DATA STRUCTURE

Layer description, link to the metadata and OSM tags associated with

Points of interest

Description Metadata
Geometry State Tags
Hospitals, i.e. institutions for health care providing treatment by specialised staff and equipment, and typically providing nursing care for longer-term patient stays. Geocat catalog link Point Active amenity = hospital
Description Metadata
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Medical centre, with more staff than a doctor’s office, that does not admit inpatients. Typical clinic is a medical centres with 10 or more of doctors, nurses and associated staff. Geocat catalog link Point Active amenity = clinic
Description Metadata
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A shop where a pharmacist sells medications. Typically sale of medications is regulated by the government, and pharmacists are typically licensed by the government. Geocat catalog link Point Active amenity = pharmacy
Description Metadata
Geometry State Tags
Public locations where members of a community tend to gather for group activities, social support, informal and formal meetings, public information, events and festivities, and other purposes. Geocat catalog link Point Active

Description Metadata
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Education features are map objects and object features which relate to educational activities like kindergartens, schools, colleges or universities. Geocat catalog link Point Active

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A police station is a place that serves as a primary point of contact for the public, i.e. public-facing police facilities. Geocat catalog link Point Active amenity = police
Description Metadata
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Place selling retail products or services. These may range from the obvious shops such as supermarkets and places to buy food to video rental and car dealerships and to places offering some kind of retail service such as paying electricity bills, high street solicitors or travel agencies. Geocat catalog link Point Active shops = *

Routes & Intineraries

Description Metadata
Geometry State Tags
Identify the highest-performance roads within a territory. Here it is the National Motorways of Switzerland Geocat catalog link Line Active
Description Metadata
Geometry State Tags
Identifying any kind of road, street or path. The value of the key helps indicate the importance of the highway within the road network as a whole. Geocat catalog link Line Active
Description Metadata
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Identifying any kind of road, street or path modified in the current week (last 7 days). Geocat catalog link Line Active
Description Metadata
Geometry State Tags
Foot and hiking routes are named or numbered or otherwise signed walking routes. A route is a customary or regular line of travel, often pre-determined and publicised. Geocat catalog link Line Active route = hiking
Description Metadata
Geometry State Tags
Cycle routes or bicycle route are named or numbered or otherwise signed routes. They may go along roads, trails or dedicated cycle paths. Geocat catalog link Line Active route = bicycle
Description Metadata
Geometry State Tags
Road indicates a separate way for the use of cyclists. Geocat catalog link Line Active

Description Metadata
Geometry State Tags
Map the route of a bus service. Geocat catalog link Line Active route = bus
Description Metadata
Geometry State Tags
Used to mark the route of a tram (a.k.a “streetcar”) service (eg the “Red line”). Geocat catalog link Line Active
Description Metadata
Geometry State Tags
Full sized passenger or freight trains in the typical gauge of the country or state. Geocat catalog link Line Active

Building footprint & Landuse

Description Metadata
Geometry State Tags
A man-made structure with a roof, standing more or less permanently in one place. Geocat catalog link Polygon Active building = *
Description Metadata
Geometry State Tags
Project of a man-made structure standing more or less permanently in one place. Geocat catalog link Polygon Active

 

Description Metadata
Geometry State Tags
A man-made structure in construction standing more or less permanently in one place. Geocat catalog link Polygon Active

 

Description Metadata
Geometry State Tags
A man-made structure in construction standing more or less permanently in one place. Geocat catalog link Polygon Active

 

 

Description Metadata
Geometry State Tags
Boundaries of protected areas including national parks, wilderness, marine protection areas, heritage sites and other, similar areas. Geocat catalog link Polygon Active

 

  • boundary = protected_area
  • boundary_title = ‘parc naturel régional
  • landuse = natural_reseve

 

Description Metadata
Geometry State Tags
Piece of land where grapes are grown. Geocat catalog link Polygon Active

 

landuse = vineyard