Key:landmark

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Description
Indicates that feature is a landmark. Show/edit corresponding data item.
Group: annotations
Used on these elements
may be used on nodesuse on ways unspecifiedmay be used on areas (and multipolygon relations)use on relations unspecified
Documented values: 15
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Status: in use

The landmark=yes tag indicates that feature is a landmark.

For instance, landuse=cemetery + landmark=yes.


Features are tagged as landmarks to highlight that they stand out from the surrounding landscape, although not necessarily from a great distance. Remember than there is usually a way to tag something to describe it without suggesting it as a landmark.

Old proposed values

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This feature has been labeled as deprecated. The recommended replacement is: usual tag and landmark=yes.
The reason is documented in Deprecated features. You are still free to continue to use or interpret this tag as you see fit since OpenStreetMap does not have “banned features”.
Under no circumstances should you (semi-)automatically change “deprecated” tags to something else in the database on a large scale without conforming to the automated edits code of conduct. Any such change will be reverted.

It was proposed to tag every nautical landmark with seamark=landmark + landmark=*

The S57-catalog differs between a bunch of useful landmarks we should use in landmark=* at least:

Many of these have its own dedicated INT 1 symbol for rendering on nautical maps

osm-value IHO S-57 landmark IHO S-57 description IHO INT 1 symbol normally use this:
cairn cairn a mound of stones, usually conical or pyramidal, raised as a landmark or to designate a point of importance in surveying. (IHO Dictionary, S-32, 5th Edition, 601) INT-1-Q-100.png man_made=cairn
cemetery cemetery an area of land for burying the dead. INT-1-E-19.a.png landuse=cemetery
chimney chimney/smokestack a vertical structure containing a passage or flue for discharging smoke and gases. (Digital Geographic Information Standard - DIGEST) INT-1-E-22.a.png man_made=chimney
dish_aerial dish aerial a parabolic aerial for the receipt and transmission of high frequency radio signals. (IHO Dictionary, S-32, 5th Edition, 1400) INT-1-E-31.a.png man_made=satellite_dish
flagpole flagstaff(flagpole) a staff or pole on which flags are raised. (Digital Geographic Information Standard -DIGEST 1.28) INT-1-E-27.a.png man_made=flagpole
flare_stack flare stack a tall structure used for burning-off waste oil or gas. (IHO Dictionary, S-32, 5th Edition, 1836). Normally showing a flame and located at refineries (IHO Chart specifications, M-4). INT-1-E-23.png man_made=flare
mast mast a straight vertical piece of timber or a hollow cylinder. (adapted from Digital Geographic Information Standard - DIGEST) INT-1-E-28.c.png man_made=mast
windsock wind sock a tapered fabric sleeve mounted so as to catch and swing with the wind, thus indicating the wind direction. (Navigation dictionary, US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - NOAA, 1969) aeroway=windsock
monument monument a structure erected or maintained as a memorial to a person or event. (Digital Geographic Information Standard - DIGEST) INT-1-E-24.a.png historic=monument
pillar column (pillar) a cylindrical or slightly tapering body of considerably greater length than diameter erected vertically. (Oxford English Dictionary) INT-1-K-43.2.png marker=pillar
memorial_plaque memorial plaque a slab of metal, usually ornamented, erected as a memorial to a person or event. memorial=plaque
obelisk obelisk a tapering shaft usually of stone or concrete, square or rectangular in section, with a pyramidal apex. (Adapted from Oxford English Dictionary) man_made=obelisk
cross cross a monument, or other structure in form of a cross. (Funk & Wagnalls Dictionary) INT-1-E-12.png historic=wayside_cross
dome dome a landmark comprising a hemispherical or spheroidal shaped structure (adapted from the Macquarie Dictionary). INT-1-E-10.4.a.png In some situations:

man_made=tower + tower:construction=dome

radar_scanner radar scanner a device used for directing a radar beam through a search pattern (adapted from Navigation Dictionary, US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration -NOAA, 1969) INT-1-E-30.2.b.png
tower tower a relatively tall structure which may be used for observation, support, storage or communication etc. (Digital Geographic Information Working Group -DGIWG, Oct. 1987) INT-1-E-20.a.png man_made=tower
windmill windmill a wind driven system of vanes attached to a tower like structure (excluding wind-generated power plants). (Digital Geographic Information Standard - DIGEST) INT-1-E-25.1.png man_made=windmill
windmotor windmotor a modern structure for the use of windpower. (IHO Chart Specifications, M-4) INT-1-E-26.1.a.png power=generator + generator:source=wind
spire spire/minaret a tall conical or pyramid-shaped structure often built on the roof or tower of a building, especially a church or mosque. (adapted from The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 1993) INT-1-E-10.3.b.png man_made=tower + tower:type=minaret
large_rock large rock or boulder on land an isolated rocky formation or a single large stone (IHO Dictionary, S-32, 5th Edition 4415) natural=rock
rock_pinnacle rock pinnacle high tower or spire-shaped pillar of rock, alone or cresting a summit (adapted from IHO Dictionary, S-32, 5th Edition 3852) natural=rock

S57 into OSM-TAG-Translation

CATLMK; Category of landmark -> landmark=*
COLOUR; Colour -> landmark:colour=*
COLPAT; Colour pattern -> landmark:colour_pattern=*
CONDTN; Condition
CONRAD; Conspicuous, radar
CONVIS; Conspicuous, visually
ELEVAT; Elevation
FUNCTN; Function
HEIGHT; Height
NATCON; Nature of construction -> landmark:nature_of_construction=*
NOBJNM; Object name in national language -> name:DE=*, name:EN=* ....
OBJNAM; Object name -> name=*
STATUS; Status
VERACC; Vertical accuracy -> height:accuracy=*, depth:accuracy=*
VERDAT; Vertical datum -> height:datum=*, depth:datum=
VERLEN; Vertical length -> height=*, depth=*

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