Guidepost Direction & Destination Markers

This downloadable preset bundle extends the built-in presets for ​Tag:information=guidepost by adding a convenient way to capture detailed destinations and routes, as shown on a guidepost's directional signs. It uses the schema documented at ​Key:direction_north for simplicity.

Installation

In JOSM: install it from the Presets → Preset Preferences... menu. It shows up as "Guidepost Direction & Destination Markers (by achadwick)" in the left-hand list. Click the arrow to transfer it to your list of installed presets, on the right.

Usage

Once installed, the presets are available next to the Guidepost builtin in JOSM, under Presets → Facilities → Tourism. You can press F3 and search for them as well.

The preset dialogs come in two forms:

• The basic dialog, named Guidepost Directions & Destinations, which lets you enter the texts of signs pointing in each compass bearing (N, E, S, W, NE, SE, SW, NW) separately.

• A full version of the same dialog, named Guidepost Directions & Destinations (full). This allows feature symbols, route references, and route names to be captured also.

Preset XML

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<presets xmlns="http://josm.openstreetmap.de/tagging-preset-1.0"
  author="achadwick"
  description="Guidepost Direction &amp; Destination Markers"
  shortdescription="Guidepost Directions &amp; Destinations"
  icon="Guidepost-16a.svg"
  version="1.5_2025-08-11"
>
  <group name="Facilities/Tourism">

    <item name="Guidepost Directions &amp; Destinations"
      preset_name_label="true"
      icon="Guidepost-16a.svg"
      type="node"
    >
      <link wiki="Key:direction_north"/>
      <space />

      <label text="Destination or route texts shown on directional guidepost markers." />
      <space />

      <key key="tourism" value="information"/>
      <key key="information" value="guidepost"/>
      <combo
        key="guide_type"
        text="Guidepost type"
        values="destination,intermediary,numbered"
        default="destination"
        display_values="Directions to named destinations,Intermediary trail mark or arrow on a route,Directions to other numbered guideposts"
        editable="false"
      />
      <space />

      <text
        text="N-bound text"
        key="direction_north"
      />
      <text
        text="E-bound text"
        key="direction_east"
      />
      <text
        text="S-bound text"
        key="direction_south"
      />
      <text
        text="W-bound text"
        key="direction_west"
      />
      <space />

      <text
        text="NE-bound text"
        key="direction_northeast"
      />
      <text
        text="NW-bound text"
        key="direction_northwest"
      />
      <text
        text="SE-bound text"
        key="direction_southeast"
      />
      <text
        text="SW-bound text"
        key="direction_southwest"
      />
      <space />

      <label text="Use semicolons to separate multiple values." />
      <space />

      <preset_link preset_name="Guidepost"/>
      <preset_link preset_name="Guidepost Directions &amp; Destinations (full)"/>
    </item>

    <item name="Guidepost Directions &amp; Destinations (full)"
      preset_name_label="true"
      icon="Guidepost-16b.svg"
      type="node"
    >
      <link wiki="Key:direction_north"/>
      <space />

      <label text="Destination or route texts/refs/symbols shown on directional guidepost markers." />
      <space />

      <key key="tourism" value="information"/>
      <key key="information" value="guidepost"/>
      <combo
        key="guide_type"
        text="Guidepost type"
        values="destination,intermediary,numbered"
        default="destination"
        display_values="Directions to named destinations,Intermediary trail mark or arrow on a route,Directions to other numbered guideposts"
        editable="false"
      />
      <space />

      <text
        text="N-bound text"
        key="direction_north"
      />
      <text
        text="N-bound route ref"
        key="direction_north:ref"
      />
      <text
        text="N-bound route name"
        key="direction_north:route"
      />
      <text
        text="N-bound symbols"
        key="direction_north:symbol"
      />
      <space/>

      <text
        text="E-bound text"
        key="direction_east"
      />
      <text
        text="E-bound route ref"
        key="direction_east:ref"
      />
      <text
        text="E-bound route name"
        key="direction_east:route"
      />
      <text
        text="E-bound symbols"
        key="direction_east:symbol"
      />
      <space/>

      <text
        text="S-bound text"
        key="direction_south"
      />
      <text
        text="S-bound route ref"
        key="direction_south:ref"
      />
      <text
        text="S-bound route name"
        key="direction_south:route"
      />
      <text
        text="S-bound symbols"
        key="direction_south:symbol"
      />
      <space/>

      <text
        text="W-bound text"
        key="direction_west"
      />
      <text
        text="W-bound route ref"
        key="direction_west:ref"
      />
      <text
        text="W-bound route name"
        key="direction_west:route"
      />
      <text
        text="W-bound symbols"
        key="direction_west:symbol"
      />
      <space/>

      <text
        text="NE-bound text"
        key="direction_northeast"
      />
      <text
        text="NE-bound route ref"
        key="direction_northeast:ref"
      />
      <text
        text="NE-bound route name"
        key="direction_northeast:route"
      />
      <text
        text="NE-bound symbols"
        key="direction_northeast:symbol"
      />
      <space/>

      <text
        text="NW-bound text"
        key="direction_northwest"
      />
      <text
        text="NW-bound route ref"
        key="direction_northwest:ref"
      />
      <text
        text="NW-bound route name"
        key="direction_northwest:route"
      />
      <text
        text="NW-bound symbols"
        key="direction_northwest:symbol"
      />
      <space/>

      <text
        text="SE-bound text"
        key="direction_southeast"
      />
      <text
        text="SE-bound route ref"
        key="direction_southeast:ref"
      />
      <text
        text="SE-bound route name"
        key="direction_southeast:route"
      />
      <text
        text="SE-bound symbols"
        key="direction_southeast:symbol"
      />
      <space/>

      <text
        text="SW-bound text"
        key="direction_southwest"
      />
      <text
        text="SW-bound route ref"
        key="direction_southwest:ref"
      />
      <text
        text="SW-bound route name"
        key="direction_southwest:route"
      />
      <text
        text="SW-bound symbols"
        key="direction_southwest:symbol"
      />
      <space />

      <label text="Use semicolons to separate multiple values." />
      <space />

      <preset_link preset_name="Guidepost"/>
      <preset_link preset_name="Guidepost Directions &amp; Destinations"/>
    </item>

  </group>
</presets>

Presets_GuidepostDirectionsAndDestinations-preset.xml, Presets_GuidepostDirectionsAndDestinations.zip