Tag:tower:type=communication

tower:type = communication
Description
Describes the type of a mast or tower as communication mast or tower.
Rendering in OSM Carto
see below
Group: man made
Used on these elements
Useful combination
man_made=mast man_made=tower tower:construction=*
Status: de facto
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Describes the type of a tower as communication tower, or the type of a mast as communication mast.

Tagging

• man_made=mast
• tower:type=communication

Rendering:

or

• man_made=tower
• tower:type=communication
• tower:construction=freestanding (optional)

Rendering:

or

• man_made=tower
• tower:type=communication
• tower:construction=lattice

Rendering:

Tags to use in combination

• height=* - Height in meters
• start_date=* - Date when construction of the tower finished
• ele=* - Elevation at the foot of the tower above sea level, in metres

• Communication services provided
  • communication:television=yes
  • communication:radio=yes
  • communication:microwave=yes
  • communication:bos=yes
  • communication:mobile_phone=yes
  • communication:gsm-r=yes
• mimics - If the mast is built to be camouflaged

Distinguish between other kinds of communications towers

First question: Is it a mast or a tower?

• 
  man_made=mast
• 
  man_made=tower
• 
  man_made=communications_tower

Second question: What kind of services are being provided?

• communication:mobile_phone=yes
• communication:radio=yes
• communication:television=yes
• communication:microwave=yes
• communication:amateur_radio=yes

Examples

	Guyed lattice mast man_made=mast tower:construction=guyed_lattice tower:type=communication communication:radio=yes material=steel height=*
	Mobile phone mast man_made=mast tower:type=communication communication:mobile_phone=yes
	Police radio mast man_made=mast tower:type=communication communication:bos=yes
	Microwave tower/mast man_made=mast or man_made=tower tower:type=communication communication:microwave=yes
	Tower (not a mast) man_made=tower tower:type=communication communication:mobile_phone=yes communication:radio=yes communication:microwave=yes
	Communications Tower (really big, typically >= 100 m): man_made=communications_tower tower:type=communication communication:television=yes communication:radio=yes communication:mobile_phone=yes communication:microwave=yes building=yes height=250

Possible tagging mistakes

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tower=communication

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tower:type=communications

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• tower:type=communications🔎

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mast=communication

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• mast=communication🔎

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