Sample areas

This page lists good examples of types of land usage mapped already in OpenStreetMap. Use these example areas as guides showing how to map particular types of feature. Additional tags are available at Map features and Proposed map features.

If you know an area which better demonstrates how to map one of these features, please add it to the page. Also, please remove any examples which have been surpassed in their mapping by other areas.

Residential areas

Streets, parks, and house numbers. There is a HOWTO guide for house-numbering

Almere Map, Browse data Karlsruhe Map, Browse data

Big road junctions

Bridges, tunnels, and intersections

MacArthur Maze Map, Browse data 401/404 Map, Browse data Spaghetti Junction Map, Browse data M-30/A-5 underground junction Map, Browse data

City centres

High-rise buildings, underground shopping malls, pedestrian areas

Tokyo Map, Browse data Oxford Map, Browse data Paris Map, Browse data Pretoria Map, Browse data Boston Map, Browse data

The countryside

Horse, hiking, and bike trails, fields, farms and irrigation

The New Forest Map, Browse data Quintana Redonda Map, Browse data Newcastle Map, Browse data

Wilderness

Forests, lakes, hills, glaciers

Dilijan National Park, Tavush province, Armenia Map, Browse data

Harbours and maritime navigation

Lighthouses, buoys, jetties.

Dublin and Howth Map, Browse data

Airports

Runways, terminals, taxiways, and heliports

Heathrow Map, Browse data Copenhagen Map, Browse data Frankfurt Map, Browse data Barajas (Madrid, Spain) Map, Browse data

Parks and leisure

Zoos, theme parks, gardens, and water parks

Berlin Zoo Map, Browse data

Power networks

Power stations, wind farms, transmission lines

California Map, Browse data National Grid Map, Browse data Zürich Map, Browse data

Waterways

Canals, locks, docks, and aqueducts

Antwerp docks Map, Browse data Dudley Canal Map, Browse data

Railroads

Classification yards, railway stations, viaducts

Kings Cross Map, Browse data Helsinki Map, Browse data Zürich Map, Browse data

Skiing areas

Ski routes, lifts, and facilities Ski

Verbier Map, Browse data Kitzbühel Map, Browse data

Long distance routes

Cycle routes, long-distance hikes, international road numbers

Caves and tunnels

When not everything is on the same level

Cliffs and climbing routes

Vertical routes

Northern Albania Map, Browse data

Public transport

Bus routes, train times, park-and-ride

Waterfront Station, Vancouver, Canada Map, Browse data Amsterdam Centraal, Netherlands Map, Browse data

Temporary

Festivals, camps, expos, construction and demolition sites

Burning man Map, Browse data

Ancient cultures

Excavations, historic places in current times

Pompeii, Italy Map, Browse data

Borders and boundaries

Borders and boundaries, disputed borders, historical borders, checkpoints and toll booths

Territorial waters in the British Isles Map, Browse data London boroughs Map, Browse data Belgian enclaves of Baarle-Hertog in the Netherlands Map, Browse data Spanish municipalities (sharing edges as multipolygon relations) Map, Browse data

Barriers

Barriers: city_wall, wall, retaining_wall, fence, hedge

Quinta del Duque del Arco, Madrid,Spain Map, Browse data Ávila medieval city walls Map, Browse data

Languages

Names in multiple languages, disputed names, scripts and difficult typography

Brussels where both French and Dutch are official languages Map, Browse data Farsi and English tagging in Tehran Map, Browse data Kyrenia/Κερύνεια/Girne Map, Browse data

Campus

Groups of buildings with a common purpose. University campuses, hospitals, research areas, large businesses.

University of Maryland campus, College Park, Maryland, USA Map, Browse data University of Toronto Map, Browse data