Key:information

information
Description
Refines detail for tourism=information 
Group: Tourism
Used on these elements
Documented values: 12
Requires
Status: de facto
More details at taginfo
Tools for this tag

The tourism=information describes an information source for tourists, travellers and visitors. But it does not differ between diverse types of an information point. This key helps refine this tag a little bit more, so it should be easier to find the right information point on a map.

This tag can be also used for information boards at a educational trail. The route and the boards/maps should then be parts of a relation.

Values

Information

Key Value Element Comment Rendering Photo
information office An office where you can get information about a town or region.
information visitor_centre A place where you can get information about a specific attraction or place of interest.
information board A board with information. To describe it closer, have a look at board_type=*.
information stele A stele for information.
information terminal A information terminal provides information access via electronic methods. Mostly it is combined with access to the internet. (See internet_access=*.)
information audioguide A place where you can get information using headphones or a mobile phone.
  • This tag can be combined with fee=* and ref=*.
  • If you want to describe a audio service via mobile phone, you have to add the phone number via phone=*.
information map A board with a map. To specify the type or shown details, have a look at map_type=* and map_size=* in information=map. To describe the access to the shown routes or the kind of route use the keys e.g hiking=yes, bicycle=yes, mtb=yes, horse=yes or ski=yes.
information tactile_map Tactile maps are maps for the blind, also known as haptic maps.
information tactile_model Tactile models are models for the blind representing buildings and surroundings.
information guidepost Signposts/Guideposts are often found along official hiking/cycling routes to indicate the directions to different destinations. To describe the access to the shown routes or the kind of route use the keys e.g hiking=yes, bicycle=yes, mtb=yes, horse=yes or ski=yes.
information

route_marker
trail_blaze

A marker that shows the position of the way of a route. Could be a symbol, a short pole or a painted marking.

Note: 2 variant tag values are in use – route_marker and trail_blaze (see Taginfo comparison for the current number of uses or this tag history on taghistory.raifer.tech as a curve chart):

  • The usage of information=route marker is recommended for signs indicating the direction of a route without giving details of a destination (and the belonging to a specific route is recognizable or not) – these are typically markers between guideposts.
  • You can use information=trail_blaze for markers that show only the position of a way. Could be a symbol, a short pole or a painted marking. (But often, also route_marker is used for this kind of markers.)
  • To describe the access to the shown routes or the kind of route use the keys e.g hiking=yes, bicycle=yes, mtb=yes, horse=yes or ski=yes.
  • See also: trailblazed=* (a key for the use on paths or tracks which are marked).
information user defined All commonly used values according to Taginfo

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See also

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