Approved features/2008

This page lists archived approved features that has been added to the list during year 2008. The latest approved features can be found on the main approval feature page. Older approved features can be found from year 2007 and 2006.

Name	Tagging	Used on	Definition	Rendered as	Status	Draft start	RFC start	Vote start	Vote end
Ice rink	leisure = ice_rink	node, area	*	'	Approved	'	*	2008-11-10	2008-12-12
Lock	lock = yes	linear, node	A lock, used for moving boats between water at two different levels	A black V, pointing upstream	Approved	2006-12-13	2008-08-10	2008-08-28	2008-12-07
Wetland areas	natural = wetland	area	The wetland tag is used for natural areas subject to inundation or with waterlogged ground	undecided	Approved	2008-10-31	2008-10-04	2008-11-04	2008-11-18
pumping_rig	man_made = pumping_rig	node	*	'	Approved	2007-12-17	*	2008-01-03	2008-07-05
Surveillance	man_made = surveillance	node	*		Approved	2006-12-24	2008-05-27	2008-07-04	2008-07-18
Laundry	shop = laundry	node	clothes washing	*	Approved	2007-12-02	2007-12-14/2007-12-31	2008-01-21	2008-02-04
Passing_places	passing_places = yes/no	linear/node	*	Alternating white/road coloured line	Approved	2007-02-28	2007-02-28	2008-06-15	2008-08-02
barriers	barrier = fence	any	*	dotted grey	Approved	*	2008-01-04	2008-08-16	2008-08-19
platform	railway = platform	way/area	*	*	Proposed	2008-09-04	2008-09-05	'	2008-10-19
grit_bin	amenity = grit_bin	node	*		Approved	2008-09-16	2008-09-16	2008-09-30	2008-10-23
barriers	barrier = *	node/way/area	*	red dot, dotted grey	Approved	*	2008-01-04	2008-08-16	2001-08_19
vending machine	amenity = vending_machine	node	*		Approved	2008-08-07	2008-08-11	2008-09-11	2008-09-25
baby_hatch	amenity = baby_hatch	node, area	*	baby, woman turning away	Approved	2008-08-07	2008-08-08	2008-09-08	2008-09-08
Number of steps	step_count = [numeric]	linear	number of	[primarily for routing]	Approved	2008-07-22	2008-08-06	2008-08-20	2008-09-03
service=parking_aisle	service = parking aisle	linear	Lanes within parking areas	Road with width thinner than highway=service roads, Viewable at Only zoom=17 and 18	Approved	2008-07-27	2008-07-27	2008-08-04	2008-08-06
emergency access point	highway = emergency_access_point	node	Sign number which can be used to define you current position		Approved	2008-06-10	2008-06-10	2008-07-20	2008-07-27
Road_crossings	crossing = traffic_signals:uncontrolled:no	linear	for better capture the details of a crossing	*	Approved	2007-12-29	*	2007-12-29	2008-05-18
Shooting	sport = shooting_range	area	*	'	Approved	2007-07-30	2007-12-13	2007-12-28	2008-04-30
aeroway_gate	aeroway = gate	node	*	Proposal for rendering gate numbers on map	Approved	2008-02-20	2008-02-29	2008-03-29	2008-04-01
Ferry Terminal	amenity = ferry_terminal	node	A ferry embarkation/disembarkation point	'	Approved	2007-11-21	2008-01-13	2008-01-28	2008-01-30
Narrows	narrow = yes	way	A stretch of a way significantly narrower than the prevailing width	Thinner line	Approved	2008-02-03	*	2008-03-05	2008-07-12
wheelchair	wheelchair = yes/no	node/ area/ amenity/ highway=footpath	*	international accepted logo	Approved	*	*	2007-08-16	2008-03-24
Tree	natural = tree	node	*	green circle	Approved	*	*	2007-03-27	2007-07-09
Traffic Calming	traffic_calming = bump/chicane/cushion/hump/rumble_strip/table/choker	node, ways	*	undecided	Approved	2006-12-06	2008-01-15	2008-03-28	2008-07-12
Hiking	sac_scale = various	linear	A classification scheme for hiking trails	*	Approved	2008-03-11	2008-03-11	2008-06-02	2008-07-14
farmyard	landuse = farmyard	area	Area with farm buildings (farmstead, sheeds, stables)/ barnyard	brown	Approved	2008-06-06	2008-06-11	2008-06-26	2008-07-11
Population	population = <number>	node	*	modifies size of place name	Approved	*	*	2006-09-27	2006-11-18
Lighthouse tagging	various = various	node	*	*	Approved	*	*	*	*
Service railway	railway = service	linear	*	thin black line	Approved	*	*	'	'
Fuel Station	amenity = fuel	node	*	Logo of brand (e.g. Shell) or just a standard logo for all	Draft	*	2007-06-10	*	*
Generic road	highway = road	linear	A generic road for which the class (primary, secondary, etc) is unknown.	*	Approved	*	*	2008-05-22	2008-06-05
Studio	amenity = studio	node	A place where television and radio programes are made or broadcast from		Approved	2007-11-22	2007-12-01	'	'
Watermill	man_made = watermill	node;area	*		Approved	2008-03-14	2008-03-15	2008-05-10	2008-05-24
bridge	bridge = yes/<bridge_type>	node/way	*	Standard bridge rendering, or specialist	Approved	*	2008-03-17	2008-05-15	2008-05-29
Crematorium	amenity = crematorium	node	*	'	Approved	*	2008-01-09	'	'
wreck	historic = wreck	node/area	*	'	Approved	2007-06-03	2008-02-18	2008-03-04	2008-04-01
chalets	tourism = chalets	node	*	'	Approved	2007-08-11	2008-01-04	'	'
naval_base	military = naval_base	node, areas	*	'	Approved	2008-01-04	*	'	'
boules	sport = boules	node/area	*	'	Approved	2007-09-09	2007-12-13	2007-12-28	2008-01-29
crane	man_made = crane	node	*	'	Approved	2007-12-28	*	2008-01-14	2008-01-29
Turning circle	highway = turning_circle	node	*	At higher zoom, circular section of highway slightly wider than surrounding highway; ignored at low zoom levels	Approved	2007-04-26	*	*	*
Australian rules football	sport = australian_football	node/area	*	'	Approved	2007-07-30	2008-01-03	2008-01-10	'
Bus guideway	highway = bus_guideway	linear	*	like a railway line (dashed black/white), but blue/white (n.b. altered from bus_guideway - see comments)	Approved	2007-03-16	*	2008-01-09	2008-01-24
Battlefield	historic = battlefield	node/area	The site of a major Battle or military skirmish in the past	'	Approved	*	*	'	'
Museum	tourism = museum	node/area	*	some kind of museum icon	Approved	2007-10-14	*	2008-01-10	*
Cave_entrance	natural = cave_entrance	node	the entrance to a cave	'	Approved	2007-12-10	*	2008-01-09	2008-01-23
Pillbox	bunker_type = pillbox	node	A small abandoned World War 2 gun emplacement	'	Approved	2007-11-14	2007-12-16	2008-01-07	2008-01-21
Wastewater plant	man_made = wastewater_plant	area	*	'	Approved	2007-05-22	*	2007-12-28	2008-01-11
Dam	waterway = dam	way/area	A wall built across a river or stream to impound the water. A dam normally does not have water flowing over the top of it.	It should be rendered as thick black line	Approved	'	2007-12-14	2007-12-28	2008-01-11
artwork	tourism = artwork	node/area	*	image of a well known work of art	Approved	2007-12-13	'	2007-12-28	2008-01-10
Tram station	railway = tram_stop	node	*	little less prominent than railway=halt.	Approved	2007-03-28	2007-12-18	2007-12-25	2008-01-10
Weir	waterway = weir	way	A wall built across a river or stream to impound the water. A weir normally has water flowing over the top of it.	It should be rendered as a thin grey line on top of water layer but beneath any highway, footway or other features.	Approved	'	2007-12-14	2007-12-28	2008-01-09
Railway land	landuse = railway	area	Area for railway use	brown	Approved	2007-04-28	2007-12-10	2007-12-25	2008-01-09
Kiosk	shop = kiosk	node	A kiosk selling newspapers, magazines, beverages, snacks	'	Approved	2007-10-23	2007-11-14	2007-11-27	2007-12-11
Pass	mountain_pass = yes	node	a mountain pass (applies to highway=xy)	bridge like, see subpage	Approved	*	2007-11-20	2007-12-12	2008-01-08
living_street	highway = living_street	linear	a street where pedestrians have priority over cars, children can play on the street, maximum speed is low (7km/h in Germany), see also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Living_street	like a residential street, but in a light gray	Approved	2007-07-19	2007-11-04	2007-11-18	2007-01-06
Fountain	amenity = fountain	node	A fountain for recreational purposes	'	Approved	2007-11-20	2007-11-20 / 2007-12-13	2007-12-20	2008-01-06
Sub station	power = sub_station	node	*	?	Approved	2007-12-07	2007-12-07	2007-12-21	2008-01-04
Volcano	natural = volcano	node	*	red triangle	Approved	2007-10-17	2007-12-05	2007-12-10	2008-01-01
Pipeline	man_made = pipeline	linear	*	'	Approved	2007-12-07	2007-12-07	2007-12-21	2008-01-04