Public Safety Features
Public safety features are physical features the affect danger or risk associated with navigating on the ground. Key factors that safety in public spaces include street lamps and emergency services such as police and emergency phones.
Main Tags
Amenities
| Tag | Element | Description |
|---|---|---|
| amenity=hospital | node, area | A hospital providing in-patient medical treatment. |
| amenity=clinic | node, area | A medium-sized medical center, typically without admission of inpatients. |
| amenity=telephone | node | A public telephone. |
| amenity=drinking_water | node | A drinking water source provides potable water for consumption. |
| amenity=toilets
entrance=yes female=yes/no male=yes/no |
node, area | A publicly accessible toilet.
Entrances can be tagged on nodes to denote location and type on entrance. Gender of facility can also be indicated. |
| amenity=social_facility | node, area | A facility that provides social services.
When combined with the other listed tags it indicates a shelter for victims of domestic abuse (only publicly known shelters should be mapped). |
| amenity=police | node, area | A police station. |
Highways
| Tag | Element | Description |
|---|---|---|
| highway=footway | way, area | For designated footpaths, i.e. mainly/ exclusively for pedestrians. |
| highway=path | way | A generic multi-use path open to non-motorized vehicles |
| highway=steps | way | For flights of steps on footways and paths. |
| highway=crossing | node | A pedestrian crossing. |
| highway=street_lamp | node | A single pole with one or more lights to illuminate the street. |
NOTE: For features illuminated by street lighting, consider using lit=yes.
Properties
| Tag | Element | Description |
|---|---|---|
| bridge=yes | way | A bridge is an artificial construction that spans features such as roads, railways, waterways or valleys and carries a road, railway or other feature. |
| tunnel=yes | way | A tunnel is an underground passage for a road or similar. |
| entrance = yes | way | The entrance of a building. |
Note: It is preferred to either tag the lower way as "tunnel=yes" or the upper way as "bridge=yes" but not both.
Emergency
| Tag | Element | Description |
|---|---|---|
| emergency=defibrillator | node | A defibrillator, an external and portable electronic device that diagnoses and can correct arrhythmia of the heart automatically. |
| emergency=first_aid_kit | node | A first aid kit. |
| emergency=phone | node | An emergency telephone. |
Supplementary Tags
Childcare
| Tag | Element | Description |
|---|---|---|
| changing_table=* | node, area | Indicates presence and type of diaper changing station. Often combined with toilet tag. |
| baby_feeding=*
baby_feeding=yes baby_feeding=no baby_feeding=room |
node, area | Part of proposed feature to indicate the whether the building has a space for feeding babies. Can be a dedicated space or a private room. |
| stroller=* | node, way, area | This Tag may be used to mark places or ways that are suitable to be used with a stroller. |
See Also
- Tagging in Support of Women and Girls - Highlights common objects and tags that can make a difference in the lives of women and girls.
- Emergency - A key used to describe various emergency services.