Webcams

Feature : Webcams

Description

Webcams are cameras where the feed is publicly available

Tags

man_made=surveillance surveillance=* surveillance:type=camera contact:webcam=*

One can map where cameras are that people can watch a feed from over the Internet, often called a "webcam".

How to Map

Set a node at the location of the camera. Tag it with man_made=surveillance and surveillance=* and the URL of the stream as contact:webcam=*.

Tags to use in combination

required tags:

• man_made=surveillance - States that there is surveillance
• surveillance:type=camera - States that it is a camera
• surveillance=* - States the type of surveillance

Recommended:

• camera:type=fixed/panning/dome - What type of camera it is fixed, panning or a dome camera
• name=* - The name of the webcam
• camera:direction=* - The direction the webcam in pointing in

Optional:

• camera:mount=* - How/where the camera is mounted
• operator=* - The operator of the camera
• description=* - A description of the view of the camera
• surveillance:zone=* - The zone in view of the camera

Possible tagging mistakes

Sometimes the website=* or url=* is used for the URL of the webcam. While this is not wrong, it is not the most used key.

See also

• cartocams.com — Site displaying all the webcams mapped in osm