Tag:man_made=mast

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Mobile phone base station 2010 12 30 165211 PC304165.jpg
Description
A mast is a vertical structure built to hold, for example, antennas. Show/edit corresponding data item.
Rendering in OSM Carto
Mast general.svg
Group: man made
Used on these elements
may be used on nodesshould not be used on waysshould not be used on areasshould not be used on relations (except multipolygon relations)
Useful combination
See also
Status: de facto

A man_made=mast is usually a small, narrow mast. It is often built from concrete or steel and only for a single application like a mobile phone base station.

Unlike a man_made=tower which is accessible and provides platforms, a man_made=mast only offers ladder steps to climb it on the outside. (Think medieval castle tower vs. ship mast) Often masts are built to hold antennas. High masts may be fastened to ground with guy wires.

Guys can be fixed with insulators to the mast and divided by insulators, if the mast is insulated to ground.

How to map

Set a node node at the centre of the mast. Add the tag man_made=mast.

Engineering definition

In structural engineering, mast is a vertical structure, supported by external guys and anchors. This is the only existing definite feature that could be used to differentiate masts and towers.

Tags to use in combination

Examples

BTS GSM-R Jistebnik.jpg
Mobile phone
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Police radio
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Microwave link(s)
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Staande wip.JPG
Popinjay mast

Rendering

Röntgen icons

tower:type=*
tower:construction=freestanding Röntgen mast.svg Röntgen mast, leftward waves and rightward waves.svg Röntgen mast, leftward light and rightward light.svg Röntgen mast, leftward dish antenna and rightward dish antenna.svg Röntgen mast, leftward siren and rightward siren.svg
tower:construction=lattice Röntgen lattice mast.svg Röntgen lattice mast, leftward waves and rightward waves.svg Röntgen lattice mast, leftward light and rightward light.svg Röntgen lattice mast, leftward dish antenna and rightward dish antenna.svg Röntgen lattice mast, leftward siren and rightward siren.svg
tower:construction=guyed_tube Röntgen guyed mast.svg Röntgen guyed mast, leftward waves and rightward waves.svg Röntgen guyed mast, leftward light and rightward light.svg Röntgen guyed mast, leftward dish antenna and rightward dish antenna.svg Röntgen guyed mast, leftward siren and rightward siren.svg
tower:construction=guyed_lattice Röntgen guyed lattice mast.svg Röntgen guyed lattice mast, leftward waves and rightward waves.svg Röntgen guyed lattice mast, leftward light and rightward light.svg Röntgen guyed lattice mast, leftward dish antenna and rightward dish antenna.svg Röntgen guyed lattice mast, leftward siren and rightward siren.svg

Additional icons

Additional icon for communication:mobile_phone=yes is Röntgen phone.svg.

JOSM preset

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Automated edits are strongly discouraged unless you really know what you are doing!

See also