User:Xapitoun/Tags

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General attributes

Name Tag Description Example photo
Name name=name The normal name. For multiple-name complexities see naming. Street name sign.JPG
Bridge bridge=yes Can be used on any roads, railways, canals or footpaths File:Bridge-photo.jpg
Tunnel tunnel=yes Can be used on any roads, railways, canals or footpaths File:Tunnel-photo.jpg

Routes

Name Tag Description Example photo
Motorway highway=motorway Draw one way per lane. Use ref= to add reference number (eg M25). 20190825 Autostrada A4 w Krakowie 0957 5675 DxO.jpg
Motorway link highway=motorway_link The sliproads and ramps roads leading to and from a motorway. File:Motorway link-photo.jpg
Trunk road highway=trunk Big main roads that aren't motorways, eg 'A' roads. Add number with ref= Dscf0444 600.jpg
Trunk road link highway=trunk_link Sliproads leading to and from trunk roads File:Trunk road link-photo.jpg
Main road highway=primary Big roads linking larger towns. eg 'B' roads? File:Main road-photo.jpg
Secondary road highway=secondary Roads linking small towns. File:Secondary road-photo.jpg
highway=tertiary File:-photo.jpg
highway=unclassified lowest level in the road _network_ File:-photo.jpg
Normal road highway=residential Small roads, often with houses either side, and a dashed line down the middle. Residential.jpg
highway=service File:-photo.jpg
highway=track File:-photo.jpg
Cycle route ncn_ref=number Add this tag to roads which form part of the National Cycle Network. In the UK, national routes have single-digit numbers and red signs, regional routes have double-digit numbers and blue signs. Use the same tag for both. Cycle route sign.jpg

Trains, tubes and trams

Name Tag Description Example photo
Railway railway=rail Remember to mark bridges, tunnel and cuttings (cutting=yes). File:Railway-photo.jpg
Tram railway=tram File:Tram-photo.jpg
Tube railway=subway Use for all London Underground lines. File:Tube-photo.jpg
Light rail railway=light_rail Use for the DLR. File:Light rail-photo.jpg
Narrow-gauge railway highway=narrow_gauge Use for operating heritage narrow-gauge railways (typically rural). File:Narrow-gauge railway-photo.jpg
Station railway=station Can be used for all of the above, as a single junction at interchanges. File:Station-photo.jpg

Rivers, canals and waterways

Name Tag Description Example photo
River waterway=river File:River-photo.jpg
Canal waterway=canal Man-made, artificial waterway. File:Canal-photo.jpg
Stream waterway=stream File:Stream-photo.jpg
Dock waterway=dock File:Dock-photo.jpg

Parks, green spaces and footpaths

Name Tag Description Example photo
Park leisure=park Any area that calls itself a park. Example-park.jpg
Village greens landuse=village_green Any greenspace that calls itself, or is referred to as, a village green. File:Village greens-photo.jpg
Open green space landuse=grass Use for any other types of greenspace, eg squares. File:Open green space-photo.jpg
Footpath (road-style) highway=service Any footpath within a park-type area which is also occasionally used by cars/patrol vehicles. Park service road.jpg
Footpath (paved) highway=footway Use for any paved footpaths which you couldn't drive a car down File:File:A designated footpath.jpg
Footpath (dirt track) unspecified Not quite sure which tag to use here... File:Footpath (dirt track)-photo.jpg
Sports pitch leisure=pitch Combine with sport= to define a specific sports pitch. File:Sports pitch-photo.jpg
Children's playground leisure=playground Can be an area or a node. Children's playground-photo.jpg

Public buildings

Name Tag Description Example photo
Pub amenity=pub File:Pub-photo.jpg
Church / mosque / etc amenity=place_of_worship Use religion= to specify religion. File:Church / mosque / etc-photo.jpg
Post Office amenity=post_office File:Post Office-photo.jpg
University amenity=university File:University-photo.jpg
School amenity=school Any kind of school. Use amenity=college for sixth-form only colleges though. File:School-photo.jpg
Hospital amenity=hospital File:Hospital-photo.jpg
Town Hall amenity=town_hall Historic town halls. File:Town Hall-photo.jpg
Museum attraction=museum Any kind of museum File:Museum-photo.jpg
Sports Centre leisure=sports_centre Mixed-use indoor sports centres. Add sport= to list sports available. File:Sports Centre-photo.jpg
Other public building amenity=public_building Check Map Features and Proposed features first, but if you can't find it, use this. File:Other public building-photo.jpg

Outdoor attractions

Name Tag Description Example photo
Zoo attraction=zoo Any kind of zoo or menagerie, big or small. Lion - melbourne zoo.jpg
Theme Park attraction=theme_park Any kind of enclosed, ride-based attraction. Theme park.jpg
Gardens leisure=garden eg botanical gardens or the gardens of a manor house. File:Gardens-photo.jpg
Golf Course leisure=golf_course Golf course.jpg

Shops and commercial buildings

Name Tag Description Example photo
Music Venue leisure=music_venue Anywhere that regularly hosts live music File:Music Venue-photo.jpg
Shopping Centre amenity=shopping_centre .. Note2self: only shopping mall uses amenity! File:Shopping Centre-photo.jpg
Supermarket shop=supermarket Tescos, Sainsburys, etc. Anything except the smallest (eg 'Express') stores. File:Supermarket-photo.jpg
Petrol station amenity=fuel File:Petrol station-photo.jpg
Shop shop=various Value can be whatever sounds sensible (eg bakery, butcher). Probably only worth adding notable shops in rural areas. File:Shop-photo.jpg