User:Kolossos/features

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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	Comment	Rendering	Photo
Roads
highway	motorway List		A restricted access major divided highway, normally with 2 or more running lanes plus emergency hard shoulder. Equivalent to the Freeway, Autobahn etc..
highway	motorway_link List		The link roads (sliproads / ramps) leading to and from a motorway. Normally with the same motorway restrictions. ..
highway	trunk List		Important roads that aren't motorways. Typically maintained by central, not local government. Need not necessarily be a divided highway. In the UK, all green signed A roads are, in OSM, classed as 'trunk'.
highway	trunk_link List		The link roads (sliproads / ramps) leading to and from a trunk road. ..
highway	primary List		Administrative classification in the UK, generally linking larger towns.
highway	primary_link List		The link roads (sliproads / ramps) leading to and from a primary road.
highway	secondary List		Administrative classification in the UK, generally linking smaller towns and villages
highway	tertiary List		A "C" road in the UK. Generally for use on roads wider than 4 metres (13') in width, and for faster/wider minor roads that aren't A or B roads. In the UK, they tend to have dashed lines down the middle, whereas unclassified roads don't.
highway	unclassified List		No administrative classification. Unclassified roads typically form the lowest form of the interconnecting grid network. Note: This is not a marker for roads where we still need to choose a highway tag (see highway=road).
highway	road List		A road of unknown classification. This is intended as a temporary tag to mark a road until it has been properly surveyed. Once it has been surveyed, the classification should be updated to the appropriate value.
highway	residential List Be carefull with this feature!		roads accessing or around residential areas but which are not a classified or unclassified highway.
highway	living_street List		a street where pedestrians have priority over cars, children can play on the street, maximum speed is low.
highway	service List Be carefull with this feature!		generally for access to a building, motorway service station, beach, campsite, industrial estate, business park, etc. This is also commonly used for access to parking and trash collection. Sometimes called an alley, particularly in the US.
highway	track List Be carefull with this feature!		roads for agricultural use, gravel roads in the forest etc.; usually unpaved/unsealed but may occasionally apply to paved tracks as well, see discussion of "tracktype" below.
highway	pedestrian List		For Roads , i.e. mainly/exclusively for pedestrians /Shopping Areas. Also for tagging squares and plazas, therefore add area=yes.
highway	services List		A service station to get food and eat something, often found at motorways
Paths
highway	path List		A non-specific or shared-use path
highway	cycleway List		For designated cycleways, i.e. mainly/exclusively for bicycles. If pedestrians are allowed as well, you can indicate this by adding a foot=yes tag (the preferred tagging for combined cycle and footways).
highway	footway List Be carefull with this feature!		For designated footpaths, i.e. mainly/exclusively for pedestrians. This includes walking tracks and gravel paths. If bicycles are allowed as well, you can indicate this by adding a bicycle=yes tag.
highway	bridleway List		For horses, (in the UK, these are rights of way for pedestrians, horse-riders and cyclists)
highway	byway List		An unmade path/track which usually allows vehicles as well as foot, horse and cycle traffic (in the UK, there are byways which allow motor vehicles, and restricted byways which allow non-mechanically propelled vehicles)
highway	steps List		For flights of steps on footways
highway	bus_guideway List		A busway that is side guided "rails like", not suitable for other traffic. Please note: This is not a normal bus lane, use access=no, psv=yes instead!
Intersection features
highway	mini_roundabout List		Very small roundabouts only, larger ones should be junction=roundabout. In the UK, mini-roundabouts have a circular sign with a blue background, instead of the usual triangular sign Rendered as anti-clockwise by default. To render clockwise add the tag direction=clockwise.
highway	stop List		A stop sign
highway	traffic_signals List		Lights that control the traffic
highway	crossing List		Pedestrians can cross a street here - e.g. zebra crossing
Barriers
highway	gate List
highway	stile List		Allow pedestrians to cross a wall or fence
highway	cattle_grid List		Bars in the road surface that allow wheeled vehicles but not animals to cross. Sometimes known as a Texas Gate, even outside of Texas
highway	toll_booth List		A road usage toll or fee is collected here
Other features
highway	incline List		slope or hill, may encounter slow moving trucks. Corresponding proposal Proposed_features/Incline was rejected!
highway	incline_steep List		Just as incline, only steeper. Corresponding proposal Proposed_features/Incline was rejected!
highway	ford List		The road crosses a stream or river, vehicles must enter the water node
highway	bus_stop List		A small bus stop. Larger stations should be tagged as amenity=bus_station instead.
highway	turning_circle List		A Turning circle is a rounded, widened area usually, but not necessarily, at the end of a road to facilitate easier turning of a vehicle.
highway	construction List		For roads under construction, use with construction=*
construction	User Defined		Any linear highway object may be added, e.g. construction=motorway. Use with highway=construction
highway	User Defined
Junctions
junction	roundabout List		This automatically implies oneway=yes, the oneway direction is defined by the sequential ordering of nodes within the Way. This applies on a way, tagged with highway=* already.
junction	User Defined
highway	motorway_junction List		Indicates a junction (UK) or exit (US) ref should be set to the exit number or junction identifier. (Some roads - e.g. the A14 - also carry junction numbers, so the tag may be encountered elsewhere despite its name)

Cycleway

Key	Value	Element	Comment	Rendering	Photo
cycleway	lane List		A lane is a route that lies within the roadway
cycleway	track List		A track is a route that is separate from the road.
cycleway	opposite_lane List		lane in the opposite way (a "contraflow" lane)
cycleway	opposite_track List		track in the opposite way (that is, separate from the road)
cycleway	opposite List		just permitted to cycle in the opposite way (one way street except for cycles). Note - such streets are common in Belgium, the Netherlands and Denmark, for example, but are rare in the UK (although they do exist): often, instead, actually the street is two-way as normal for its whole length except for the very short section past the no-entry sign at the end, where cycles are excepted from the no-entry by means of a short lane separated by an island. This is called a "cycle plug". In some places this has been represented as very short oneway Way at the end with an adjacent cycleway, forming a little triangle with the road they join to.
cycleway	User Defined		see Tagwatch site for some other common used values as well

Tracktype

Key	Value	Element	Comment	Rendering	Photo
tracktype	grade1 List		paved track or heavily compacted hardcore.
tracktype	grade2 List		unpaved track; surface of gravel or densely packed dirt/sand.
tracktype	grade3 List		unpaved track; A mixture of hard materials and soft. Quite compact
tracktype	grade4 List		unpaved track; tire marks, with plant growth in between. Mostly dirt, but some hard materials, or compressed materials mixed in.
tracktype	grade5 List		unpaved track; subtle tire marks, lack of hardcore, Soft with low grip, subtle on the landscape.

Waterway

Key	Value	Element	Comment	Rendering	Photo
waterway	river List		For narrow rivers which will be rendered as a line. For larger rivers see waterway=riverbank (Other languages).
waterway	riverbank List		Used for larger rivers, to define an area between the opposite riverbanks.
waterway	canal List		An artificial open waterway used for transportation, waterpower, or irrigation.(Other languages).
waterway	stream List		a naturally-forming waterway that is too thin to be classed as a river. Maybe you can just jump over it.
waterway	drain List		An artificial waterway for carrying storm water or industrial discharge.
waterway	dock List		An 'enclosed' area of water used for loading, unloading, building or repairing ships.
waterway	lock_gate List		A thing to raise/lower the water level for vessels, often found in canals.
waterway	turning_point List		A place to turn the driving direction for vessels, where the boats are longer than the river/canal is wide.
waterway	boatyard List		Boat yard - a place for constructing, repairing and storing vessels out of the water.
waterway	water_point List		A place to get fresh water e.g. for caravans.
waterway	weir List weir List		A barrier built across a river, sometimes to divert water for industrial purposes. Water can still flow over the top.
waterway	dam List		A wall built across a river or stream to impound the water. A dam normally does not have water flowing over the top of it.
mooring	{{{value}}} List yes/private/no		A length of bank where boats are explicitly permitted to moor.
waterway	User Defined

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Railway

See also landuse=railway.

Key	Value	Element	Comment	Rendering	Photo
Track
railway	rail List		Full sized passenger or freight trains in the standard gauge for the country or state
railway	tram List		One or two carriage rail vehicles, usually sharing motor road (Other languages)
railway	light_rail List		Short/light passenger trains. Metro systems.
railway	subway List		A passenger rail service running mostly underground.
railway	preserved List		A railway running historic trains, usually a tourist attraction (changed to preserved from preserved_rail as "rail" is redundant).
railway	disused List		A section of railway which is no longer used but where the track and infrastructure remains in place. See disused=yes for alternative tagging.
railway	abandoned List		The course of a former railway which has been abandoned and the track and infrastucture removed. Designation not to be used if the feature has been turned into another use, eg cycleway.
railway	narrow_gauge List		Narrow-gauge passenger or freight trains.
railway	monorail List		A railway with only a single rail.
Service attributes
service	yard List		Tracks within railway company operated marshalling yards
service	siding List		Relatively short lengths of track, running parallel to (and connected to) a main route
service	spur List		Relatively short lengths of track, built to give one company or entity access to the main line
Stops
railway	station List		Railway station (Other languages).
railway	halt List		A small station, may not have a platform, trains may only stop on request.
railway	tram_stop List		A tram stop is a place where a passenger can embark / disembark a tram.
Intersections
railway	crossing List		A point where pedestrians may cross.
railway	level_crossing List		A point where rails and roads cross.
railway	subway_entrance List		The entrance to a subway station, usually going from surface to underground.
rail-related features
railway	turntable List		These are used for changing the direction that part of a train is pointing in.
railway	User Defined

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Aeroway

Key	Value	Element	Comment	Rendering	Photo
aeroway	aerodrome List		An Aerodrome (UK), Airport (US), see also military=airfield
aeroway	terminal List		Airport passenger building
aeroway	helipad List		Helicopter start/landing pad
aeroway	runway List		A strip of land kept clear and set aside for airplanes to take off from and land on. (Other languages)
aeroway	taxiway List		Where airplanes manouevre between runways and parking areas.
aeroway	apron List		A place where planes are parked.
aeroway	User Defined		see Tagwatch site for some other common used values as well

Aerialway

Key	Value	Element	Comment	Rendering	Photo
aerialway	cable_car List		A cabin or gondola cable car run. This includes aerial tramways (just a pair of big cars) as well as gondolas (many cars in a looped cable)
aerialway	chair_lift List		An open chairlift run. These have a single seat to sit on and are open to the outside air. Beginners may struggle to get off them without making a fool of themselves!
aerialway	drag_lift List		An overhead tow-line for skiers and riders, known as a T-bar lift, with a T shaped bit which skiers shove between your legs. More difficult and uncomfortable for snowboarders. drag_lift would also cover more simple looped rope drag lifts, or loops of wire with handles to grab	same as chair_lift
aerialway	User Defined		see Tagwatch site for some other common used values as well

Power

Key	Value	Element	Comment	Render	Photo
power	tower List		For towers or pylons carrying high voltage electricity cables. Normally constructed from steel latticework. Should not be used for electricity or telephone cables carried on single wooden poles.
power	line List		A way following the path of power cables.
power	sub_station List		A tag for electricity sub-stations.
power	generator List		A place where power is generated.
power	User Defined		see Tagwatch site for some other common used values as well

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Man Made

Key	Value	Element	Comment	Rendering	Photo
man_made	works List		Industrial building to produce something
man_made	beacon List		Help guide navigators to their destinations
man_made	survey_point List		Triangulation pillars, geodetic vertices, and fixed equipment used by topographers (e.g. DGPS radio stations)
man_made	tower List		A tall and often lean building or structure e.g. telecoms. Also see "Historic" below.
man_made	water_tower List		A tower to store water in, usually found on hills beside or in a town
man_made	gasometer List		Gasometer in Wikipedia
man_made	reservoir_covered List
man_made	lighthouse List		Sends out a light beam to guide ships
man_made	windmill List		Windmill, mostly ancient and out of order, see also man_made=power_wind
man_made	watermill List		Watermill, mostly ancient and out of order
man_made	pier List		A "bridge into the ocean", usually for recreation
man_made	pipeline List		A pipe for carrying various fluids, such as water, gas, sewage
man_made	wastewater_plant List		Facilities used to treat wastewater (known as sewage in some countries)
man_made	crane List		a stationary, permanent crane, such as those at docks
man_made	power_wind List		Wind generated power. Deprecated, use power=generator and power_source=wind Use man_made=windmill for traditional windmills
man_made	power_hydro List		Power generated by water. Deprecated, use power=generator and power_source=hydro)
man_made	power_fossil List		Power generated by burning fossils. Deprecated, use power=generator and power_source=*)
man_made	power_nuclear List		Nuclear power plant. Deprecated, use power=generator and power_source=nuclear)
man_made	User Defined		see Tagwatch site for some other common used values as well
building	{{{value}}} List Be carefull with this feature!		General tag for buildings

Leisure

Key	Value	Element	Comment	Rendering	Photo
leisure	sports_centre List
leisure	golf_course List		The outline of a golf course. The node form may be used to place an icon within the course.
leisure	stadium List		A major sports arena with substantial tiered seating
leisure	track List		e.g. running, cycle-racing, greyhound, horses
leisure	pitch List		e.g. a field for playing football/soccer, cricket, baseball sports. To describe what kind of sport(s) use sport= tag
leisure	water_park List
leisure	marina List		For mooring leisure yachts and motor boats
leisure	slipway List		Boats can be launched here
leisure	fishing List
leisure	nature_reserve List
leisure	park List
leisure	playground List		Playground for little children.
leisure	garden List
leisure	common List		An area where the public can walk anywhere (UK)
leisure	User Defined		see Tagwatch site for some other common used values as well

Amenity

Key	Value	Element	Comment	Rendering	Photo
amenity	arts_centre List		an arts centre
amenity	atm List		an ATM or cash point
amenity	bank List		a bank (for a bank that also has an ATM, use amenity=bank and atm=yes)
amenity	biergarten List		Beer garden in Wikipedia
amenity	bicycle_parking List		Parking for bicycles
amenity	bicycle_rental List		Rent a bicycle (only big rental networks)
amenity	brothel List		A brothel
amenity	bureau_de_change List		Bureau de change, Currency exchange, Wechsel, Cambio - a place to change foreign bank notes and travellors cheques
amenity	bus_station List		Bus Station (this is a big station, a bus stop is highway=bus_stop)
amenity	cafe List		a cafe
amenity	car_rental List		Rent a car
amenity	car_sharing List		Share a car
amenity	cinema List		a cinema
amenity	college List		a College campus or buildings	:  :
amenity	courthouse List		a place where justice is dispensed
amenity	crematorium List
amenity	drinking_water List		A source of drinking water, e.g. for canal boats or RVs.
amenity	fast_food List		Fast Food Restaurant
amenity	fire_station List		A Fire station
amenity	fountain List		A fountain for cultural / decorational / recreational purposes.
amenity	fuel List		Petrol station; gas station; marine fuel; ... Streets to petrol stations are often tagged highway=service.
amenity	grave_yard List		A (smaller) place of burial, often you'll find a church nearby. Large places should be landuse=cemetery instead.
amenity	hospital List
amenity	library List		A public library (municipal, university, ...) to borrow books from.
amenity	nightclub List		a nightclub
amenity	parking List		Car Park. Nodes and areas (without access tag) will get a parking symbol. Areas will be colored. Streets on car parking are often tagged highway=service
amenity	pharmacy List		Pharmacy dispensing=yes dispensing=no or omitted	: dispensing="yes"  : dispensing="no" or omitted
amenity	place_of_worship List		A church, mosque, or temple, etc. Note that you also need religion=*, usually denomination=* and preferably name=* as well as amenity=place_of_worship. See the article for details.
amenity	police List		A Police station
amenity	post_box List		Alternative mail-carriers can be tagged via operator=*
amenity	post_office List
amenity	prison List		a prison
amenity	pub List		A place selling beer and other alcoholic drinks; may also provide food or accommodation (UK)
amenity	public_building List
amenity	recycling List		recycling facilities (bottle banks etc.)
amenity	restaurant List		Restaurant (not fast food)
amenity	school List		school and grounds	:  :
amenity	studio List		TV radio or recording studio
amenity	taxi_point List		A place where taxis wait for passengers.
amenity	telephone List		Public telephone
amenity	theatre List		a theatre or opera house
amenity	toilets List		Public toilets (might require a fee)
amenity	townhall List		A town hall building, regardless of whether it is currently used for administrative purposes
amenity	university List		a University campus or buildings	:  :
amenity	waste_disposal List		A place where canal boaters, caravaners etc. can dispose of rubbish (trash/waste).
amenity	User Defined		see Tagwatch site for some other common used values as well

Shop

Key	Value	Element	Comment	Rendering	Photo
shop	page=queryinmap|key=shop|value=supermarket|typ=points-areas		Supermarket
shop	convenience List		Convenience Store - a small local store usually selling a small selection of food items plus things like simple first aid, household, stationary and car items
shop	bakery List		boulangerie
shop	butcher List		Selling meat
shop	bicycle List		A shop that sells bicycles, bicycle equipment and may rent or repair them
shop	doityourself List		A shop that sells tools and supplies to do-it-yourself householders, gardening, ...
shop	dry_cleaning List		A shop or kiosk offering a clothes dry cleaning service. The actual cleaning may be done elsewhere.
shop	hifi List		A shop that sells High Fildelity or High End environment to listen music or watch films at home
shop	kiosk List		A small shop on the pavement that sells magazines, tobacco, newspapers, sweets and stamps.
shop	laundry List		A shop to get your normal clothes washed. Might be self service coin operated, with service staff for drop off, ...
shop	outdoor List		A shop that sells camping, walking, climbing, fishing and other outdoor sports equipment (and GPSes)
shop	trumpet List		A shop that sells instruments to hand made music like guitars, drums or saxophones as well as microphones, mixers and amplifiers
shop	User Defined		Feel free to use/invent values suitable for your country, a small global set is also being developed for ease of rendering and searching. See Tagwatch site for some other common used values as well

Tourism

Key	Value	Element	Comment	Rendering	Photo
tourism	chalet List chalet List
tourism	information List
tourism	hotel List		Wikipedia:Hotel
tourism	motel List		Wikipedia:Motel
tourism	guest_house List		Wikipedia:Guest House
tourism	hostel List		Wikipedia:Hostel		File:453px-YouthHostelRome.jpg
tourism	camp_site List		A place where you can pitch a tent
tourism	caravan_site List		A place where you can park a caravan overnight or for longer periods
tourism	picnic_site List		A place where you can have an outdoor picnic. May have facilities such as tables and benches.
tourism	viewpoint List		A place, often high, with a good view of surrounding countryside or notable buildings, lookout. Sometimes called a vista point or scenic area/point.
tourism	theme_park List
tourism	attraction List
tourism	zoo List		zoological garden
tourism	artwork List		A tag for public pieces of art.
tourism	museum List		see Other languages
tourism	User Defined		See Tagwatch site for some other common used values as well

Historic

See also railway=preserved for historic trains.

Key	Value	Element	Comment	Rendering	Photo
historic	castle List		Other languages
historic	monument List		An object, especially large and made of stone, built to remember and show respect to a person or group of people. Other languages
historic	memorial List		Much like a monument, but smaller. Might range from a WWII memorial to a simple plate on a wall.
historic	archaeological_site List		Excavation place for ancient remains
historic	ruins List		Remains of a castle or alike, usage was abandoned
historic	battlefield List		The site of a battle or military skirmish in the past. this could be on land or at sea.
historic	wreck List		Nautical craft that has unintentionally been sunk or destroyed.
historic	User Defined		See Tagwatch site for some other common used values as well

Landuse

Key	Value	Element	Comment	Rendering	Photo
landuse	farm List		Animals, vegetables, flowers, fruit growing (Other languages)
landuse	quarry List		Surface mineral extraction (Other languages)
landuse	landfill List		Place where waste is dumped upon. Other languages
landuse	basin List		Other languages
landuse	reservoir List		Stores water, may covered or uncovered (Other languages)
landuse	forest List		Managed forest or woodland plantation (Other languages). See also natural=wood.
landuse	allotments List		A piece of land given over to local residents for growing vegetables and flowers (UK).
landuse	residential List		Predominantly houses or apartment buildings
landuse	retail List		Predominantly shops
landuse	commercial List		Predominantly offices
landuse	industrial List		Predominantly workshops, factories or warehouses
landuse	brownfield List		Describes land scheduled for new development where old buildings have been demolished and cleared	File:Landuse-brownfield.png
landuse	grass List		For areas covered with grass.
landuse	greenfield List		Describes land scheduled for new development where there have been no buildings before
landuse	railway List		Area for railway use, generally off-limits to the general public
landuse	construction List		"Under construction" site, should become something different once the construction is finished
landuse	military List		For land areas owned/used by the military for whatever purpose
landuse	cemetery List		Place for burials. You can add religion=* (values listed in the {{User:Kolossos/Tag|page=queryinmap|key=amenity|value=place of worship|place of worship page]]). Smaller places (e.g. with a church nearby) may use amenity=grave_yard instead.
landuse	village_green List		An area of common land, usually grass, in the centre of a village (quintessentially English - defined separately from 'common land' under the Commons Registration ACt 1965 and the Commons Act 2006)
landuse	recreation_ground List		An open green space for general recreation, which may include pitches, nets and so on, usually municipal but possibly also private to colleges or companies
landuse	religious List		The area used for religious purposes, often surrounding an amenity=place_of_worship (mosques, churches, cathedrals, synagogues, temples, etc.).
landuse	User Defined		See Tagwatch site for some other common used values as well

Military

See also landuse=military.

Key	Value	Element	Comment	Rendering	Photo
military	airfield List		A place where military planes take off and land
military	bunker List		page=queryinmap|key=bunker_type=pillbox | WW2 pillboxes]].
military	barracks List		Buildings where soldiers live and work.
military	danger_area List		Usually a large marked area around something like a firing range, bombing range, etc which is an exclusion zone.
military	range List		Where soldiers have practice with their weapons (firing, bombing, artillery, ...).
military	naval_base List		A naval base
military	User Defined		See Tagwatch site for some other common used values as well

Natural

Key	Value	Element	Comment	Rendering	Photo
natural	spring List		A place where ground water flows naturally from the ground ((hydrology, land) (3596) Other languages)
natural	peak List		top of a hill or mountain (summit)
natural	glacier List		Areas (or peaks) covered with ice throughout the year
natural	volcano List		A volcano, either dormant, extinct or active
natural	cliff List		Rock face
natural	scree List		Loose rock
natural	scrub List		Uncultivated land covered with bushes or stunted trees
natural	fell List		Bare upper lying uncultivated land principally covered with grass and often grazed.
natural	heath List		Bare lower lying uncultivated land with bushes but little or no tree cover.
natural	wood List		Natural woodland (trees). See also landuse=forest.
natural	marsh List		waterlogged area (on Wikipedia)
natural	water List		Lakes, etc.
natural	coastline List		The coastline should run clockwise around water and anti-clockwise around land, i.e. land on the left side and water on the right side of the way (that is, according to the sequence of nodes in the way), for it to show correctly. As the sole exception coastlines do not have to form closed ways, they merely have to connect up (head to tail) to form complete closed polygons.
natural	mud List		(Other languages)
natural	beach List		Beach: sand, gravel or pebble (Other languages)
natural	bay List		Bay (Other languages)
natural	land List		Land that exists within another area, such as a lake. (i.e an island). Keep water on the right and land on the left side in relation to sequence of nodes in the Way. Layering may also be required. See Relations/Multipolygon for islands in lakes
natural	cave_entrance List		The entrance to a cave.
natural	User Defined		See Tagwatch site for some other common used values as well

Non Physical

Route

See Relations/Routes for another way how to tag routes. Cycle_routes explains how to tag cycle routes

Key	Value	Element	Comment	Rendering	Photo
route	bus List		The route a public bus takes
route	ferry List		The route a ferry takes from terminal to terminal
route	flight List
route	subsea List
route	ski List
route	tour List
route	pub_crawl List		(UK/US) An (unofficial!) route connecting a series of pubs according to some pre-arranged plan or theme
route	User Defined		See Tagwatch site for some other common used values as well

Boundary

Key	Value	Element	Comment	Rendering	Photo
boundary	administrative List		e.g. State, county, local council (unclear how these are specified. Clarify!). Use therefore border_type=*
boundary	civil List
boundary	political List		Electoral boundaries
boundary	national_park List		Area of outstanding natural beauty, set aside for conservation and for recreation (Other languages)

Sport

Key	Value	Element	Comment	Rendering	Photo
sport	* List * List		all kinds of sport
sport	10pin List		10-pin Bowling
sport	athletics List
sport	australian_football List
sport	baseball List
sport	basketball List
sport	boules List		The different variations of this sport can be specified by also adding a type=* tag. Values for this type=* tag are e.g.: petanque, lyonnaise, extreme, ...
sport	bowls List		Lawn bowls (on Wikipedia)
sport	canoe List		canoe (on Wikipedia)
sport	climbing List		Rock climbing - natural or articial climbs (climbing walls)
sport	cricket List
sport	cricket_nets List		Cricket nets for practise
sport	croquet List
sport	cycling List
sport	dog_racing List
sport	equestrian List
sport	football List		(Clarification is needed here; does this refer to the game known as "soccer" in North America, or to something like American/Canadian football? Given that sport=soccer is also listed, I'm inclined towards the latter interpretation... Dshpak 23:10, 4 August 2007 (BST)). A less ambiguous way would be to use the true (internationally recognised) names for these sports, i.e. Association Football, Rugby Union Football, American Football, Rugby League Football, Australian Rules Football, FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), etc.
sport	golf List		for golf courses, use leisure=golf_course
sport	gymnastics List
sport	hockey List
sport	horse_racing List
sport	motor List
sport	multi List
sport	pelota List		(pelota on Wikipedia)
sport	racquet List
sport	rowing List		(rowing on Wikipedia)
sport	rugby List
sport	shooting List		outdoor or indoor shooting range
sport	skating List
sport	skateboard List
sport	soccer List
sport	swimming List
sport	skiing List
sport	table_tennis List
sport	team_handball List		(Team) handball on Wikipedia
sport	tennis List		Tennis courts
sport	orienteering List		Orienteering club or centre

Abutters

This key applies to ways only when, for instance, aerial views are not available. See landuse=* for areas.

Key	Value	Element	Comment	Rendering	Photo
abutters	residential List		predominantly houses and apartments
abutters	retail List		predominantly shops
abutters	industrial List		predominantly workshops, factories, warehouses
abutters	commercial List		office buildings, business parks, etc.
abutters	mixed List		where there is no clear predominance, for example mixed shops and residences in an inner city ring

Accessories

Key	Value	Element	Comment	Rendering	Photo
fenced	yes List no List
lit	yes List no List		Street lighting

Properties

Key	Value	Element	Comment	Rendering	Photo
area	yes List		Making a closed way render solid
bridge	[1] List {{{value}}} List yes/aqueduct/viaduct/swing/...		A bridge, use together with the layer tag. Value "yes" is generic, or you can specialize.
tunnel	[2] List		A tunnel, use together with the layer tag.
mountain_pass	[3] List		The highest point of a mountain pass.
cutting	yes List		A cut in the land to carry a road or tram. Mostly in hilly landscape. Source		Picture
embankment	yes List		A raised bank to carry a road, railway, or canal across a low-lying or wet area. Source
lanes	[4] List replace it by Number		Total number of physical travel lanes making up the way. For a divided highway represented by two separate ways, each way will have a number of physical lanes
layer	[5] List replace it by-5 to 5		This numerical tag used to be `elevation', however it got renamed due to confusion with the ele and altitude tags used by tracklog imports. 0: ground; -1:under ground layer; 1 (not +1):above ground layer
surface	paved List {{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List		Apply to all types of highways. If the tag is not present, it is assumed surface=paved, excepted for highway=footway. (sealed/unsealed outside UK).
ele	[6] List replace it by Number		Altitude (meter over sea level)
width	[7] List replace it by Number		Width of way in metres
est_width	[8] List replace it by Number		A rough guess of the width of way in metres
depth	[9] List replace it by Number		Depth in metres
est_depth	* List replace it by Number		A rough guess of the Depth in metres
start_date	* List replace it by Date		Date feature was created
end_date	* List replace it by Date		Date feature was removed
operator	* List {{{value}}} List replace it by operator name		The operator tag can be used to name a company or corporation who's responsible for a certain object or who operates it.
opening_hours	* List 24/7 ; m d hh:mm		opening_hours describes when something is open or closed.
disused	yes List		For features that are useful for navigation, yet are unused or abandoned.

Restrictions

Key	Value	Element	Comment	Rendering	Photo
access	yes List designated List private List permissive List destination List unknown List no List		General access permission. 'permissive' means there is no legally-enshrined right of access, but the landowner has allowed it at his/her discretion. 'private' means access is restricted to the landowner.
bicycle	yes List designated List private List permissive List destination List unknown List no List		Access permission for bicycles. For values see above
foot	yes List designated List private List permissive List destination List unknown List no List		Access permission for pedestrians. For values see above
goods	yes List designated List private List permissive List destination List unknown List no List		Access permission for light commercial vehicles (LCV) or goods vehicles of category N1 with a maximum allowed mass of up to 3.5 tonnes. For values see above
hgv	yes List designated List private List permissive List destination List unknown List no List		Access permission for Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGV) (UK), e.g. for goods vehicles of category N2 and N3 (trucks, lorries) with a maximum allowed mass over 3.5 tonnes. For values see above
horse	yes List designated List private List permissive List destination List unknown List no List		Access permission for horse riders. For values see above
motorcycle	{{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List		Access permission for motorcycles. For values see above
motorcar	{{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List		Access permission for (motor) cars. For values see above
psv	{{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List		Access permission for Public Service Vehicles (UK), e.g. buses and coaches. See above
motorboat	{{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List
boat	{{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List
oneway	{{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List		The permitted direction for a way is indicated by sequential order of nodes within the way (enable arrows in JOSM!). -1 for oneway direction opposite to the sequence of nodes. Concept example
noexit	{{{value}}} List		A dead end road/cul de sac with only one access road
date_on	{{{value}}} List replace it by Date		Date restriction starts
date_off	{{{value}}} List replace it by Date		Date restriction stops
day_on	{{{value}}} List replace it by Day of Week		Day restriction starts
day_off	{{{value}}} List replace it by Day of Week		Day restriction stops
hour_on	{{{value}}} List replace it by Time		Time restriction starts
hour_off	{{{value}}} List replace it by Time		Time restriction stops
maxweight	{{{value}}} List replace it by Number		Weight limit in tonnes
maxheight	{{{value}}} List replace it by Number		height limit in metres
maxwidth	{{{value}}} List replace it by Number		width limit in metres
maxlength	{{{value}}} List replace it by Number		length limit in metres
maxspeed	{{{value}}} List replace it by Number		Maximum speed in km/h
minspeed	{{{value}}} List replace it by Number		Minimum speed in km/h
maxstay	{{{value}}} List replace it by Number		Maximum stay, in units given (hour/hours/day/days)
disused	{{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List		For features that are useful for navigation, yet are unused or abandoned.
toll	{{{value}}} List		Toll or fee must be paid to access way, see also highway=toll_booth

Naming

Name

Key	Value	Element	Comment	Rendering	Photo
name	{{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List replace it by Name		The common default name. (Note: For disputed areas, please use the name as displayed on e.g. street signs for the name tag. Put all alternatives into either localized name tags (e.g. name:tr/name:el) or the variants (e.g. loc_name/old_name). Thank you.)
int_name	{{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List replace it by Name		International name
nat_name	{{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List replace it by Name		National name
reg_name	{{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List replace it by Name		Regional name
loc_name	{{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List replace it by Name		Local name
old_name	{{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List replace it by Name		Historical name
name:lg	{{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List replace it by language and name		Name in different language eg. name:fr=Londres. See: Bilingual_street_names

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References

Key	Value	Element	Comment	Rendering	Photo
ref	{{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List replace it by Name		The common default reference (eg M25, in Germany always with space eg A 5)
int_ref	{{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List replace it by Name		International reference (eg E 30)
nat_ref	{{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List replace it by Name		National reference
reg_ref	{{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List replace it by Name		Regional reference
loc_ref	{{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List replace it by Name		Local reference
old_ref	{{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List replace it by Name		Historical reference
ncn_ref	{{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List replace it by Name		The number reference (eg 54) of a National Cycle Network route. In the UK, national routes have single-or double-digit numbers with a red background on the signs.
rcn_ref	{{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List replace it by Name		The number of the regional cycle network. In the UK the regional routes have double-digit numbers with a blue background on the signs.		(Sign showing both national and regional spur).
lcn_ref	{{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List replace it by Name		The number of the local cycle network
source_ref	{{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List replace it by Name		To record the URI, source reference (eg Landsat) or other link to physical sources.
icao	{{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List replace it by Name		ICAO International airport codes
iata	{{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List replace it by Name		IATA International airport codes

Places

Key	Value	Element	Comment	Rendering	Photo
place	{{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List		One of the continents: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia (from largest in size to smallest)
place	{{{value}}} List		country (on areas and ways, border_type=nation is used instead)
place	{{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List		state
place	{{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List		region
place	{{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List		county
place	{{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List		As defined by national/state/provincial government. Often over 100,000 people
place	{{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List		As defined by national/state/provincial government. Generally smaller than a city, between 10,000 and 100,000 people
place	{{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List
place	{{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List		As defined by national/state/provincial government. Generally smaller than a village, just a few houses
place	{{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List		Named area of town or city. Often a suburb is its own municipality, with separate government, and should be tagged as such.
place	{{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List		An unpopulated, named place.
place	{{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List		identifies an island (see also natural=land)

See OSM_tags_for_routing for the guideline to automatic interpretation of this tag.

See also the FAQ for a description how to use areas and nodes when tagging a place.

Key	Value	Element	Comment	Rendering	Photo
place_name	{{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List		Only for areas. For nodes use 'name' instead (see Notes). It may do no harm to use both, though.
place_numbers	{{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List		For property numbers
postal_code	{{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List		The postal code
is_in	{{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List		For categorisation - for example place=suburb; name=Eccleshall; is_in=Sheffield,South Yorkshire,England,UK
population	{{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List		Number of inhabitants of the place. Among other things, it might be used in selecting which name to render at a given zoom level at what font size.

Annotation

some keys are allowed with one of the following values.

Key	Value	Element	Comment	Rendering	Photo
note	{{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List		A note to yourself or to other mappers. There is a map where you can view notes
description	{{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List		Text that might be viewable to the end user (perhaps using a search system or a map with pop-ups).
image	{{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List Replace it by URI		Reference to an image (use the "source_ref" key below when the image is referencing the source of the element).
source	{{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List		Extension of information from a known source
source	{{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List		Local or common knowledge
source	{{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List		from out-of-copyright mapping or other historical document
source	{{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List		photograph or video
source	{{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List		gpx track or other physical survey
source	{{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List		Voice recordings, eg dictaphone
source	{{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List replace it by source
source_ref	{{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List replace it by source_ref		To record the URI, source reference (eg Landsat) or other link to physical sources.

Editor keys

These keys are set by the editor (usually JOSM or Potlatch) and are not intended to be changed manually.

Key	Value	Element	Comment	Rendering	Photo
created_by	{{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List		Identifies the editing software which carried out this edit.
history	{{{value}}} List {{{value}}} List		Used to identify a way that has been recovered from an earlier version.

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