Key:man made

Man made

A tag for identifying man made (artificial) structures that are added to the landscape. See the page Man-made for an introduction on its usage.

Key	Value	Element	Comment	Rendering	Photo
man_made	adit		A type of entrance to an underground mine which is horizontal or nearly horizontal.
man_made	antenna		An antenna to transmit and/or receive wireless signals.
man_made	beacon		A structure for signalling on land and sea.
man_made	beehive		Beehive
man_made	breakwater		A man-made structure designed to protect a shore or harbour from the sea and waves.
man_made	bridge		The outline of a bridge, grouping together all features for that bridge. Please also add bridge=* and layer=* to all ways running over the bridge.
man_made	bunker_silo		An open-sided structure that can be used with vehicles to fill and empty them.
man_made	cairn		A mound of stones, usually conical or pyramidal, raised as a landmark or to designate a point of importance in surveying.
man_made	carpet_hanger		A construction to hang carpets for cleaning with the help of carpet beaters.
man_made	cellar_entrance		An entrance into artificially created vault.
man_made	chimney		A tall distinctive vertical conduit for venting hot gases or smoke, normally found near power stations or large factories.
man_made	clearcut		An area where all trees have been uniformly cut down.
man_made	column		A column used to support a structure or for decoration.
man_made	communications_tower		A huge tower for transmitting radio applications.
man_made	courtyard		An area that is usually enclosed by walls or buildings.
man_made	crane		A stationary, permanent crane.
man_made	cross		Cross with little historical or religion value, e.g. summit cross.
man_made	cutline		A straight line cut in a forest.
man_made	dolphin		A marine structure for berthing and mooring of vessels.
man_made	dovecote		A place where doves are farmed or stored.
man_made	dyke		A dyke is a an embankment built to restrict the flow of water or other liquids.
man_made	embankment		An artificial steep slope.
man_made	flagpole		A long pole built to hold a flag.
man_made	flare		A tower constructed to burn off excess gas.
man_made	footwear_decontamination		A facility to decontaminate footwear for hikers.
man_made	gantry		An overhead structure across a major road usually for holding signs, often variable-message signs.
man_made	gasometer		A large container in which natural gas or town gas is stored near atmospheric pressure at ambient temperatures.
man_made	goods_conveyor		A conveyor system for transporting materials
man_made	groyne		A rigid structure built from a shoreline or riverbank that interrupts water flow and limits the movement of sediment. See also: man_made=breakwater.
man_made	guard_stone		A guard stone: a stone built onto or into the corner of a building or wall to prevent carriages from damaging the structure, often found on either side of an entrance to a laneway, or alongside a wall to protect it.
man_made	heap		A large pile of material
man_made	insect_hotel		A structure intended to provide shelter for insects.
man_made	kiln		A kiln: an oven used for industrial processes such as hardening, drying, or smelting
man_made	lighthouse		Tower that emits light to serve as a navigational aid at sea or on inland waterway.
man_made	manhole		Hole with a cover that allows access to an underground service location, just large enough for a human to climb through.
man_made	mast		A mast is a vertical structure built to hold, for example, antennas.
man_made	mineshaft		A mineshaft: vertical tunnel into a mine where minerals are extracted.
man_made	monitoring_station		A station that monitors something.
man_made	nesting_site		A man made nesting aid that is mounted on a support device.
man_made	obelisk		Tall, narrow, four-sided, tapered monument which usually ends in a pyramid-like shape at the top.
man_made	observatory		Observatory: a location used for observing terrestrial or celestial events
man_made	offshore_platform		Offshore platform, oil platform or offshore drilling rig
man_made	petroleum_well		Oil well: a hole bored in the earth, designed to bring petroleum oil or gas to the surface
man_made	pier		A pier is a raised walkway over water, supported by widely spread piles or pillars.
man_made	pipeline		A major pipeline carrying gas, water, oil, etc.
man_made	planter		A structure for planting flowers or other ornamental plants.
man_made	pumping_rig		A pumping rig for producing oil. Use of this tag is discouraged. See man_made=petroleum_well instead.
man_made	pumping_station		Pumping station: a facility including pumps and equipment for pumping fluids from one place to another
man_made	reservoir_covered		A covered reservoir is a large man-made tank for holding fresh water
man_made	satellite_dish		A dish-shaped parabolic antenna designed to receive or transmit radio waves to or from a satellite
man_made	silo		A storage container for bulk material, often grains such as corn or wheat
man_made	snow_fence		A solid fence-like structure built across steep slopes to reduce risk and severity of (snow) avalanches.
man_made	spoil_heap		Spoil heap, piles of waste rock removed during mining.
man_made	storage_tank		A container that holds liquids or compressed gases.
man_made	street_cabinet		A cabinet located in the street and hosting technical equipment to operate facilities such as electricity or street lights.
man_made	stupa		A Buddhist dome-shaped structure with a spire on top
man_made	surveillance		A surveillance camera or other type of surveillance equipment.
man_made	survey_point		A triangulation pillar, geodetic vertex, or other piece of fixed equipment used by topographers.
man_made	tailings_pond		Tailings pond: A body of liquid or slurry used to store byproducts of mining operations
man_made	telescope		Telescope: an instrument that aids in the observation of remote objects by collecting light or radio waves
man_made	torii		The gate structure found at the entrance of Shinto shrines and (rarely) Japanese Buddhist temples.
man_made	tower		A tower is a free-standing structure which is higher than it is wide. Add tower:type=* if possible.
man_made	utility_pole		A single pole supporting elevation of any of various and unspecified public utilities, such as power transmission, lighting or telephony.
man_made	ventilation_shaft		A vertical space in mines, tunnels, or buildings allowing stale air to leave the space underneath and/or fresh air to enter it.
man_made	video_wall		A digital screen, typically constructed out of smaller LED panels.
man_made	wastewater_plant		A wastewater plant is a facility used to treat wastewater or sewage.
man_made	water_tap		Publicly usable water tap, providing access to water and usually equipped with a valve.
man_made	water_tower		Structure with a water tank at an altitude to increase pressure in water network
man_made	water_well		A structural facility to access ground water, created by digging or drilling.
man_made	water_works		A place where drinking water is found and applied to the local waterpipes network.
man_made	watermill		A mill driven by water power.
man_made	wildlife_crossing		Structure that allow animals to cross human barriers safely.
man_made	windmill		A traditional windmill, historically used to mill grain with wind power. See power=generator in combination with generator:source=wind for modern wind turbines.
man_made	windpump		A device that pumps natural gas or water using the wind, typically mass produced.
man_made	works		A factory or industrial production plant.
man_made	yes		General tag for man-made (artificial) structures.
man_made	user defined		All commonly used values according to Taginfo

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