LINZ/Invented Tags

This page documents tags that were invented by the LINZ Data Import in New Zealand. These tags did not go through the formal tag approval process.

Tags specific to New Zealand

• ref:linz:address_id=*
• ref:linz:building_id=*
• ref:linz:place_id=*
• ref:linz:topo50_id=*
• ref:linz:hydrographic_id=*
• ref:linz:pastoral_lease_id=*
• ref:linz:napalis_id=*
• ref:linz:road_id=* - unmaintained
• ref:doc=*
• chchsid=* - unmaintained
• ccc=* - unmaintained
• MOE:id=*

Popular Tags

These tags were coined by the LINZ import, but are now used internationally.

• waterway=soakhole
• hazard=quicksand
• hazard=washout
• hazard=steam
• farmyard=stockyard
• amenity=marae
• fortification_type=pa
• man_made=frost_fan
• waterway=floating_barrier
• wreck:type=*
• addr:type=water
• temperature=*
• natural=fumarole
• recreation_ground=showground
• culvert=inverted_siphon
• aeroway=airstrip
• depth:source_quality=*
• depth:exposition=*
• depth:technique=*
• man_made=bore/borehole
• proposed=paper_road
• amenity=animal_effluent_disposal

Deprecated Tags

These tags were added by the 2009-2014 import, but are no longer added or maintained:

Count	Tag	Status
More details at taginfo	linz2osm:objectid=*	The ID of the feature in a temporary database which no longer exists.
More details at taginfo	LINZ2OSM:dataset=*	not useful information
More details at taginfo	LINZ2OSM:layer=*	not useful information
More details at taginfo	LINZ2OSM:source_version=*	not useful information
More details at taginfo	LINZ:source_version=*	not useful information
More details at taginfo	LINZ:dataset=*	not useful information
More details at taginfo	LINZ:layer=*	not useful information
$1% More details at taginfo $1% More details at taginfo	attribution=http://wiki.osm.org/wiki/Attribution#LINZ attribution=http://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/EN/ratesbuildingproperty/propertyinformation/GIS_maps/Pages/opendata.aspx	Spam, should be replaced with source=LINZ or simply removed.
More details at taginfo More details at taginfo More details at taginfo	source_ref=http://www.linz.govt.nz/topography/topo-maps/ source_ref=http://www.linz.govt.nz/about-linz/linz-data-service/dataset-information source_ref=https://data.linz.govt.nz/layer/103632-nz-river-name-lines-pilot
$1% More details at taginfo	source=Sourced from the LINZ Data Service and licensed for reuse under CC BY 4.0
More details at taginfo More details at taginfo More details at taginfo More details at taginfo More details at taginfo	womo=* womo:fee=* womo:nz:nr=* womo:name=* womo:capacity=*	Seems pointless
More details at taginfo	outcrop:type=*	No good replacement for such a subjective tag

Eradicated Tags

The original import used many tags under the LINZ: namespace, because there was no suitable tag in 2012. These have been replaced with proper OSM tags.

Count	Tag	Status
0	LINZ:orientation_radians=*	converted to degrees, add 90deg,  mod by 360, change to direction=*
0	LINZ:symbol_orientation_radians=*	converted to degrees, add 90deg,  mod by 360, change to direction=*
0	LINZ:name_id=*	Removed, useless (uninhabited outer islands only)
0	LINZ:point_description_code=*	Removed, duplicates proper OSM tags (uninhabited outer islands only)
0	LINZ:road_name_id=*	Removed, useless (uninhabited outer islands only)
0	LINZ:description_code=*	Removed, duplicates proper OSM tags (uninhabited outer islands only)
0	LINZ:corrected=V16	Removed, useless. Changeset gives you this information
0	LINZ:merged=V16	Removed, not useful information
0	LINZ:building_use=*	Removed, duplicates proper OSM tags
0	LINZ:island_group_name=*	Removed, not useful information
0	LINZ:bivouac_material=*	Changed to material=*
0	LINZ:status=*	Converted to lifecycle prefixes or historic=yes, disused=yes, etc.
0	LINZ:windmill_use=*	changed to generator:method=wind_turbine + generator:source=wind
0	LINZ:group_name=*	Removed, duplicates the is_in=* tag on coastlines
0	LINZ:beacon_location=*	Replaced with proper Seamark tags
0	LINZ:race_track_type=*	Removed, duplicates proper OSM tags
0	LINZ:track_use=*	Removed, duplicates proper OSM tags
0	LINZ:dam_status=*	changed to abandoned=yes
0	LINZ:affected_surveys=* LINZ:topology_type=* LINZ:land_district=* LINZ:survey_area=* LINZ:id=* LINZ:appellation=* LINZ:parcel_intent=* LINZ:calculated_area=* LINZ:titles=* LINZ:calc_area=*	Land parcels don't belong in OSM and have since been deleted.
0	LINZ:lake_use=reservoir	changed to water=reservoir
0	LINZ:wharf_status=*	Changed to lifecycle prefixes
0	LINZ:cave_composition=*	Changed to material=*
0	LINZ:perennial=seasonal	Changed to seasonal=yes + intermittent=yes
0	LINZ:lake_group_name=*	converted to multipolygons instead
0	LINZ:runway_use=airstrip	changed to surface=grass
0	LINZ:modified=V16	Removed, not useful information
0	LINZ:track_status=unmaintained	Removed, implied by highway=track, tracktype=grade5, and smoothness=horrible
0	LINZ:description=*	changed to description=*
0	LINZ:bridge_status=derelicct	changed to abandoned=yes or lifecycle prefixes
0	garmin_type=*	Removed. meaningless hexadcimal values (e.g. garmin_type=0xb00)
0	linz:garmin_type=*	Removed. meaningless hexadecimal values (e.g. linz:garmin_type=0xb00)
0	linz:garmin_road_class=0/1/2/3	Removed, duplicates osm highway=* classification
0	linz:sufi=*	An ID ("Static and Unique Feature Identifiers") for imported roads. Replaced by ref:linz:road_id=*
0	linz:RoadID=*	different to linz:sufi=*. Replaced by ref:linz:road_id=*
0	linz:comment=*	changed to note=* or fixme=*
0	LINZ:spring_temperature=hot/cold	changed to temperature=hot/cold
0	LINZ:tank_type=covered	Removed, implied by man_made=reservoir_covered/storage_tank
0	LINZ:location=land	Removed, pointless tag
0	ref:linz:t50_fid=* t50_fid=*	changed to ref:linz:topo50_id=*
0	LINZ:wreck_of=*	changed to wreck:type=*
0	fixme=verify_way_direction	manually cleaned up
0	natural=point	changed to natural=cape
0	natural=headland	changed to natural=cape
0	natural=rock_outcrop	changed to natural=rock
0	highway=ford	changed to ford=yes
0	natural=flatlands	to place=locality
0	natural=waterfall	changed to waterway=waterfall
0	building=homestead	changed to building=yes + historic=manor
0	farm=stockyard	changed to farmyard=stockyard
0	man_made=stockyard	changed to farmyard=stockyard
0	construction=lean_to	changed to shelter_type=lean_to
0	amenity=public_hall	changed to amenity=community_centre
0	nzopengps.org:road_id=*	Changed to ref:linz:road_id=*
0	nzopengps.org:source_version=*	Useless, removed
0	LINZ:source_id=* LINZ:mark_type=* LINZ:mark_condition=* LINZ:coordinate_order=* LINZ:beacon_type=*	Changed to survey_point:structure=* + survey_point:purpose=* + survey_point:datum_aligned=*
0	LINZ:size=* LINZ:size=* LINZ:point_size=* LINZ:text_placement_justification=* LINZ:y_offset=* LINZ:x_offset=*	used on the descrip_text layer, tags fixed on a case-by-case basis
0	wpt_description=* wpt_symbol=*	properly tagged or removed on a case-by-case basis
0	attribution=http://www.nzopengps.org/	Changed to source=LINZ & NZ Open GIS or source=LINZ;NZ Open GIS or source=LINZ/NZOGPS
0	attribution=http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Attribution#LINZ	Changed to source=LINZ
0	source_ref=http://www.linz.govt.nz/topography/topo-maps/index.aspx source_ref=iff://v16_transport.iff/track_cl/24750/1
0	historic=pa	Changed to fortification_type=pa