Key:shadow

Description
indicates whether a feature is in the shadow of sunlight
Used on these elements
may be used on nodesmay be used on waysmay be used on areas (and multipolygon relations)may be used on relations
Useful combination
Status: in use
More details at taginfo
Tools for this tag

=* is used to indicate whether a feature is in the shadow of sunlight during the hot mid-day and afternoon daylight hours. It might be a synonym for the more widespread shade=*, which is possible a better tag for this topic.

Usage

  • =no - the feature is not in shadow
  • =partial - some parts of feature are in shadow
  • =yes - the feature is in shadow

Requires a feature tag, for example:

See also tags

  • shade=* - same or very similar meaning with much more usage
  • covered=* - indicated wether a feature is covered by something, most likely to protect from rain and snow
  • shelter=* - indicated wether a feature is providing shelter to protect from weather or coldness
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