Changes between Version 61 and Version 62 of Help/Concepts/Object

Timestamp:

2016-05-02T06:58:50+02:00 (9 years ago)

Author:

openstreetmap.org-user-d1g

Comment:

covered before

Help/Concepts/Object

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 == Tags == 
-A **tag** is a name/value pair assigned to an object. Tags are used to describe an object in detail. If we write `foo`=`bar` we mean ''The tag with key foo is assigned the value bar''. Here are some examples:
+More precisely, a **tag** is a name/value pair assigned to an object. If we write `foo`=`bar` we mean ''The tag with key foo is assigned the value bar''. Here are some examples:
 * `name`=`Main road` assigned to a way. This tag indicates that the name of the way is `Main road`. 
-* `amenity`=`restaurant` assigned to a node. This tag indicates that the node represents a restaurant in the real-world.
+* `natural`=`tree` assigned to a node. This tag indicates that the node represents a tree in the real-world.
 * `route`=`bus` assigned to a relation. This tag indicates that the relation represents a bus route.
 
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 Assigned to a way, this set of **tags** indicate, that the way represents a road in a residential area with name ''Main road'' (the German name be ''Hauptstraße'', the English name, which in this example equals to name, is ''Main road''). Speed is limited to 30km/h and heavy goods vehicles (hgv) are not allowed. Furthermore, it's a one way street.
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-You are free to assign an object whatever tag you feel necessary. However, there is a list of so called [osmwiki:Map_Features Map Features], i.e. a canonical list of **tags** with a well-defined meaning which are often used by mappers. Whenever possible you are advised to stick to these tags because map renderers, routing engines, and other pieces of software rely on them.
 
 In the [[Image(source:trunk/images/dialogs/propertiesdialog.svg,18,middle)]] [Dialog/TagsMembership Tags/Membership Dialog] you can assign tags to an object, remove tags from an object, or edit assigned tags.