Tag:advertising=poster_box

Description

Dedicated box, for putting up posters with a display surface of about 2 m², generally with two faces, generally lit by transmission, sometimes animated. Sometimes called 'lollylop', 'snowshoe' or 'city light'.

Group: advertising

Used on these elements

Useful combination

height=*
size=*
lit=*
animated=*
sides=*

How to map

Create a node at the location of the poster_box. Then put the advertising= tag on it. You can add more details about it using these tags:

Technical details
- support=* – generally not needed for a poster box, except if the poster box is hosted by a transit shelter, in that case add support=street_furniture:transit_shelter. If mounted on a wall, use support=wall.
- size=* – the dimensions of the poster box itself (omitting its support).
- height=* – the height of the poster box (including its support).
- lit=* – is the poster box lit ? Generally it is not.
- luminous=* – is the poster box luminous ? Generally luminous=yes.
- animated=* – is the poster box animated ? By which method ?
- sides=* – how many sides does the poster box have ? Generally sides=2.
Management
- operator=* – the company operating the poster box.
- ref=* – the poster box reference.
- access=* – can everybody change the content of the poster box ? Generally no.
- land_property=* – who is the owner of the land under the poster box ? Generally land_property=public.
Content and visibility
- message=* – the kind of content shown on the billboard. Generally message=commercial.
- display_surface=* – the surface dedicated to the display of message (without the frame), often 1.2 m width and 1.76 m high, then 2 m².
- orientation=* – how is the poster box directed compared to people/traffic flow.
- direction=* – how is the poster box directed (using cardinal points).
- visibility=* – how far is the poster box visible ? Generally visibility=street.

Common sizes

DIN 683's "4/1 portrait"; 119 × 168 cm visible area (roughtly 4 ISO A1-sized sheets, hence the name)

Examples

Advertising poster box examples

This section provides examples on how to tag advertising poster box devices.

Photo	General description	Attributes keys and values	comments on attributes	Possible or proposed rendering
	An advertising poster box, two sides, lit by transmission. Very common type of advertising device.	`man_made=advertising` `advertising=poster_box` `size=1.3*2` `height=2.15` `luminous=yes` `animated=no` `sides=2` `operator=JCDecaux` `access=no` `land_property=public` `message=commercial` `display_surface=2` `visibility=street`	`man_made=advertising` : first level attribute, not mandatory, but useful to perform a first search. `size=1.3*2` : the total dimensions of the device are 1.3 m. width on 2 m. height, including the frame, but not including the support. `height=2.15` : the maximum height of the highest part of the device is 2.15 m. `luminous=yes` : this device is lit by transmission, from the inside, it is luminous. `animated=no` : no animated devices. `sides=2` : the device has two sides. `operator=JCDecaux` : name of operator is displayed on front of device. `access=no` : to indicate that nobody can display posters on this device, except the operator. `land_property=public` : to indicate that this device is installed on the public domain, pavement of public street. `message=commercial` : message displayed is commercial advertising. `display_surface=2` : the poster dimensions are 1.15 m. width on 1.7 m. height, therefore the display surface is 2.04 m². `visibility=street` : this device is visible from along the street, and from more than 10 m.
	An advertising poster box on a transit shelter. Very common type of advertising device.	`man_made=advertising` `advertising=poster_box` `support=street_furniture:transit_shelter` `size=1.3*2` `height=2.15` `luminous=yes` `animated=no` `sides=2` `operator=JCDecaux` `access=no` `land_property=public` `message=commercial` `display_surface=2` `visibility=street`	`man_made=advertising` : first level attribute, not mandatory, but useful to perform a first search. `support=street_furniture:transit_shelter` : to indicate that this poster box is hosted on a public transit shelter. `size=1.3*2` : the total dimensions of the device are 1.3 m. width on 2 m. height, including the frame, but not including the support. `height=2.15` : the maximum height of the highest part of the device is 2.15 m. `luminous=yes` : this device is lit by transmission, from the inside, it is luminous. `animated=no` : no animated devices. `sides=2` : the device has two sides. `operator=JCDecaux` : name of operator is displayed on front of device. `access=no` : to indicate that nobody can display posters on this device, except the operator. `land_property=public` : to indicate that this device is installed on the public domain, pavement of public street. `message=commercial` : message displayed is commercial advertising. `display_surface=2` : the poster dimensions are 1.15 m. width on 1.7 m. height, therefore the display surface is 2.04 m². `visibility=street` : this device is visible from along the street, and from more than 10 m.

Rendering

See Key:advertising#Software support for a list of software or websites supporting this tag.