Areas

Areas in the osm-carto tile layer denote various different things, from land usage to buildings to restricted access zones. A few areas may be drawn as a overlay. This means they can be combined with another background. For example, wetland can be combined with forest, grassland, etc.

Nature

Area	Symbol	Description	Overlay?	Tags
	(no symbol)	Land (This is only shown when no more specific information is available)	No
	(no symbol)	Body of water (ocean, sea, pond, river) / swimming pool / artificial basin / artificial lake / water-covered area of a river / dock	No	natural=water / leisure=swimming_pool / landuse=basin / landuse=reservoir / waterway=riverbank / waterway=dock
	(no symbol)	Water body intermittent / Water body seasonal / Infiltration basin / Detention basin	No	natural=water + intermittent=* / natural=water + seasonal=* / landuse=basin + basin=infiltration / landuse=basin + basin=detention
	(no symbol)	Reef	No	natural=reef
	(no symbol)	Natural woodland which is mostly or not at all not used for timber production	Yes	natural=wood
	(no symbol)	Broadleaved woodland	Yes	natural=wood + leaf_type=broadleaved
	(no symbol)	Needleleaved woodland	Yes	natural=wood + leaf_type=needleleaved
	(no symbol)	Mixed woodland	Yes	natural=wood + leaf_type=mixed
	(no symbol)	Leafless vegetation	Yes	natural=wood + leaf_type=leafless
	(no symbol)	Natural grassland	No	natural=grassland
	(no symbol)	Bushes and small trees	No	natural=scrub
	(no symbol)	Dwarf scrubs	No	natural=heath
	(no symbol)	Generic beach / Shoal	No	natural=beach / natural=shoal
	(no symbol)	Generic sand area / golf bunker	No	natural=sand / golf=bunker
	(no symbol)	Beach with sand surface / shoal with sand surface	No	natural=beach + surface=sand / natural=shoal + surface=sand
	(no symbol)	Beach with coarse sand surface / shoal with coarse sand surface	No	natural=beach + surface=gravel / natural=shoal + surface=gravel
	(no symbol)	Bare rock surface	No	natural=bare_rock
	(no symbol)	Scree / Shingle	No	natural=scree / natural=shingle
	(no symbol)	Wetland (generic)	Yes	natural=wetland
	(no symbol)	Mud	No	natural=mud
	(no symbol)	Marsh / Semi-wetland meadow / Fen	Yes	natural=wetland + wetland=marsh / natural=wetland + wetland=wet_meadow / natural=wetland + wetland=fen
	(no symbol)	Reedbed	Yes	natural=wetland + wetland=reedbed
	(no symbol)	Salt marsh	Yes	natural=wetland + wetland=saltmarsh
	(no symbol)	Swamp	Yes	natural=wetland + wetland=swamp
	(no symbol)	Mangrove	Yes	natural=wetland + wetland=mangrove
	(no symbol)	Bog / String bog	Yes	natural=wetland + wetland=bog / natural=wetland + wetland=string_bog
	(no symbol)	Tidalflat, Mudflat	Yes	natural=wetland + wetland=tidalflat
	(no symbol)	Salt pond	Yes	landuse=salt_pond
	(no symbol)	Glacier	No	natural=glacier

City planning

Area	Symbol	Description	Overlay?	Tags
	(no symbol)	Residential area	No	landuse=residential
	(no symbol)	Commercial area or business park (predominantly offices)	No	landuse=commercial
	(no symbol)	Retail area (predominantly shops) / Shopping mall	No	landuse=retail / shop=mall
		A marketplace where trade is regulated	No	amenity=marketplace
	(no symbol)	Industrial area / Area for railway usage / Waterworks / Wastewater plant	No	landuse=industrial / landuse=railway / man_made=water_works / man_made=wastewater_plant
		Railway station	No	railway=station
	(no symbol)	Garages area	No	landuse=garages
	(no symbol)	Christian cemetery / Christian grave yard	No	landuse=cemetery + religion=christian / amenity=grave_yard + religion=christian
	(no symbol)	Jewish cemetery / Jewish grave yard	No	landuse=cemetery + religion=jewish / amenity=grave_yard + religion=jewish
	(no symbol)	Muslim cemetery / Muslim grave yard	No	landuse=cemetery + religion=muslim / amenity=grave_yard + religion=muslim
	(no symbol)	Cemetery with unknown, other or no specific religious background / Grave yard with unknown, other or no specific religious background	No	landuse=cemetery / amenity=grave_yard
	(no symbol)	Brownfield / Construction yard	No	landuse=brownfield / landuse=construction
	(no symbol)	Landfill	No	landuse=landfill

Buildings

Area	Symbol	Description	Overlay?	Tags
	(no symbol)	Non-specific building	No	building=*
	(no symbol)	Airport terminal / Train station / Aerialway station / Bus station	No	aeroway=terminal + building=* / building=train_station / aerialway=station + building=* / public_transport=station + building=*
		Place of worship where religious practices are held, i.e. church, synagogue, mosque, temple.	No	amenity=place_of_worship + building=*

Transportation

Area	Symbol	Description	Overlay?	Tags
		Car parking lot Bicycle parking Motorcycle parking Taxi rank	No	amenity=parking amenity=bicycle_parking amenity=motorcycle_parking amenity=taxi
		Airport Ferry terminal Bus station	No	aeroway=aerodrome amenity=ferry_terminal amenity=bus_station
	(no symbol)	Place where drivers can leave a road to refuel, rest, or take refreshments / Place where drivers can leave the road to rest, but not refuel	No	highway=services / highway=rest_area
	(no symbol)	Platform at a bus stop or station / Railway platform	No	highway=platform / railway=platform
	(no symbol)	Bridge	No	man_made=bridge
	(no symbol)	Runway / taxiway	No	aeroway=runway / aeroway=taxiway
		helipad	No	aeroway=helipad
	(no symbol)	Apron	No	aeroway=apron
	(no symbol)	Service, residential, unclassified highway as a freely routable area	No	highway=service + area=yes / highway=residential + area=yes / highway=unclassified + area=yes
	(no symbol)	Living street as an freely routable area	No	highway=living_street + area=yes
	(no symbol)	Pedestrian street, footway or path as a freely routable area	No	highway=pedestrian + area=yes / highway=footway + area=yes / highway=path + area=yes
	(no symbol)	Agricultural, forestry road (track) as a place	No	highway=track + area=yes

Agriculture and industry

Area	Symbol	Description	Overlay?	Tags
	(no symbol)	Farmland / Land area used for growing plants in greenhouses	No	landuse=farmland / landuse=greenhouse_horticulture
	(no symbol)	Farmyard	No	landuse=farmyard
	(no symbol)	Allotments	No	landuse=allotments
	(no symbol)	Orchard	No	landuse=orchard
	(no symbol)	Plant nursery	No	landuse=plant_nursery
	(no symbol)	Garden	No	leisure=garden
	(no symbol)	Managed forest	No	landuse=forest
	(no symbol)	Broadleaved woodland	No	landuse=forest + leaf_type=broadleaved
	(no symbol)	Needleleaved woodland	No	landuse=forest + leaf_type=needleleaved
	(no symbol)	Mixed woodland	No	landuse=forest + leaf_type=mixed
	(no symbol)	Leafless vegetation	No	landuse=forest + leaf_type=leafless
	(no symbol)	Vineyard	No	landuse=vineyard
	(no symbol)	Quarry	No	landuse=quarry
	(no symbol)	Dam	No	waterway=dam

Electricity

Area	Symbol	Description	Overlay?	Tags
	(no symbol)	Generator / Substation / Plant	No	power=generator / power=substation / power=plant

Leisure and recreation

Area	Symbol	Description	Overlay?	Tags
	(no symbol)	Park	No	leisure=park
	(no symbol)	Recreation ground	No	landuse=recreation_ground
		Playground Fitness station	No	leisure=playground leisure=fitness_station
	(no symbol)	(managed) Grassland / (managed) Meadow / Village green / Teeing ground of a golf course / Fairway of a golf course / Driving range of a golf course	No	landuse=grass / landuse=meadow / landuse=village_green / golf=tee / golf=fairway / golf=driving_range
		Campsite Caravansite	No	tourism=camp_site tourism=caravan_site
		Dog park	No	leisure=dog_park

Sports

Area	Symbol	Description	Overlay?	Tags
	(no symbol)	Sports centre / Stadium	No	leisure=sports_centre / leisure=stadium
	(no symbol)	Sports pitch (i.e. soccer field, basketball field, etc.) / Running track	No	leisure=pitch / leisure=track
	(no symbol)	A place where you can skate and play bandy or ice hockey	No	leisure=ice_rink
		Golf course Miniature golf course	No	leisure=golf_course leisure=miniature_golf
	(no symbol)	Golf rough	No	golf=rough
	(no symbol)	Putting green of a golf course	No	golf=green

Institutional areas

Area	Symbol	Description	Overlay?	Tags
	(no symbol)	Area which belongs to a kindergarten / school / college / university	No	amenity=kindergarten / amenity=school / amenity=college / amenity=university
		Area which belongs to a community centre social facility arts centre	No	amenity=community_centre amenity=social_facility amenity=arts_centre
		Area which belongs to a hospital	No	amenity=hospital
		Area which belongs to a clinic	No	amenity=clinic
		Police station Fire station	No	amenity=police amenity=fire_station
		Prison ground	Yes	amenity=prison
	(no symbol)	Religious ground	No	landuse=religious
		Place of worship where religious practices are held (other than building).	No	amenity=place_of_worship

Military

Area	Symbol	Description	Overlay?	Tags
	(no symbol)	Land used by the military.	Yes	landuse=military
	(no symbol)	A military zone which has been be declared to be dangerous for some reason (i.e. a firing range, bombing range, etc.).	Yes	military=danger_area

Miscellaneous - framed areas

Area	Symbol	Description	Overlay?	Tags
	(no symbol)	National park / Nature reserve	Yes	boundary=national_park / leisure=nature_reserve
	(no symbol)	Aboriginal Lands	Yes	boundary=aboriginal_lands
	(no symbol)	Zoo	Yes	tourism=zoo
	(no symbol)	Marina	Yes	leisure=marina
	(no symbol)	Theme park, Amusement park, Discovery park, Open-air museum, Miniature park	Yes	tourism=theme_park
	(no symbol)	single parking space on a parking lot	Yes	amenity=parking_space