Key:tower:type

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tower:type
Description
Describes the type of tower or mast. Show/edit corresponding data item.
Group: man made
Used on these elements
may be used on nodesshould not be used on waysmay be used on areas (and multipolygon relations)should not be used on relations (except multipolygon relations)
Documented values: 27
Requires
See also
Status: de facto

Tower type combined with man_made=tower or man_made=mast

Tower:type

Key Value Comment Rendering Photo
Masts (man_made=mast)
tower:type communication Communication mast
tower:type lighting Poles for lighting
tower:type monitoring Weather monitoring
Towers (man_made=tower)
tower:type clock Clock tower
tower:type communication Communication tower
tower:type communication Communication tower constructed from steel lattice
+ tower:construction=lattice
tower:type lighting Lighting tower
tower:type lighting Lighting tower
+ tower:construction=lattice
tower:type bell_tower Bell tower
tower:type observation Observation tower
tower:type defensive Fortified defensive tower
tower:type minaret Minaret
tower:type siren
tower:type watchtower Watchtower
tower:type cooling Cooling tower. See also man_made=cooling_tower
tower:type radar Radar tower
tower:type pagoda Tiered tower with multiple eaves, can be for religious or decorative purposes. See also building=pagoda. Pagoda on wikipedia
tower:type diving Artificial structure for diving
tower:type hose Tower for drying fire hoses, often a part of a fire station
tower:type climbing Artificial structure for sports climbing
tower:type user defined All commonly used values according to Taginfo
A huge tower for transmitting radio applications (man_made=communications_tower)
man_made communications_tower Communication towers

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See also

  • tower:construction=* - Describes the construction of a tower or mast
  • man_made=tower - A tower is a building, which is higher than it is wide
  • man_made=mast - A mast is a vertical structure built to hold, for example, antennas