Map Features
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Map Features is the primary OpenStreetMap documentation that defines and standardizes how real-world objects are tagged and represented in the OSM database.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Map Features canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10827954 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Map Features Context triple: [OpenStreetMap, hasTaggingGuideline, Map Features]
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A.
Maps
Maps is Apple's native mapping and navigation application that provides turn-by-turn directions, points of interest, and integrated location services across its devices.
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B.
Map
Map is a 1961 painting by American artist Jasper Johns that depicts a large, abstracted map of the United States using his characteristic blend of recognizable imagery and painterly experimentation.
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C.
MAP
MAP was the abbreviated name used for the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Aircraft Production, the World War II government department responsible for overseeing and increasing aircraft manufacturing.
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D.
MapInfo Professional
MapInfo Professional is a desktop geographic information system (GIS) software application used for mapping, spatial analysis, and visualization of geographic data.
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E.
Snap Map
Snap Map is a Snapchat feature that lets users share and view friends’ real-time locations and public stories on an interactive world map.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Map Features Target entity description: Map Features is the primary OpenStreetMap documentation that defines and standardizes how real-world objects are tagged and represented in the OSM database.
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A.
Maps
Maps is Apple's native mapping and navigation application that provides turn-by-turn directions, points of interest, and integrated location services across its devices.
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B.
Map
Map is a 1961 painting by American artist Jasper Johns that depicts a large, abstracted map of the United States using his characteristic blend of recognizable imagery and painterly experimentation.
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C.
MAP
MAP was the abbreviated name used for the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Aircraft Production, the World War II government department responsible for overseeing and increasing aircraft manufacturing.
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D.
MapInfo Professional
MapInfo Professional is a desktop geographic information system (GIS) software application used for mapping, spatial analysis, and visualization of geographic data.
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E.
Snap Map
Snap Map is a Snapchat feature that lets users share and view friends’ real-time locations and public stories on an interactive world map.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
OSM wiki page
ⓘ
OpenStreetMap documentation page ⓘ tagging guideline ⓘ |
| defines |
feature categories
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key usage ⓘ recommended tags ⓘ tagging conventions ⓘ value usage ⓘ |
| describes |
OSM keys
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OSM tag values ⓘ which geometry types tags apply to ⓘ |
| hasSection |
Map Features/Aerialway
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Map Features/Aeroway ⓘ Map Features/Amenity ⓘ Map Features/Barrier ⓘ Map Features/Boundary ⓘ Map Features/Building ⓘ Map Features/Craft ⓘ Map Features/Emergency ⓘ Map Features/Geological ⓘ Map Features/Healthcare ⓘ Map Features/Highway ⓘ Map Features/Historic ⓘ Map Features/Key descriptions ⓘ Map Features/Landuse ⓘ Map Features/Leisure ⓘ Map Features/Man made ⓘ Map Features/Military ⓘ Map Features/Natural ⓘ Map Features/Office ⓘ Map Features/Place ⓘ Map Features/Power ⓘ Map Features/Public transport ⓘ Map Features/Railway ⓘ Map Features/Route ⓘ Map Features/Shop ⓘ Map Features/Telecom ⓘ Map Features/Tourism ⓘ Map Features/Waterway ⓘ |
| influences |
data consumers’ interpretation of OSM tags
ⓘ
default presets in OSM editors ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| linkedFrom |
OSM editor presets documentation
ⓘ
OpenStreetMap.org help pages ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | OpenStreetMap community NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | OpenStreetMap Wiki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| standardizes |
feature classification in OSM
ⓘ
representation of real-world objects in OSM ⓘ |
| topic |
OpenStreetMap tagging
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map data schema ⓘ |
| url | https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Map_Features ⓘ |
| usedBy | OpenStreetMap mappers ⓘ |
| usedFor |
checking tag meanings
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ensuring tagging consistency ⓘ tagging new objects ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Map Features Description of subject: Map Features is the primary OpenStreetMap documentation that defines and standardizes how real-world objects are tagged and represented in the OSM database.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.