used to label places.

Fields

name

common name

name:latin

common name, latin alphabet

name:de

german name, if unavailable uses default name

name:fr

french name, if unavailable uses default name

name:it

italien name, if unavailable uses default name

name:rm

romansh name, if unavailable uses default name

capital

The capital field marks the admin_level of the boundary the place is a capital of.

Possible values:

• 2
• 4

class

distinguish between different size and importance of labelled places.

Possible values:

• country
• city
• town
• village
• hamlet
• isolated_dwelling
• neighbourhood
• suburb
• island

iso_a2

Two-letter country code ISO 3166-1 alpha-2.

code

Two-letter canton code.

population

Approximate number of inhabitants. Can be used to prioritize labelling. Data is not validated and may not be used for analysis!

rank

Use rank to boost importance of places on the map. Important places have lowar ranks than less important ones. The rank field for counries IS 1. The rank field for cities ranges from 3 to 4. places gruadually rank higher serially based on the local importance of the place with higher ranks being less important. You can use the rank to limit density of labels or improve the text hierarchy.