User:Ianlopez1115/Philippine Tagging

This page contains a possible summary of the Philippine-specific mapping conventions. However, it may differ from the conventions set by the OpenStreetMap community as a whole and/or by the OpenStreetMap Philippines community (unless adopted). Also, some users may use their preferred tags while editing OpenStreetMap data.

This page is now divided to various subpages: roads, landuse and natural elements, amenities and shops.

Roads, highway relations and access restrictions

See the roads section.

Placename hierarchy Tags

Administrative division	Place tag	Applicable is_in tag	Examples
Province	place=state	is_in=country	name=Laguna; place=state; is_in:country=Philippines
City	place=city or place=suburb depending on its population	is_in=country; is_in=state (The latter tag should not be added in independent cities unless its city charter allows its residents to vote for provincial officials and/or to run as a provincial official).	name=San Pablo; place=city; is_in:state=Laguna
Town	place=town	is_in=state	name=Bacolor; place=town; is_in:state=Pampanga
Barangay	place=village and place:ph=barangay	place=city or place=town	name=San Antonio; place=village; place:ph=barangay; is_in:city=Pasig
Sitio/Certain residential areas	place=neighbourhod	place=city or place=town; is_in=village	name=Umali Subdivision; place=neighbourhood; is_in:town=Los Baños; is_in:village=Batong Malake

Name Tags

Region

Language	Prefix/suffix	Examples
English	Region (of) (if any)	name:en=Ilocos; official_name:en=Ilocos Region
Ilocano	Rehion ti (if any)	name:ilo=Ilocos; official_name:ilo=Rehion ti Ilocos
Kapampangan	Labuad (ning) (if any)	name:pam=Ilocos; official_name:pam=Labuad Ilocos
Tagalog	Rehiyon ng/Rehiyong (if any)	name:tl=Ilocos; official_name:tl=Rehiyong Ilocos
Bikol	Rehiyon (if any)	name:bcl=Ilocos; official_name:bcl=Rehiyon Ilocos
Hiligaynon	Rehiyon sang (if any)	name:hil=Ilocos; official_name:hil=Rehiyon sang Ilocos
Karay-a	Rehiyon kang (if any)	name:krj=Ilocos; official_name:krj=Rehiyon kang Ilocos
Cebuano	Rehiyon sa (if any)	name:ceb=Ilocos; official_name:ceb=Rehiyon sa Ilocos

Province

Language	Prefix/suffix	Examples
English	Province of	name:en=Laguna; official_name:en=Province of Laguna
Ilocano	Probinsia ti	name:ilo=Laguna; official_name:ilo=Probinsia ti Laguna
Kapampangan	Lalawigan ning	name:pam=Laguna; official_name:pam=Lalawigan ning Laguna
Tagalog	Lalawigan ng	name:tl=Laguna; official_name:tl=Lalawigan ng Laguna
Bikol	Probinsya kan	name:bcl=Laguna; official_name:bcl=Probinsya kan Laguna
Hiligaynon	Kapuoran sang	name:hil=Laguna; official_name:hil=Kapuoran sang Laguna
Karay-a	Probinsiya kang	name:krj=Laguna; official_name:krj=Probinsiya kang Laguna
Cebuano	Lalawigan sa	name:ceb=Laguna; official_name:ceb=Lalawigan sa Laguna

City

Language	Prefix/suffix	Examples
English	City of	name:en=San Pablo; official_name:en=City of San Pablo
Ilocano	Siudad ti	name:ilo=San Pablo; official_name:ilo=Siudad ti San Pablo
Kapampangan	Lakanbalen ning	name:pam=San Pablo; official_name:pam=Lakanbalen ning San Pablo; alt_name:pam=San Pablo Lakanbalen
Tagalog	Lungsod (ng)	name:tl=San Pablo; official_name:tl=Lungsod ng San Pablo
Bikol	Syudad (nin)	name:bcl=San Pablo; official_name:bcl=Syudad nin San Pablo
Hiligaynon	Dakbanwa sang/Syudad sang	name:hil=San Pablo; official_name:hil=Dakbanwa sang San Pablo; alt_name:hil=Syudad sang San Pablo
Karay-a	Syudad kang	name:krj=San Pablo; official_name:krj=Syudad kang San Pablo
Cebuano	Dakbayan sa	name:ceb=San Pablo; official_name:ceb=Dakbayan sa San Pablo

Municipality/Town

Language	Prefix/suffix	Examples
English	Municipality of	name:en=Bacolor; official_name:en=Municipality of Bacolor
Ilocano	Ili ti	name:ilo=Bacolor; official_name:ilo=Ili ti Bacolor
Kapampangan	Balen ning	name:pam=Bacolor; official_name:pam=Balen ning Bacolor
Tagalog	Bayan ng/Munisipalidad ng	name:tl=Bacolor; official_name:tl=Bayan ng Bacolor; alt_name:tl=Munisipalidad ng Bacolor
Bikol	Banwaan kan	name:bcl=Bacolor; official_name:bcl=Banwaan kan Bacolor
Hiligaynon	Banwa sang	name:hil=Bacolor; official_name:hil=Banwa sang Bacolor
Karay-a	Banwa kang/Banwa sa	name:krj=Bacolor; official_name:krj=Banwa kang Bacolor; alt_name:krj=Banwa ka Bacolor
Cebuano	Lungsod sa	name:ceb=Bacolor; official_name:ceb=Lungsod sa San Pablo

Primary applicability of language tags

Language	Corresponding language tag	Regions where applicable	Provinces where applicable	Cities and municipalities where applicable
English	name:en=*	All regions	All provinces	All cities and municipalities
Ilokano	name:ilo=*	Ilocos, Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, Central Luzon	Abra, Apayao, Batanes, Benguet, Cagayan, Ifugao, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Isabela, Kalinga, La Union, Mountain Province, Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya, Pangasinan, Quirino, Tarlac, Zambales	Cities and municipalities in western and central Abra, Apayao, Batanes, Benguet, Cagayan, Ifugao, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Isabela, Kalinga, La Union, Mountain Province, northern Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya, Pangasinan, Quirino, northern Tarlac, Zambales
Pangasinan	name:pag=*	Ilocos, Cordillera Administrative Region, Central Luzon	Benguet, La Union, Nueva Ecija, Pangasinan, Tarlac, Zambales	Cities and municipalities in western Benguet, southwestern La Union, northwestern Nueva Ecija, Pangasinan, northern Tarlac, northeastern Zambales
Kapampangan	name:pam=*	Central Luzon	Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac, Zambales	Cities and municipalities in northern Bataan, western Bulacan, southwestern Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, central and southern Tarlac, southern Zambales
Tagalog	name:tl=*	Bicol, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Metro Manila, Mimaropa	Aurora, Bataan, Batangas, Bulacan, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Cavite, Laguna, Marinduque, Metro Manila, Nueva Ecija, Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Pampanga, Quezon, Rizal, Zambales	Cities and municipalities in Aurora, Bataan, Batangas, Bulacan, Camarines Norte, Del Gallego in Camarines Sur, Laguna, Marinduque, Metro Manila, Nueva Ecija, Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, extreme eastern Pampanga, Quezon, Rizal, Zambales
Chavacano	name:cbk=*	Calabarzon, Zamboanga, Bangsamoro	Cavite, Basilan, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Sibugay	Cavite City and Ternate in Cavite, Cities and municipalities in Basilan, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Sibugay
Bikol	name:bcl=*	Bicol	Albay, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Masbate, Sorsogon	Cities and municipalities in Albay, eastern Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Masbate, Sorsogon
Hiligaynon	name:hil=*	Bicol, Western Visayas, Central Visayas, Soccsksargen	Capiz, Guimaras, Iloilo, Masbate, Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, North Cotabato, South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat	Cities and municipalities in Capiz, Guimaras, Iloilo, Masbate, Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, North Cotabato, South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat
Karay-a	name:krj=*	Western Visayas, Soccsksargen	Antique, Capiz, Iloilo, Sultan Kudarat	Cities and municipalities in Antique, southern Capiz, central and southern Iloilo, parts of Sultan Kudarat
Cebuano	name:ceb=*	Bicol, Western Visayas, Central Visayas, Eastern Visayas, Zamboanga, North Mindanao, Caraga, Davao, Soccsksargen	Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Biliran, Bohol, Camiguin, Cebu, Cotabato, Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Davao Occidental, Davao Oriental, Dinagat Islands, Lanao del Norte, Leyte, Masbate, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, Sarangani, Siquijor, South Cotabato, Southern Leyte, Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Sibugay	Cities and municipalities in Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Biliran, Bohol, Camiguin, Cebu, Davao de Oro, Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Davao Occidental, Davao Oriental, Dinagat Islands, Lanao del Norte, western Leyte, southern Masbate, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, northeastern Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, North Cotabato, Saranggani, Siquijor, South Cotabato, Southern Leyte, Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Sibugay
Maranao	name:mrw=*	North Mindanao, Bangsamoro	Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao	Cities and municipalities in Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, northern Maguindanao
Maguindanao	name:mdh=*	Soccsksargen, Bangsamoro	Maguindanao, North Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat	Cities and municipalities in Maguindanao, southern North Cotabato, central Sultan Kudarat

Notes on language tags

• Metro Manila is included both as a region and as a province, though its actual status is the former.
• The name:tl=* tag can be used anywhere in the country as its standardized form, known as Filipino, is one of two national languages of the Philippines (the other bring English).
• In most cases, street signs are in English unless co-signed in another language.
• The primary applicability of language tags for Philippine languages is to guide users where to place said language tags. It does not discourage the use of said language tags outside of primary applicability areas.

Amenities

See the the amenities section.

Shops

See the shops section.

Communication and Broadcasting facilities

Name	Image	Tags used	Description and Notes	Related terms
Cell sites		man_made=tower; tower:type=communication; communication:mobile_phone=yes; tower:construction=freestanding or tower:construction=guyed_lattice; MCC=515; (optional tag: operator=name of company operating tower/cellsite and accompanying MNC=* tag: operator=Globe Telecom and MNC=02 for Globe cell sites, operator=Smart Communications and MNC=03 for Smart cell sites, operator=Digitel Mobile Philippines and MNC=05 for Sun cell sites)	Towers used for providing communication signals to mobile phones. man_made=mast was sometimes used to tag cell sites. Mostly replaced by man_made=tower since it is widely used when compared to man_made=mast. The Philippines' mobile country code or MCC is 515. Operators have different mobile number codes or MNCs. ABS-CBN Convergence previously used Globe Telecom facilities under the ABS-CBNmobile brand name despite having its own MNC (MNC=24)
Broadcast transmission sites		man_made=antenna, mast, tower, or communications_tower; tower:type=communication; communication:radio=am, fm, or sw for radio transmission sites, communication:television=analogue or isdb-t for television transmission sites	A combination of tags can be used for broadcast transmission sites. The communication:television=analogue;isdb-t tag can be used for television transmission sites that broadcast analogue and ISDB-T signals while the communication:radio=am;fm tag can be used for radio transmission sites that broadcast AM and FM radio signals	Radio Transmitter; Television transmitter
Television Studios		amenity=studio; studio=television		TV Studio
Radio Studios		amenity=studio; studio=radio

Others

Name	Image	Tags used	Description and Notes	Related terms
Fire hydrants		emergency=fire_hydrant	The amenity=fire_hydrant tag, which was more commonly used until 2012/2013, is no longer in use since early July 2015
Indoor gyms		leisure=fitness_centre	An indoor facility primarily used for fitness and exercise. May or may not have exercise machines, fitness or dance classes.	Fitness center; Fitness club; Health club
Kilometer markers		highway=milestone	Usually accompanied by distance=*. See User:Ianlopez1115/Milestones for related information. Important note: a milestone should be a node inside a way.	Kilometer stone; Milestone
Irrigation canal/ditch		waterway=ditch; layer=-1; boat=no	Irrigation canals/ditches are usually too narrow for boats.
Street cabinets		man_made=street_cabinet; appropriate subtag, such as street_cabinet=power for electricity distribution and street_cabinet=telecom for telecommunications (more subtags can be found here)