Tag:office=company

office = company

Description

An office of a private company

Rendering in OSM Carto

Group: Offices

Used on these elements

Useful combination

name=*
phone=*
email=*
website=*

Tags to use in combination

name=* - the name of the office
brand=* - the brand this office belongs to
operator=* - indicates the operator or name of the company operating the office
addresses - the address of the office
opening_hours=* - hours when the office is open
phone=* - phone number of the office
website=* - website of the office
email=* - email address of the office
wheelchair=no/yes/limited - whether the office is suitable for wheelchairs

Detail tagging what a company does

Some are tagging what a company does by using company=*. The following are found in taginfo.

Tag	Description
`company=aerospace`	The office of an Aerospace industry company. For production use factory, for governmental institutions government
`company=construction`	The office of a company that constructs buildings
`company=consulting`	The office of a company that provides expert advice. Probably better to specify the expertise.
`company=distribution`	The office of a company that distributes products/produce. See also transportation.
`company=media`	The office of a company that produces information. Probably better to specify the media. For advertising use `office=advertising_agency`
`company=publisher`	The office of a company that publishes books/magazines For newspapers use `office=newspaper` .
`company=security`	The office of a company that provides security services.
`company=software_development`	The office of a company that develops software. A `shop=*` would handle sales.
`company=startup`	The office of a company that can provide startup expertise to a new firm/product.
`company=temporary_work_agency`	The office of a company that connects temporary employees with employers.
`company=transport`	The office of a company that provides transportation services.
`company=visa`	The office of a company that assist in obtaining visas.

Alternative tags

There is no reason to use this tag as there are more established tags for all of them, most often these are found in office=*. The following list shows some examples:

Value	Alternative
`company=engineering`	or `office=engineer`
`company=it`	or `office=it`
`company=insurance`	or `office=insurance`
`company=office`	or `office=company`
`company=logistics`	or `office=logistics`
`company=telecommunication`	or `office=telecommunication`

Tagging Errors

company=*shop - instead use shop=* - offices not not sell physical items.
company=yes - Do not use. Adds no information, simply leave the tag off.

Also see

industrial=*

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