Proposal:Courtyard

Rationale

A courtyard is an area open to the sky and horizontally (completely or to the most part) enclosed by buildings.

Alternative keys such as landuse=*, leisure=*, place=* or building:part=* do not really match this, see the thread "courtyards" in the tagging mailinglist. man_made=* seems best suited, because a courtyard is man made (as opposed to natural). Just as man_made=cutline, a courtyard is a a clear space and defined by its surroundings.

How to Map

• Quick mapping: Create a node in the middle of the courtyard.
• Exact mapping: Draw the enclosed area, or the area to which the name applies. It is permitted to include arcades, making the courtyard overlap with the building.

Then, set man_made=courtyard and attributes such as name=*.

If the courtyard is not at the outer ground level of the building, add level=*.

Rendering

Depends on the additional tags. The courtyard should be labelled with name=* or ref=* if present.

Courtyards that are part of the building polygon (because level is >0) should be outlined or rendered in a different tone than the rest of the building.

Useful Combinations

• name=*
• ref=*
• surface=*
• landuse=*
• access=*

Examples

• 293340874 293340874
• 2208835 2208835 - the place=locality tags would be replaced with man_made=courtyard

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