Key:man_made

Description

Artificial structures other than buildings.

Group: man made

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Documented values: 183

Values

Man made

A tag for identifying man made (artificial) structures that are added to the landscape.

Key	Value	Element	Comment	Rendering	Photo
	adit		A type of entrance to an underground mine which is horizontal or nearly horizontal.
	advertising		A generic advertising device.
	antenna		An antenna to transmit and/or receive wireless signals.
	avalanche_protection		A feature to protect from avalanches or to keep them from going off.
	beacon		A structure for signalling on land and sea.
	beehive		Beehive
	borehole		A bore used for a purpose not covered by `=petroleum_well` or `=water_well`.
	breakwater		A man-made structure designed to protect a shore or harbour from the sea and waves.
	bridge		The outline of a bridge, grouping together all features for that bridge. Please also add `bridge=` and `layer=` to all ways running over the bridge.
	bunker_silo		An open-sided structure that can be used with vehicles to fill and empty them.
	cairn		A mound of stones, usually conical or pyramidal, raised as a landmark or to designate a point of importance in surveying.
	carpet_hanger		A construction to hang carpets for cleaning with the help of carpet beaters.
	cellar_entrance		An entrance into artificially created vault.
	charge_point		A device for charging electric vehicles.
	chiller		industrial cooling construction with large diameter fans
	chimney		A tall distinctive vertical conduit for venting hot gases or smoke, normally found near power stations or large factories.
	clarifier		A clarifier of a wastewater treatment plant.
	clearcut		An area where all trees have been uniformly cut down.
	column		A column used to support a structure or for decoration.
	communications_tower		A huge tower for transmitting radio applications.
	compass_rose		A compass rose or wind rose.
	compressor		Industrial equipment used to compress a gas by reducing its volume.
	cooling		Industrial cooling facility.
	cooling_tower		A cooling tower
	courtyard		An area that is usually enclosed by walls or buildings.
	crane		A stationary, permanent crane.
	cross		Cross with little historical or religion value, e.g. summit cross.
	cutline		A straight line cut in a forest.
	dolphin		A marine structure for berthing and mooring of vessels.
	dovecote		A place where doves are farmed or stored.
	dyke		A dyke is a an embankment built to restrict the flow of water or other liquids.
	embankment		An artificial steep slope.
	flagpole		A long pole built to hold a flag.
	flare		A tower constructed to burn off excess gas.
	footwear_decontamination		A facility to decontaminate footwear for hikers.
	frost_fan		A device to stop frosts from damaging crops.
	fuel_pump		A fuel pump (petrol pump, gas pump)
	gantry		An overhead structure across a major road usually for holding signs, often variable-message signs.
	gas_well		A natural gas well
	gasometer		A large container in which natural gas or town gas is stored near atmospheric pressure at ambient temperatures.
	geoglyph		A large design or motif (generally longer than 4 metres) produced on the ground
	goods_conveyor		A conveyor system for transporting materials
	groyne		A rigid structure built from a shoreline or riverbank that interrupts water flow and limits the movement of sediment. See also: `=breakwater`.
	guard_stone		A guard stone: a stone built onto or into the corner of a building or wall to prevent carriages from damaging the structure, often found on either side of an entrance to a laneway, or alongside a wall to protect it.
	guy_wire		Guy wire designed to add stability to a freestanding structure.
	heap		A large pile of material
	hongsalmun		A gate for entering a sacred place in Korea. The gate indicates entry to a sacred realm.
	iljumun		The first gate at the entrance to many Korean Buddhist temples
	insect_hotel		A structure intended to provide shelter for insects.
	kiln		A kiln: an oven used for industrial processes such as hardening, drying, or smelting
	lighthouse		Tower that emits light to serve as a navigational aid at sea or on inland waterway.
	manhole		Hole with a cover that allows access to an underground service location, just large enough for a human to climb through.
	mast		A mast is a vertical structure built to hold, for example, antennas.
	maypole		A tall wooden pole erected as a part of various European folk traditions to celebrate the beginning of summer.
	milk_churn_stand		A current or former collection point for milk churns.
	mineshaft		A mineshaft: vertical tunnel into a mine where minerals are extracted.
	monitoring_station		A station that monitors something.
	nesting_site		A man made nesting aid that is mounted on a support device.
	obelisk		Tall, narrow, four-sided, tapered monument which usually ends in a pyramid-like shape at the top.
	observatory		Observatory: a location used for observing terrestrial or celestial events
	offshore_platform		Offshore platform, oil platform or offshore drilling rig
	oil_gas_separator		Industrial equipment used to separate liquid and gaseous components (oil and gas) produced from a petroleum well.
	oxidation_ditch		An oxidation ditch of a wastewater treatment plant.
	paifang		A traditional style of Chinese architectural arch or gateway structure.
	petroleum_well		Oil well: a hole bored in the earth, designed to bring petroleum oil or gas to the surface
	pier		A pier is a raised walkway over water, supported by widely spread piles or pillars.
	pipeline		A major pipeline carrying gas, water, oil, etc.
	planter		A structure for planting flowers or other ornamental plants.
	pump		A device in charge of moving or raising the level of liquids.
	~~pumping_rig~~		A pumping rig for producing oil. Use of this tag is discouraged. See `=petroleum_well` instead.
	pumping_station		Pumping station: a facility including pumps and equipment for pumping fluids from one place to another
	quay		A man-made structure alongside navigable water used for loading and unloading vessels.
	reservoir_covered		A covered reservoir is a large man-made tank for holding fresh water
	satellite_dish		A dish-shaped parabolic antenna designed to receive or transmit radio waves to or from a satellite
	silo		A storage container for bulk material, often grains such as corn or wheat
	snow_fence		A solid fence-like structure built across steep slopes to reduce risk and severity of (snow) avalanches.
	spoil_heap		Spoil heap, piles of waste rock removed during mining.
	spring_box		A structure designed for protecting and catching groundwater from a natural spring.
	storage_tank		A container that holds liquids or compressed gases.
	street_cabinet		A cabinet located in the street and hosting technical equipment to operate facilities such as electricity or street lights.
	stupa		A Buddhist dome-shaped structure with a spire on top
	surveillance		A surveillance camera or other type of surveillance equipment.
	survey_point		A triangulation pillar, geodetic vertex, or other piece of fixed equipment used by topographers.
	tailings_pond		Tailings pond: A body of liquid or slurry used to store byproducts of mining operations
	telescope		Telescope: an instrument that aids in the observation of remote objects by collecting light or radio waves
	torii		The gate structure found at the entrance of Shinto shrines and (rarely) Japanese Buddhist temples.
	tower		A tower is a free-standing structure which is higher than it is wide. Add `tower:type=*` if possible.
	threshing_floor		An open air paved area created to thresh the grain harvest and then winnow it.
	trough		A long, narrow container, open on top, for feeding or watering animals. The water from a trough usually would not be considered drinkable, however, it may be filled from a pipe providing drinkable water.
	utility_pole		A single pole supporting elevation of any of various and unspecified public utilities, such as power transmission, lighting or telephony.
	ventilation_shaft		A vertical space in mines, tunnels, or buildings allowing stale air to leave the space underneath and/or fresh air to enter it.
	video_wall		A digital screen, typically constructed out of smaller LED panels.
	wastewater_plant		A wastewater plant is a facility used to treat wastewater or sewage.
	water_tap		Publicly usable water tap, providing access to water and usually equipped with a valve.
	water_tower		Structure with a water tank at an altitude to increase pressure in water network
	water_well		A structural facility to access ground water, created by digging or drilling.
	water_works		A place where drinking water is found and applied to the local waterpipes network.
	watermill		A mill driven by water power.
	wildlife_crossing		Structure that allow animals to cross human barriers safely.
	windmill		A traditional windmill, historically used to mill grain with wind power. See `power=generator` in combination with `generator:source=wind` for modern wind turbines.
	windpump		A device that pumps natural gas or water using the wind, typically mass produced.
	works		A factory or industrial production plant.
	yes		General tag for man-made (artificial) structures.
	user defined		All commonly used values according to Taginfo

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See =cellar_entrance
See =tell
See =guy_wire

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