Table 1 Classification and Description of Points of Interest (POI) Types in OpenStreetMap.
From: A data driven approach to urban area delineation using multi source geospatial data
Types names of OSM | Description of POI types |
|---|---|
aerialway | station, Pylon, Cabin |
aeroway | Aerodrome, Runway, Terminal, Apron |
amenity | arts center, atm, bank, bar, bench, bicycle parking, bicycle rental, fountain, sustenance, education, transportation, financial, healthcare, public service, facilities, waste management… |
barrier | bollard, gate, block, Linear barriers, Access control on highways… |
Boundary | Boundary |
building | apartments, building, hotel, house, accommodation, commercial, religious, civic/amenity, agricultural/plant production, sports, storage, cars, power/technical buildings, other buildings, additional attributes… |
craft | beekeeper, blacksmith, boatbuilder, brewery, carpenter, clockmaker, electronics_repair, embroiderer, goldsmith, handicraft, hvac, jeweller, locksmith, painter, photographer, plumber, pottery, roofer, shoemaker, stonemason, tailor, tiler, watchmaker, winery, wickerwork |
emergency | fire hydrant, defibrillator, ambulance station, emergency _ward _entrance, medical rescue, firefighters, lifeguards, assembly point, other structures… |
Geological | outcrop, glacier, palaeontological_site, volcano, geothermal, geological_fault |
healthcare | alternative, birthing_center, blood_donation, clinic, dentist, doctor, laboratory, midwife, optometrist, pharmacy, physiotherapist, rehabilitation, sample_collection, speech_therapist, vaccination_centre |
highway | bus stop, crossing motorway junction, roads, link roads, special road types, paths, sidewalk/crosswalk, cycleway, lifecycle, attributes, other highway features… |
historic | memorial, monument… |
landuse | commercial, industrial, farmland, forest, meadow, developed land, rural and agricultural land, waterbody… |
leisure | park, picnic table, playground, swimming pool… |
man made | antenna, flagpole, monitoring station, tower… |
Military | airfield, barracks, bunker, checkpoint, danger_area, naval_base, range, training_area |
natural | peak, tree, grassland, tree, vegetation, water-related, geology-related… |
office | accountant, company, government, adoption _agency… |
place | Administratively declared places, Populated settlements, urban, Populated settlements, urban and rural, Other places, Additional attributes |
power | cable, catenary_mast, compensator, converter, generator, heliostat, insulator, line, minor_line, plant, pole, portal, substation, switch, tower, transformer, terminal |
public transport | platform, station, stop_ area, stop_ position… |
railway | station, subway entrance, ventilation shaft, tracks, additional features, stations and stops, other railways… |
route | bicycle, bus, canoe, detour, ferry, foot, hiking, horse, light_rail, mtb, pipeline, piste, power, railway, road, running, ski, train, tram |
shop | alcohol, antiques, art, books, clothes, convenience, hairdresser, food, mall, charity, health and beauty, do-it-yourself, furniture and interior, electronics, outdoors and sport, stationery |
sport | gym, yoga… |
telecom | data_center, distribution_point, exchange, manhole, pole, service_device, street_cabinet |
tourism | artwork, gallery, hotel, museum… |
water | lake, pond, reservoir, river, stream, waterfall, well |
waterway | basin, dock, lake, lagoon, oxbow, pond, reservoir, river, riverbank, stream, tidal_channel, waterfall, wetland |
