.
We aim to find the most versatile values and a discussion is taking place on the Talk page to discuss them before they get widely used.

Accessibility

Streets and more specifically pavements accessibility may be impacted by cabinets installation. Some tags may help to define how this impact can be reduced or avoided. The best example is to compare pavement total width with the cabinet width to know if wheelchairs can pass normally. More information about dimension measuring by looking directly on common keys' page.

Please note street cabinets are only a small accessibility factor of global pavement paths. They are often seen as obstacles and should be mapped as such. More specific information may be obtained by observing them first hand.

List of possible accessibility keys
Key Value Comment
sound Any kind of sounds emitted by the cabinet A street cabinet can emit sounds which are useful to blind people
heat yes/no A street cabinet can emit heat
texture Cabinet texture The cabinet tactile texture can be as useful as sounds are to blind people

Disambiguation

Such a global tag may collide and should interact with some other keys used on OSM.
The proposal has highlighted some similar values and is intended here to give directions as to the correct usage of man_made=street_cabinet
You can and should discuss this disambiguation on the Talk page.

Monitoring stations

man_made=monitoring_station was approved prior to street cabinet proposal and both can actually collide since they are located in the man_made=* namespace and a monitoring station is often composed of one or more technical cabinets. At this moment, mappers should choose how they want to document such features by using man_made=monitoring_station or man_made=street_cabinet + street_cabinet=*. The usage of any monitoring:*=* key isn't affected and users should continue to use them to indicate what kind of monitoring is done, even on monitoring man_made=street_cabinet features.

Traffic signals

traffic_signals=controller is similar to man_made=street_cabinet + street_cabinet=traffic_control but they don't collide with each other and can be used on the same features.
Since the first one isn't widely used, it should be progressively replaced as proposed.
In all cases, monitoring:traffic=* can be used when traffic is monitored by any means.

Possible Tagging Mistakes

If you know places with this tag, verify if it could be tagged with another tag.
Automated edits are strongly discouraged unless you really know what you are doing!
If you know places with this tag, verify if it could be tagged with another tag.
Automated edits are strongly discouraged unless you really know what you are doing!
If you know places with this tag, verify if it could be tagged with another tag.
Automated edits are strongly discouraged unless you really know what you are doing!
If you know places with this tag, verify if it could be tagged with another tag.
Automated edits are strongly discouraged unless you really know what you are doing!
If you know places with this tag, verify if it could be tagged with another tag.
Automated edits are strongly discouraged unless you really know what you are doing!
If you know places with this tag, verify if it could be tagged with another tag.
Automated edits are strongly discouraged unless you really know what you are doing!
If you know places with this tag, verify if it could be tagged with another tag.
Automated edits are strongly discouraged unless you really know what you are doing!

Examples

Many examples are shown here and the list should be completed all along the life of the man_made=street_cabinet tag.

Electricity & gas

Photo Tagging Note
Power distribution cabinet, France
node or areaman_made=street_cabinet
utility=power
hinge=horizontal

Domain specific:
voltage=*
Often in urban places, such cabinet are found on side walks and host switches or joints for electricity distribution.
Electricity street cabinet, Wyoming
node or area

man_made=street_cabinet
utility=power
ref=011680
operator=PacifiCorp
material=metal
colour=green

A street cabinet in Wyoming that distributes electricity
Gas delivery point, France
node or areaman_made=street_cabinet
utility=gas
hinge=horizontal
operator=GRDF
manufacturer=fiorentini

Domain specific:
A French gas delivery point where pressure is dropped down as for carrying it directly to customers.

Map+
Gas distribution substation, France
node or areaman_made=street_cabinet
utility=gas
hinge=horizontal
operator=Regaz
manufacturer=fiorentini

Domain specific:
A French gas distribution substation cabinet where gas pressure is adapted to feed another part of distribution network towards customers.
Private gas delivery point, France
node or areaman_made=street_cabinet
utility=gas
hinge=horizontal
operator=GRDF

Domain specific:
A French gas delivery substation where gas is measuredto deliver it to a domestic customer with heavy gas needs.
Street lighting cabinet, France
node or areaman_made=street_cabinet
utility=street_lighting
hinge=horizontal
manufacturer=grolleau

Domain specific:
A cabinet hosting switching, accounting and cables of public street lighting system.

Water and waste management

Photo Tagging Note
Sewerage facility controller, France
node or area man_made=street_cabinet
utility=water
operator=CUB
hinge=horizontal
manufacturer=seiffel

Domain specific:
A French sewerage facility controller.
Müllschrank Firma Paul Wolff Köln.JPG
node or area man_made=street_cabinet
street_cabinet=waste
operator=*
hinge=*
access=private
All cabinets hosting containers for waste and recycling which are not a public amenity, i.e. those for collecting the waste per individual house. In many cases they are locked for private access. If they invite the public to drop their waste, tag as amenity=waste_disposal, amenity=waste_basket or amenity=recycling.

Road facilities

Photo Tagging Note
Traffic lights controller, France
node or area
man_made=street_cabinet
street_cabinet=traffic_control
hinge=horizontal
manufacturer=grolleau

Domain specific:
A French traffic lights controller hosting controlling equipments.

Map
Traffic lights controller, France
node or area
man_made=street_cabinet
street_cabinet=traffic_control
hinge=horizontal

Domain specific:
A French traffic lights controller hosting controlling equipments.
lack of illustration node or area
man_made=street_cabinet
street_cabinet=traffic_monitoring
hinge=horizontal

Domain specific:
A French traffic controller used to count vehicles driving on a given road.
Public transport automation cabinet
node or area
man_made=street_cabinet
street_cabinet=transport_management
hinge=horizontal

Domain specific:
A French transport controller to manage tramways switching devices in the street

Cable TV

Photo Tagging Note
Lack of illustration node or areaman_made=street_cabinet
utility=television
operator=Virgin

Domain specific:
An UK CATV green cabinet operated by Virgin Media
French cable TV splitters cabinet
node or areaman_made=street_cabinet
utility=television
operator=Numericable

Domain specific:
A French cable TV spliting cabinet in street of some major cities

Telecoms and postal services

Photo Tagging Note
Telephone street cabinets, UK
node or area
man_made=street_cabinet
utility=telecom
hinge=horizontal
operator=Openreach

Domain specific:
Two telephone street cabinets in GB streets. First one is designed to hold DSLAM for VDSL connection and we can see on background an old copper primary connection point (PCP).
Telephone street cabinet, France
node or area
man_made=street_cabinet
utility=telecom
height=1.91
width=0.44
length=1.87
hinge=horizontal
operator=Orange
manufacturer=prefatel
model=ASRP15T

Domain specific:
telecom=connection_point
connection_point=primary
telecom:medium=copper
A French street cabinet for copper lines connections. That's the current installed model in all cities.
Telephone street cabinets, France
On the newest cabinet:
node or area
man_made=street_cabinet
utility=telecom
height=1.64
width=0.35
length=1.64
hinge=horizontal
operator=Orange
manufacturer=Idea Optical
model=iBER-C-1635-outdoor

Domain specific:
telecom=connection_point
connection_point=primary
telecom:medium=fibre
Two telephone street cabinets in French streets. First one is designed to hold optical connection point and second POTS copper lines connections (legacy iron model)

way map
Postal street relay, France
nodeman_made=street_cabinet
street_cabinet=postal_service
hinge=horizontal
operator=La Poste

Domain specific:
A small French brown street cabinet currently used by national postal services to relay letters and parcels prior to their local distribution.

node map

See also