User:Chillly/Simple Map Features

OpenStreetMap does not have any content restrictions on tags that can be assigned to Nodes, Ways or Areas. You can use any tags you like. However, there is benefit in agreeing a recommended set of features and corresponding tags in order to create, interpret and display a common basemap. This page contains a core recommended feature set and corresponding tags.

If you don't see an appropriate tag for what you would like to map see Proposed features or for grouping ways and nodes together into a higher level component, see Relations. From there you can see what features may be added (and maybe get them in sooner), or propose your own.

• If you need help understanding the terms Node/Way/Area, see Elements.
• Some mapping features are explained in detail, see Category:Features.
• To propose a new icon, use the page of the Proposed Icons.
• To see a list of features that were once valid but should no longer be used, see Deprecated features.
• See also Editing Standards and Conventions.

Notes on rendering:

• Using the tags here will mean that your editing efforts are more likely to show up in the various renderers. However, there is no guarantee that a tag listed here will be rendered by any particular renderer or by the renderers used by the OSM main map page.
• There also may be many tags that will render on the OSM main map page that are not listed here. This list is not updated with all the tags implemented by the renderers.

The tables are in grouped by theme, with the more commonly used first.

Physical

Highway

The highway tag is the primary tag used for highways. It is often the only tag. There are conventions for its use in particular countries. See Highway tag usage and Road pages for guidance.

Key	Value	Element
highway	trunk
highway	trunk_link

{{Template:Map_Features:highway}}
{{Template:Map_Features:cycleway}}
{{Template:Map_Features:tracktype}}
{{Template:Map_Features:waterway}}
{{Template:Map_Features:railway}}
{{Template:Map_Features:aeroway}}
{{Template:Map_Features:aerialway}}
{{Template:Map_Features:power}}
{{Template:Map_Features:man_made}}
{{Template:Map_Features:leisure}}
{{Template:Map_Features:amenity}}
{{Template:Map_Features:shop}}
{{Template:Map_Features:tourism}}
{{Template:Map_Features:historic}}
{{Template:Map_Features:landuse}}
{{Template:Map_Features:military}}
{{Template:Map_Features:natural}}

Non Physical

{{Template:Map_Features:route}}
{{Template:Map_Features:boundary}}
{{Template:Map_Features:sport}}
{{Template:Map_Features:abutters}}
{{Template:Map_Features:accessories}}
{{Template:Map_Features:properties}}
{{Template:Map_Features:restrictions}}

Naming

{{Template:Map_Features:name}}
{{Template:Map_Features:references}}
{{Template:Map_Features:place}}
{{Template:Map_Features:annotation}}
{{Template:Map_Features:editor_keys}}