Key:visibility
| visibility |
| Description |
|---|
| Visibility of a given element |
| Group: Properties |
| Used on these elements |
| Useful combination |
| Status: in use |
| Tools for this tag |
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visibility=* is used for publicly visible devices or objects or features to evaluate the scope of their visibility.
Values
Values denoting visibility of an element
- visibility=house: Visible from the pavement, or up to 10 meters (around), or to indicate that the device is targeted mostly for pedestrians.
- visibility=street: Visible from the current street, or from between 10 m and 50 m (around), or to indicate that the device is targeted to passers-by moving with vehicles going slowly.
- visibility=area: Visible from several directions, or from more than 50 m (around), or to indicate that the device is targeted to passers-by moving with vehicles going fast.
Values denoting visibility along a way
Commonly prefixed with the kind of path the visibility relates to, such as trail, track, path, trailblazed.
| Tag | Trail | Requirements | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| *:visibility=excellent | Unambiguous path or markers everywhere | None, orientation unproblematic, no map required | |
| *:visibility=good | Next marker always visible, but sometimes has to be searched for. | Basic sense of direction, map recommended | |
| *:visibility=intermediate | Track mostly visible | Good sense of direction, map required | |
| *:visibility=bad | Path sometimes invisible, route partly pathless | Basic skills in orientation | |
| *:visibility=horrible | Often pathless | Advanced orientational skills | |
| *:visibility=no | Mostly pathless | Excellent orientational skills |
Common combinations
- advertising=* For advertising devices, setting a 'visibility' value helps defining the impact of the advertising unit on the passers-by.
- amenity=clock From which distance can you read a publicly visible clock? E.g.: the value 'area' can be used for a church clock.
See also
- seamark:light:visibility=*
- Used as subkey for various path types.
- trail_visibility=* - Unique key instead of subkey for the visibility of hiking trails.
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