Tag:surface=paving_stones

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Description
A surface paved with artificial blocks (block pavers, bricks) or natural stones (flagstones), with a flat top. Show/edit corresponding data item.
Group: properties
Used on these elements
may be used on nodesmay be used on waysmay be used on areas (and multipolygon relations)should not be used on relations (except multipolygon relations)
Useful combination
Status: de facto

A relatively smooth surface paved with artificial blocks (block pavers, bricks) or natural stones (flagstones), with a flat top. The gaps between individual paving stones are very narrow, either because the stones have a perfectly regular shape (rectangular, or any surface-filling shape) or because they have been carefully selected, fitted and placed in order to form an even, closed surface.

There is a wide variety of blocks that qualify for this tag.

Subtags

From Proposed_features/Paving_stone_details:

Shape

paving_stones:shape=* describes the shape of the individual paving stones. The following are some possible values:

Pattern

paving_stones:pattern=* describes how the paving stones are arranged. Not all combinations of shape/pattern are physically possible.

Direction

paving_stones:direction=* describes the orientation of the paving stone pattern relative to north. It uses the syntax for direction=* angles. With an angle of 0, the patterns look as depicted in Pattern section (above) on a north-oriented map.

Alternatively, paving_stones:orientation=* can be used to describe the orientation of the paving stone pattern relative to the way direction. In addition to angles, this key also accepts the values along and across.

Material

Values for this tag can use those mentioned in material=*, such as stone/concrete/brick.

Competing tags

surface=paving_stones:30 For usage of the 30x30 cm stone. Mainly used in the Netherlands, this tag is disputed by some users. Equivalent to surface=paving_stones + paving_stones:shape=square + paving_stones:length=30 cm.

See also

Other similar surfaces: