User:Ianlopez1115/Tagging

This page contains a partial summary of mapping conventions specific to the Philippines or adapted elsewhere. It may differ from the conventions set by the OpenStreetMap community as a whole and/or by the OpenStreetMap Philippines community (unless adopted). Also, some users may use their preferred tags while editing OpenStreetMap data.

This page is divided to various subpages on roads, landuse and natural elements and amenities and shops.

Roads, highway relations and access restrictions

See the roads section.

Placename hierarchy tags

Administrative division	Place tag	Applicable is_in tag	Examples
Province	place=state	is_in=country	name=Laguna; place=state; is_in:country=Philippines
City	place=city or place=suburb depending on its population	is_in=country; is_in=state (The latter tag should not be added in independent cities unless its city charter allows its residents to vote for provincial officials and/or to run as a provincial official).	name=San Pablo; place=city; is_in:state=Laguna
Town	place=town	is_in=state	name=Bacolor; place=town; is_in:state=Pampanga
Barangay	place=village and place:ph=barangay	place=city or place=town	name=San Antonio; place=village; place:ph=barangay; is_in:city=Pasig
Sitio/Certain residential areas	place=neighbourhod	place=city or place=town; is_in=village	name=Umali Subdivision; place=neighbourhood; is_in:town=Los Baños; is_in:village=Batong Malake

Name Tags

Region

Language	Prefix/suffix	Examples
English	Region (of) (if any)	name:en=Ilocos; official_name:en=Ilocos Region
Ilocano	Rehion ti (if any)	name:ilo=Ilocos; official_name:ilo=Rehion ti Ilocos
Kapampangan	Labuad (ning) (if any)	name:pam=Ilocos; official_name:pam=Labuad Ilocos
Tagalog	Rehiyon ng/Rehiyong (if any)	name:tl=Ilocos; official_name:tl=Rehiyong Ilocos
Bikol	Rehiyon (if any)	name:bcl=Ilocos; official_name:bcl=Rehiyon Ilocos
Hiligaynon	Rehiyon sang (if any)	name:hil=Ilocos; official_name:hil=Rehiyon sang Ilocos
Karay-a	Rehiyon kang (if any)	name:krj=Ilocos; official_name:krj=Rehiyon kang Ilocos
Cebuano	Rehiyon sa (if any)	name:ceb=Ilocos; official_name:ceb=Rehiyon sa Ilocos

Province

Language	Prefix/suffix	Examples
English	Province of	name:en=Laguna; official_name:en=Province of Laguna
Ilocano	Probinsia ti	name:ilo=Laguna; official_name:ilo=Probinsia ti Laguna
Kapampangan	Lalawigan ning	name:pam=Laguna; official_name:pam=Lalawigan ning Laguna
Tagalog	Lalawigan ng	name:tl=Laguna; official_name:tl=Lalawigan ng Laguna
Bikol	Probinsya kan	name:bcl=Laguna; official_name:bcl=Probinsya kan Laguna
Hiligaynon	Kapuoran sang	name:hil=Laguna; official_name:hil=Kapuoran sang Laguna
Karay-a	Probinsiya kang	name:krj=Laguna; official_name:krj=Probinsiya kang Laguna
Cebuano	Lalawigan sa	name:ceb=Laguna; official_name:ceb=Lalawigan sa Laguna

City

Language	Prefix/suffix	Examples
English	City of	name:en=San Pablo; official_name:en=City of San Pablo
Ilocano	Siudad ti	name:ilo=San Pablo; official_name:ilo=Siudad ti San Pablo
Kapampangan	Lakanbalen ning	name:pam=San Pablo; official_name:pam=Lakanbalen ning San Pablo; alt_name:pam=San Pablo Lakanbalen
Tagalog	Lungsod (ng)	name:tl=San Pablo; official_name:tl=Lungsod ng San Pablo
Bikol	Syudad (nin)	name:bcl=San Pablo; official_name:bcl=Syudad nin San Pablo
Hiligaynon	Dakbanwa sang/Syudad sang	name:hil=San Pablo; official_name:hil=Dakbanwa sang San Pablo; alt_name:hil=Syudad sang San Pablo
Karay-a	Syudad kang	name:krj=San Pablo; official_name:krj=Syudad kang San Pablo
Cebuano	Dakbayan sa	name:ceb=San Pablo; official_name:ceb=Dakbayan sa San Pablo

Municipality/Town

Language	Prefix/suffix	Examples
English	Municipality of	name:en=Bacolor; official_name:en=Municipality of Bacolor
Ilocano	Ili ti	name:ilo=Bacolor; official_name:ilo=Ili ti Bacolor
Kapampangan	Balen ning	name:pam=Bacolor; official_name:pam=Balen ning Bacolor
Tagalog	Bayan ng/Munisipalidad ng	name:tl=Bacolor; official_name:tl=Bayan ng Bacolor; alt_name:tl=Munisipalidad ng Bacolor
Bikol	Banwaan kan	name:bcl=Bacolor; official_name:bcl=Banwaan kan Bacolor
Hiligaynon	Banwa sang	name:hil=Bacolor; official_name:hil=Banwa sang Bacolor
Karay-a	Banwa kang/Banwa sa	name:krj=Bacolor; official_name:krj=Banwa kang Bacolor; alt_name:krj=Banwa ka Bacolor
Cebuano	Lungsod sa	name:ceb=Bacolor; official_name:ceb=Lungsod sa Bacolor

Primary applicability of language tags

Language	Corresponding language tag	Regions where applicable	Provinces where applicable	Cities and municipalities where applicable
English	name:en=*	All regions	All provinces	All cities and municipalities
Ilokano	name:ilo=*	Ilocos, Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, Central Luzon	Abra, Apayao, Batanes, Benguet, Cagayan, Ifugao, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Isabela, Kalinga, La Union, Mountain Province, Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya, Pangasinan, Quirino, Tarlac, Zambales	Cities and municipalities in western and central Abra, Apayao, Batanes, Benguet, Cagayan, Ifugao, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Isabela, Kalinga, La Union, Mountain Province, northern Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya, Pangasinan, Quirino, northern Tarlac, Zambales
Pangasinan	name:pag=*	Ilocos, Cordillera Administrative Region, Central Luzon	Benguet, La Union, Nueva Ecija, Pangasinan, Tarlac, Zambales	Cities and municipalities in western Benguet, southwestern La Union, northwestern Nueva Ecija, Pangasinan, northern Tarlac, northeastern Zambales
Kapampangan	name:pam=*	Central Luzon	Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac, Zambales	Cities and municipalities in northern Bataan, western Bulacan, southwestern Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, central and southern Tarlac, southern Zambales
Tagalog	name:tl=*	Bicol, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Metro Manila, Mimaropa	Aurora, Bataan, Batangas, Bulacan, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Cavite, Laguna, Marinduque, Metro Manila, Nueva Ecija, Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Pampanga, Quezon, Rizal, Zambales	Cities and municipalities in Aurora, Bataan, Batangas, Bulacan, Camarines Norte, Del Gallego in Camarines Sur, Laguna, Marinduque, Metro Manila, Nueva Ecija, Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, extreme eastern Pampanga, Quezon, Rizal, Zambales
Chavacano	name:cbk=*	Calabarzon, Zamboanga, Bangsamoro	Cavite, Basilan, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Sibugay	Cavite City and Ternate in Cavite, Cities and municipalities in Basilan, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Sibugay
Bikol	name:bcl=*	Bicol	Albay, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Masbate, Sorsogon	Cities and municipalities in Albay, eastern Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Masbate, Sorsogon
Hiligaynon	name:hil=*	Bicol, Western Visayas, Central Visayas, Soccsksargen	Capiz, Guimaras, Iloilo, Masbate, Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, North Cotabato, South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat	Cities and municipalities in Capiz, Guimaras, Iloilo, Masbate, Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, North Cotabato, South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat
Karay-a	name:krj=*	Western Visayas, Soccsksargen	Antique, Capiz, Iloilo, Sultan Kudarat	Cities and municipalities in Antique, southern Capiz, central and southern Iloilo, parts of Sultan Kudarat
Cebuano	name:ceb=*	Bicol, Western Visayas, Central Visayas, Eastern Visayas, Zamboanga, North Mindanao, Caraga, Davao, Soccsksargen	Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Biliran, Bohol, Camiguin, Cebu, Cotabato, Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Davao Occidental, Davao Oriental, Dinagat Islands, Lanao del Norte, Leyte, Masbate, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, Sarangani, Siquijor, South Cotabato, Southern Leyte, Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Sibugay	Cities and municipalities in Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Biliran, Bohol, Camiguin, Cebu, Davao de Oro, Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Davao Occidental, Davao Oriental, Dinagat Islands, Lanao del Norte, western Leyte, southern Masbate, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, northeastern Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, North Cotabato, Saranggani, Siquijor, South Cotabato, Southern Leyte, Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Sibugay
Maranao	name:mrw=*	North Mindanao, Bangsamoro	Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao	Cities and municipalities in Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, northern Maguindanao
Maguindanao	name:mdh=*	Soccsksargen, Bangsamoro	Maguindanao, North Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat	Cities and municipalities in Maguindanao, southern North Cotabato, central Sultan Kudarat

Notes on language tags

• Metro Manila is included both as a region and as a province, though its actual status is the former.
• The name:tl=* tag can be used anywhere in the country as its standardized form, known as Filipino, is one of two national languages of the Philippines (the other bring English).
• In most cases, street signs are in English unless co-signed in another language.
• The primary applicability of language tags for Philippine languages is to guide users where to place said language tags. It does not discourage the use of said language tags outside of primary applicability areas.

Name etymology tags

Feature	Image	Tags used	Example	Description and Notes
Street names		name:etymology=* for persons, companies, organizations and events name:etymology:wikidata=* if with Wikidata entry name:description=named after x if without Wikidata entry	For persons (with Wikidata entry): name=Apolinario Mabini Street name:etymology=Apolinario Mabini name:etymology:wikidata=Q318481 For persons (without Wikidata entry): name=B. G. Molina Street name:etymology=Benjamin G. Molina name:description=Named after a Filipino general For plants and animals: name=Kollut Way name:etymology:wikidata=Q10752741 For particular animals: name=Harambe Drive name=Harambe name:etymology:wikidata=Q26388682 With tags denoting its former name: name=Semiquincentennial Throughway name:etymology=United States Semiquincentennial name:etymology:wikidata=Q55636578 old_name=Three Presidents Roadway old_name:etymology=Barack Hussein Obama II;Donald John Trump;Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. old_name:etymology:wikidata=Q76;Q22686;Q6279
Schools and school buildings		name:etymology=* for persons, companies, organizations and events name:etymology:wikidata=* if with Wikidata entry name:description=named after x if without Wikidata entry	With Wikidata entry: name=Akadimia Alkiviadis name:etymology=Alcibiades name:etymology:wikidata=Q187982 Without Wikidata entry: name=Teodoro C. Dator Memorial Elementary School name:etymology=Teodoro Coral Dator name:description=Named after a prominent resident of Victoria, Laguna With tags denoting its former name: name=Mabini Building name:etymology=Apolinario Mabini name:etymology:wikidata=Q318481 old_name=Jefferson Building old_name:etymology=Thomas Jefferson old_name:etymology:wikidata=Q11812
Churches and chapels		name:etymology:wikidata=* if with Wikidata entry name:description=named after x if without Wikidata entry	For persons: name=Martyr Jose Maria Chapel name:etymology:wikidata=Q5408329 For events: name=Annunciation Parish Church name:etymology:wikidata=Q154326 With tags denoting its former name: name=San Pedro Calungsod Parish Church name:etymology:wikidata=Q467246 old_name=Risen Christ Chapel old_name:etymology:wikidata=Q51624
Parks and sports centers		name:etymology=* for persons, companies, organizations and events name:etymology:wikidata=* if with Wikidata entry name:description=named after x if without Wikidata entry	With Wikidata entry: name=The House of Kobe name:etymology=Kobe Bryant name:etymology:wikidata=Q25369 Without Wikidata entry: name=Norberto "Onor" Pareja Park name:etymology=Norberto Siglos Pareja name:description=Named after the first mayor of San Jose, Negros Oriental With tags denoting its former name: name=Guingona Park name:etymology=Teofisto Guingona, Sr. name:etymology:wikidata=Q7701170 old_name=Rizal Park old_name:etymology=José Rizal old_name:etymology:wikidata=Q1500

Amenities

See the the amenities section for amenity classification and the commonly used names subpage for particular brands.

Shops

See the shops section for shop classification and the commonly used names subpage for particular brands.

Communication and Broadcasting facilities

Name	Image	Tags used	Description and Notes	Related terms
Cell sites (basic)		man_made=tower tower:type=communication communication:mobile_phone=yes tower:construction=freestanding or guyed_lattice MCC=515	A combination of tags that can be used for annotating towers that provide communication signals to mobile phones. man_made=mast was sometimes used to tag cell sites. Mostly replaced by man_made=tower since it is widely used when compared to man_made=mast. The Philippines' mobile country code or MCC is 515.
Cell sites (operator tags)		Dito: MNC=66 operator=Dito Telecommunity operator:type=consortium operator:wikidata=Q64734142 Globe: MNC=02 operator=Globe Telecom operator:type=private operator:wikidata=Q3543983 Smart: MNC=03 operator=Smart Communications operator:type=private operator:wikidata=Q7543955 Sun (integrated with Smart): MNC=05 operator=Digitel Mobile Philippines operator:type=private operator:wikidata=Q5276012	Operators have different mobile number codes or MNCs. ABS-CBN Convergence previously used Globe Telecom facilities under the ABS-CBNmobile brand name despite having its own MNC (MNC=24)
Radio transmission sites (basic)		man_made=antenna, mast, tower, or communications_tower tower:type=communication communication:radio=am, fm, or sw	A combination of tags that can be used for radio transmission sites. The communication:radio=am;fm tag can be used for radio transmission sites that broadcast AM and FM radio signals	Radio Transmitter
Television transmission sites (basic)		man_made=antenna, mast, tower, or communications_tower tower:type=communication communication:television=analogue or isdb-t	A combination of tags that can be used for television transmission sites. The communication:television=analogue;isdb-t tag can be used for television transmission sites that broadcast analogue and ISDB-T signals.	Television transmitter
Transmission sites (technical)		ant=rx for receiving masts/towers; ant=tx for transmitting masts/towers; ant=rxtx for receiving and transmitting masts/towers ant:power=* for power or effective radiated power of a transmitter in kilowatts (25 kW) ant:target=* for the target area of transmission sites, often used by receiving masts/towers ant:type=omni for antenna radiating to all directions; ant:type=sector for narrower beam antenna; ant:type=directional narrow beam antennas used for point to point links frequency=* expressed in kilohertz for AM (531 kHZ) and megahertz for FM (87.5 MHz) for radio transmitters network=* if part of a regionwide or nationwide radio/TV network and their respective website and wikidata tags (network:website, network:wikidata) operator=* and respective website and wikidata tags (operator:website, operator:wikidata) rf:category=radio for radio broadcasting; rf:category=tv for terrestrial TV broadcasting (analog and digital) rf:frequency=* expressed in kilohertz for AM (531kHZ) and megahertz for FM (87.5MHz) for radio transmitters rf:modulation=AM for transmitters broadcasting AM radio signals; rf:modulation=FM for transmitters broadcasting FM radio signals; rf:modulation=ISDB-T;NTSC for transmitters broadcasting a combination of ISDB-T and NTSC television signals rf:callsign=* for callsigns issued by the National Telecommunications Commission rf:content=* for short description of content (usually branding) rf:access=private for encrypted content; rf:access=public for unencrypted content RDS:name=* for FM stations transmitting Radio Data System messages (usually station identification)	Technical tags that can be used for annotating broadcast transmission sites
Satellite dish		ant=rx for receiving dishes; ant=tx for transmitting dishes; ant=rxtx for receiving and transmitting dishes man_made=tower operator=* and respective website and wikidata tags (operator:website, operator:wikidata) if available tower:construction=dish tower:type=communication	A combination of tags that can be used for annotating a satellite dish
Television Studios		amenity=studio studio=television		TV Studio
Radio Studios		amenity=studio studio=radio
Broadcasting studios (technical)		frequency=* expressed in kilohertz for AM (531 kHZ) and megahertz for FM (87.5 MHz) for radio transmitters network=* if part of a regionwide or nationwide radio/TV network and their respective website and wikidata tags (network:website, network:wikidata) on_air:frequency=* expressed in kilohertz/megahertz without abbreviations (531 AM/87.5 FM) for radio transmitters on_air:hours=* for the station's operating hours (using the opening hours syntax) operator=* and respective website and wikidata tags (operator:website, operator:wikidata)

Others

Name	Image	Tags used	Description and Notes	Related terms
Fire hydrants		emergency=fire_hydrant	The amenity=fire_hydrant tag, which was more commonly used until 2012/2013, is no longer in use since early July 2015
Indoor gyms		leisure=fitness_centre	An indoor facility primarily used for fitness and exercise. May or may not have exercise machines, fitness or dance classes.	Fitness center; Fitness club; Health club
Kilometer markers		highway=milestone distance=*	See User:Ianlopez1115/Milestones for related information. Important note: a milestone should be a node inside a way.	Kilometer stone; Milestone
Irrigation canal/ditch		waterway=ditch layer=-1 boat=no	Irrigation canals/ditches are usually too narrow for boats.
Street cabinets		man_made=street_cabinet street_cabinet=power for street cabinets meant for electricity distribution street_cabinet=telecom for street cabinets meant for telecommunications	Additional subtags can be found here
Tax Identification Number		ref:vatin=PHxxxxxxxxxxxx	Tax Identification Number or TIN is issued by the Bureau of Internal Revenue to businesses, individuals and other entities regardless if they are subject to value added tax/gross sales tax or not. PH is used as the Philippines' country code for VAT identification numbers.
Historical Markers		historic=memorial memorial=plaque name=Name of event, person or site mentioned in the plaque (for name:xx variants, see #Name Tags section) start_date=date when plaque was installed (YYYY-MM-DD format) subject:wikidata=* Wikidata ID/s of event/s, person/s or site/s mentioned in the plaque wikidata=* Wikidata ID of plaque (if applicable)
Availability of air conditioning units		air_conditioning=yes if amenity, office, shop or some other feature has air conditioning but does not necessarily mean that air conditioning is always turned on. air_conditioning=no if amenity, office, shop or some other feature does not have air conditioning.	Tag to indicate if a facility has air conditioning or not. Not to be mistaken with air conditioner shops (tagged as shop=hvac) or its service centers (tagged as shop=hvac+repair=yes). This attribute is not suitable for houses, housing complexes or other residences with private air conditioning units.