Tag:building=service

building = 
Description
Service building usually is a small unmanned building with certain machinery (like pumps or transformers). Show/edit corresponding data item.
Rendering in OSM Carto
Group: buildings
Used on these elements
may be used on nodesshould not be used on waysmay be used on areas (and multipolygon relations)should not be used on relations (except multipolygon relations)
Useful combination
Status: de facto
More details at taginfo
Tools for this tag

The tag building= represents a building specially designed to contain constantly working machinery like pumps, transformers or measuring equipment. Usually such buildings are not meant for people to be inside while the machinery is functioning normally.

How to map

Map the building and add the tag building= and usual additional attributes.
If known, you can add appropriate value for utility=* to state in which activity the building is involved.

Other optional tags for such buildings:

  • operator=* – the name of the company that operates the building, not who owns it
  • ref=*, name=* – any reference number or name the power company may use to refer to this substation

It's not unusual to hide those buildings under paintings or artwork, see tourism=artwork.

Examples

Photo Location Tagging Note
Unknown

building=
utility=power
power=substation
substation=minor_distribution
voltage=10000;400

A dedicated building hosting a power substation and then involved in power utility.
Austria

building=
utility=gas

Service building in a wider pipeline substation (pipeline=substation), involved in gas transmission through pipelines (man_made=pipeline).
Germany

building=
utility=water

Water valve room in front of a covered reservoir deserves to be involved in water utility.

The valve room should be different building than the actual reservoir behind it (see man_made=reservoir_covered).

France

building=
utility=telecom
telecom=exchange
telecom:medium=fibre

A dedicated building hosting telecommunication exchange is involved in telecom utility.

Possible tagging mistakes

If you know places with this tag, verify if it could be tagged with another tag.
Automated edits are strongly discouraged unless you really know what you are doing!

See also

  • building=tech_cab – Small prefabricated cabin structures for the air-conditioned accommodation of different technology
  • Utility facilities proposal – that extend tagging for such buildings.
  • power=substation – A facility which controls the flow of electricity in a power network with transformers, switchgear or compensators
  • man_made=pipeline – A major pipeline carrying gas, water, oil, etc.
  • man_made=reservoir_covered – A covered reservoir is a large man-made tank for holding fresh water
  • telecom=exchange – A place to connect landlines subscribers to telecommunication service equipments
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