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Hi I am trying to get a comprehensive list of place type categories. I think we are missing categories and have an incoherent method to find. Looking for something with a brief explanation of the category types, name and number in excel form.

This is what we have at the moment.

Openroute Parent        Sub catergory   
    "accomodation"   100,                   "alpine_hut"     101,
        "children"                      "appartment"     102,
            "tourism"                       "camp_site"  103,
                        "caravan_site"   104,
                        "chalet"     105,
                        "guest_house"    106,
                        "hostel"     107,
                        "hotel"  108,
                        "motel"  109,
                        "wilderness_hut"     110,
                        "gallery"    132,
                        "museum"     134,
                        "aquarium"   308,
                        "theme_park"     309,
                        "zoo"    310,
                        "artwork"    621,
                        "attraction"     622,
                        "information"    624,
                        "picnic_site"    625,
                        "viewpoint" 627
    "animals"    120,                   "animal_boarding"    121,
        "children"                      "animal_shelter"     122,
            "amenity"                       "veterinary"     123,
                        "arts_centre"    131,
                        "library"    133,
                        "place_of_worship"   135,
                        "studio"     136,
                        "college"    151,
                        "driving_school"     152,
                        "kindergarten"   153,
                        "lanuage_school"     154,
                        "music_school"   155,
                        "school"     156,
                        "university"     157,
                        "compressed_air"     161,
                        "bench"  162,
                        "emergency_phone"    163,
                        "clock"  164,
                        "drinking_water"     565,
                        "hunting_stand"  168,
                        "internet_cafe"  169,
                        "kneipp_water_cure"  170,
                        "post_box"   171,
                        "recycling"  172,
                        "recycling_station"  173,
                        "sanitary_dump_station"  174,
                        "shelter"    175,
                        "shower"     176,
                        "table"  177,
                        "telephone"  178,
                        "toilets"    179,
                        "waste_basket"   180,
                        "waste_disposal"     181,
                        "water_point"    182,
                        "atm"    191,
                        "bank"   192,
                        "bureau_de_change"   193,
                        "baby_hatch"     201,
                        "clinic"     202,
                        "dentist"    203,
                        "doctors"    204,
                        "emergency_access_point"     205,
                        "hospital"   206,
                        "nursing_home"   207,
                        "pharmacy"   208,
                        "retirement_home"    209,
                        "social_facility"    210,
                        "brothel"    297,
                        "casino"     298,
                        "cinema"     299,
                        "dive_centre"    300,
                        "dojo"   301,
                        "gambling"   302,
                        "nightclub"  303,
                        "planetarium"    304,
                        "social_centre"  305,
                        "spa"    306,
                        "stripclu"   307,
                        "embassy"    361,
                        "crematorium"    362,
                        "community_centre"   363,
                        "courthouse"     364,
                        "coworking_space"    365,
                        "crypt"  366,
                        "fire_station"   367,
                        "grave_yard"     368,
                        "police"     369,
                        "post_office"    370,
                        "prison"     371,
                        "ranger_station"     372,
                        "rescue_station"     373,
                        "townhall"   374,
                        "laundry"    396,
                        "photo_booth"    398,
                        "bar"    561,
                        "bbq"    562,
                        "biergarten"     563,
                        "cafe"   564,
                        "fast_food"  566,
                        "food_court"     567,
                        "ice_cream"  568,
                        "pub"    569,
                        "restaurant"     570,
                        "bicycle_parking"    583,
                        "bicycle_rental"     584,
                        "bicycle_repair_station"     585,
                        "boat_sharing"   586,
                        "bus_station"    587,
                        "bus_stop"   588,
                        "car_rental"     589,
                        "car_repair"     590,
                        "car_sharing"    591,
                        "car_wash"   592,
                        "charging_station"   593,
                        "ev_charging"    594,
                        "ferry_terminal"     595,
                        "fuel"   596,
                        "motorcycle_parking"     600,
                        "parking"    601,
                        "parking_entrance"   602,
                        "parking_space"  603,
                        "taxi"   606,
                        "fountain"  623
            "shop"                      "pet"    124,
                        "beauty"     391,
                        "estate_agent"   392,
                        "dry_cleaning"   393,
                        "glaziery"   394,
                        "hairdresser"    395,
                        "massage"    397,
                        "tailor"     399,
                        "tattoo"     400,
                        "agrarian"   421,
                        "alkohol"    422,
                        "antiques"   423,
                        "art"    424,
                        "bag"    425,
                        "bakery"     426,
                        "bed"    427,
                        "beverages"  428,
                        "bicycle"    429,
                        "books"  430,
                        "boutique"   431,
                        "brewing_supplies"   432,
                        "business_machines"  433,
                        "butcher"    434,
                        "cafe"   435,
                        "camera"     436,
                        "candles"    437,
                        "car"    438,
                        "car_parts"  439,
                        "carpet"     440,
                        "curtain"    441,
                        "cheese"     442,
                        "chemist"    443,
                        "chocolate"  444,
                        "clock"  445,
                        "clocks"     446,
                        "clothes"    447,
                        "coffee"     448,
                        "computer"   449,
                        "confectionery"  450,
                        "convenience"    451,
                        "copy"   452,
                        "cosmetics"  453,
                        "dairy"  454,
                        "deli"   455,
                        "department_store"   456,
                        "doityourself"   457,
                        "electrical"     458,
                        "electronics"    459,
                        "erotic"     460,
                        "e-cigarette"    461,
                        "farm"   462,
                        "fashion"    463,
                        "fishing"    464,
                        "florist"    465,
                        "funeral_directors"  466,
                        "furniture"  467,
                        "games"  468,
                        "garden_centre"  469,
                        "garden_furniture"   470,
                        "gas"    471,
                        "general"    472,
                        "gift"   473,
                        "greengrocer"    474,
                        "grocery"    475,
                        "interior_decoration"    476,
                        "hairdresser_supply"     477,
                        "hardware"   478,
                        "hearing_aids"   479,
                        "herbalist"  480,
                        "hifi"   481,
                        "houseware"  482,
                        "hunting"    483,
                        "insurance"  484,
                        "jewelry"    485,
                        "leather"    486,
                        "locksmith"  487,
                        "kiosk"  488,
                        "kitchen"    489,
                        "lamps"  490,
                        "lottery"    491,
                        "mall"   492,
                        "marketplace"    493,
                        "medical_supply"     494,
                        "mobile_phone"   495,
                        "model"  496,
                        "motorcycle"     497,
                        "music"  498,
                        "musical_instrument"     499,
                        "nutrition_supplements"  500,
                        "newsagent"  501,
                        "optician"   502,
                        "organic"    503,
                        "outdoor"    504,
                        "paint"  505,
                        "pastry"     506,
                        "perfumery"  507,
                        "photo"  508,
                        "pyrotechnics"   509,
                        "radiotechnics"  510,
                        "seefood"    511,
                        "second_hand"    512,
                        "security"   513,
                        "shoes"  514,
                        "spices"     515,
                        "sports"     516,
                        "stationery"     517,
                        "supermarket"    518,
                        "swimming_pool"  519,
                        "tea"    520,
                        "ticket"     521,
                        "tiles"  522,
                        "tobacco"    523,
                        "toys"   524,
                        "trophy"     525,
                        "tyres"  526,
                        "variety_store"  527,
                        "vending_machine"    528,
                        "video"  529,
                        "video_games"    530,
                        "watches"    531,
                        "weapons"    532,
                        "wine"   533,
                        "travel_agency" 626
    "arts_and_culture"   130,                   "arts_centre"    131,
        "children"                      "library"    133,
            "amenity"                       "place_of_worship"   135,
                        "studio"    136
            "tourism"                       "gallery"    132,
                        "museum"    134
    "education"  150,                   "college"    151,
        "children"                      "driving_school"     152,
            "amenity"                       "kindergarten"   153,
                        "lanuage_school"     154,
                        "music_school"   155,
                        "school"     156,
                        "university"    157
    "facilities"     160,                   "compressed_air"     161,
        "children"                      "bench"  162,
            "amenity"                       "emergency_phone"    163,
                        "clock"  164,
                        "drinking_water"     166,
                        "hunting_stand"  168,
                        "internet_cafe"  169,
                        "kneipp_water_cure"  170,
                        "post_box"   171,
                        "recycling"  172,
                        "recycling_station"  173,
                        "sanitary_dump_station"  174,
                        "shelter"    175,
                        "shower"     176,
                        "table"  177,
                        "telephone"  178,
                        "toilets"    179,
                        "waste_basket"   180,
                        "waste_disposal"     181,
                        "water_point"   182
            "emergency"                     "defibrillator"  165,
                        "fire_hydrant"  167
    "financial"  190,                   "atm"    191,
        "children"                      "bank"   192,
            "amenity"                       "bureau_de_change"  193
    "healthcare"     200,                   "baby_hatch"     201,
        "children"                      "clinic"     202,
            "amenity"                       "dentist"    203,
                        "doctors"    204,
                        "emergency_access_point"     205,
                        "hospital"   206,
                        "nursing_home"   207,
                        "pharmacy"   208,
                        "retirement_home"    209,
                        "social_facility"   210
            "healthcare"                        "blood_donation"    211
    "historic"   220,                   "aircraft"   221,
        "children"                      "aqueduct"   222,
            "historic"                      "archaeological_site"    223,
                        "castle"     224,
                        "cannon"     225,
                        "city_gate"  226,
                        "citywalls"  227,
                        "battlefield"    228,
                        "boundary_stone"     229,
                        "building"   230,
                        "farm"   231,
                        "fort"   232,
                        "gallows"    233,
                        "highwater_mark"     234,
                        "locomotive"     235,
                        "manor"  236,
                        "memorial"   237,
                        "milestone"  238,
                        "monastery"  239,
                        "monument"   240,
                        "optical_telegraph"  241,
                        "pillory"    242,
                        "ruins"  243,
                        "rune_stone"     244,
                        "ship"   245,
                        "tomb"   246,
                        "wayside_cross"  247,
                        "wayside_shrine"     248,
                        "wreck" 249
    "leisure_and_entertainment"  260,                   "adult_gaming_centre"    261,
        "children"                      "amusement_arcade"   262,
            "leisure"                       "beach_resort"   263,
                        "bandstand"  264,
                        "bird_hide"  265,
                        "common"     266,
                        "dance"  267,
                        "dog_park"   268,
                        "firepit"    269,
                        "fishing"    270,
                        "fitness_centre"     271,
                        "garden"     272,
                        "golf_course"    273,
                        "hackerspace"    274,
                        "horse_riding"   275,
                        "ice_ring"   276,
                        "marina"     277,
                        "miniature_golf"     278,
                        "nature_reserve"     279,
                        "park"   280,
                        "picnic_table"   281,
                        "pitch"  282,
                        "playground"     283,
                        "public_bath"    285,
                        "sauna"  286,
                        "slipway"    287,
                        "sports_centre"  288,
                        "stadium"    289,
                        "summer_camp"    290,
                        "swimming_area"  291,
                        "swimming_pool"  292,
                        "track"  293,
                        "turkish_bath"   294,
                        "water_park"     295,
                        "wildlife_hide" 296

asked 15 Jul '18, 10:20

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edited 16 Jul '18, 08:03

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Maybe it would help if you could explain a bit more what problem you are trying to solve? "finding out what things are tagged as in OSM" clearly isn't an end goal; there's presumably some reason why you're asking the question.

(15 Jul '18, 11:06) SomeoneElse ♦

thanks, we are looking at building an app to show nearby points of interest on a map. We are looking to filter off particular categories. Just want to make sure we have a comprehensive list to filter from.

Also, we wanted to check, do place names come with a numbering or unique identifier. Not that it necessarily matters, we just we wanted to be sure we had a complete view of the data structure.

(16 Jul '18, 00:13) TQ8

https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/ contains documentations of many popular tags, see for example https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Map_Features

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answered 15 Jul '18, 10:56

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You'll also want to have a look at https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Elements .

(16 Jul '18, 00:36) SomeoneElse ♦

https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Nominatim/Special_Phrases/EN is also a good start. It contains a description of each type and is in a machine-readable format.

(16 Jul '18, 08:04) scai ♦

OSM allows freeform tags, so there is no "complete" list - people can just enter what they like. That said, the wiki "Map Features" page (as suggested by Mateusz) will cover most of what you're interested in. If you want to see how many of a particular item there are just use taginfo to search for whatever it is you're interested in.

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