Tagging Guide

While you’re editing, it is important to tag each feature so that they are readily identifiable within OSM. This guide explains tags for food related features.

‘Tagging’ refers to the practice of assigning attributes to the map features you just digitized. Tags consist of two parts: key and value. The key is a general level classifier, such as ‘highway’. The value is a more specific classification, such as ‘secondary’. E.g. ‘highway’ = ‘secondary’.

In the iD editor, feature tagging is done through the pane on the left side of your screen. These general tags might apply to almost any item:

• name = (the feature’s name)
• addr = (the feature’s address, if known)
• website = (the URL of the feature’s website, if applicable)
• opening_hours = (the hours the feature is open to the public, if applicable)
• description = (any descriptive information about the feature)
• note = (anything that provides more context about the feature and perhaps, data quality)

Food Tagging

</table> Also check Tags for Food Resources on the OSM Wiki, and the Food Resources Tagging Hackpad.

Type	Key	Value</tr>
Groceries, retail food outlets	shop	supermarket bodega market other_market
Food Bank/Pantry/Soup Kitchen	amenity	social_facility
	social_facility	food_bank food_pantry soup_kitchen
Farm Market-Roadside Stand	shop	farm
(for farmers mkts only)	amenity	market
Community Gardens	leisure	garden
	garden	community
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)	farm_box
Urban Farms	landuse	farm
(if onsite sales)	shop	farm
Farm or Garden Stores	shop	garden_centre doityourself farm_supply
Compost and Mulch	shop	compost mulch fertilizer
Farmland	landuse	farmland row_crops orchard_plantation dairy_grazing
Wine, Beer, Liquor Production	building	brewery winery distillery
Coffee Shop	amenity	shop
	cuisine	coffee
Restaurant	amenity	restaurant