MapTiler Outdoor schema

The vector tile schema describes how the vector data is organized into different thematic layers and which attribute and values each layer contains. This is useful for writing a map style.

MapTiler Outdoor is a tileset containing general layers to maps for outdoor life like hiking, cycling, cross-country skiing, and other related activities.

Explore the tileset in the interactive map viewer, check the date of the last update, use it as vector tiles, etc.

Inspect MapTiler Outdoor schema

Maps with this tileset

Definition of layers

The MapTiler Outdoor tileset contains the following layers:

outdoor_poi #

outdoor_poi (https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Hiking) contains tourism information, camp sites, shelters, huts, springs, cave entrances, etc.

Fields

name

The OSM name value of the POI.

class

Selected values of the information, tower:type, shelter_type, tourism, amenity, leisure, fireplace, natural, waterway, historic, castle_type, sport, man_made and rental tags.

Possible values:

  • board
  • map
  • info_office
  • guidepost
  • observation_tower
  • shelter
  • hut
  • camp_site
  • picnic_site
  • viewpoint
  • waterfall
  • cave_entrance
  • spring
  • drinking_water
  • bench
  • fireplace
  • mountain_rescue
  • first_aid
  • ski_school
  • rental
  • ice_rink
  • ski_playground
  • snow_cannon
  • biathlon
  • bobsleigh
  • curling
  • ice_hockey
  • ice_skating
  • skiing
  • ski_jumping
  • castle
  • fortress
  • ruins
  • memorial
  • monument

subclass

Subclasses for shelters, huts, springs, rental and sport according to values of the shelter_type, tourism, natural, or rental tag.

Possible values:

  • shelter_lean_to
  • picnic_shelter
  • rock_shelter
  • weather_shelter
  • basic_hut
  • alpine_hut
  • wilderness_hut
  • spring
  • mineral_spring
  • ski
  • sled
  • skates

ski #

ski contains ski + piste routes (line, polygon), lifts (line), avalanche protection features (line) and points of ski resorts, stations and pylons.

Fields

class

For point features there is choice of ski_resort, station or pylon. Class also distinguish lift and avalanche features from other winter sport categories, see values.

Possible values:

  • ski_resort
  • station
  • pylon
  • lift
  • avalanche
  • downhill
  • nordic
  • skitour
  • playground
  • snow_park
  • ski_jump
  • ski_jump_landing
  • hike
  • sled
  • sleigh
  • ice_skate
  • fatbike
  • snowkite
  • connection
  • snowshoe

subclass

Classification of class=lift and class=avalanche features.

Possible values:

  • avalanche_protection
  • avalanche_dam
  • fence
  • net
  • tunnel
  • chair_lift
  • drag_lift
  • j-bar
  • magic_carpet
  • mixed_lift
  • platter
  • rope_tow
  • t-bar
  • funicular
  • incline

name

The OSM name value.

ref

Original value of the ref tag.

difficulty

Original value of the piste:difficulty tag.

Possible values:

  • novice
  • easy
  • intermediate
  • advanced
  • expert
  • freeride
  • extreme

grooming

Original value of the piste:grooming tag.

Possible values:

  • classic
  • backcountry
  • mogul
  • skating
  • scooter

symbol

Original value of the osmc:symbol tag.

color

Derived from symbol (for nordic) or assigned according to piste:difficulty for downhill.

Possible values:

  • red
  • blue
  • green
  • yellow
  • brown
  • orange
  • purple
  • black
  • bunny hill
  • green circle
  • blue square
  • black diamond
  • double black diamond
  • orange oval
  • double-black

trail #

trail contains foot + hiking + bicycle + horse + wheelchair routes and via_ferrata.

Fields

class

Distinguish between route values. Class is derived from the value of the route tag and highway.

Possible values:

  • foot
  • hiking
  • via_ferrata
  • bicycle
  • horse
  • wheelchair

name

The OSM name value of the trail.

ref

Original value of the ref tag.

operator

Original value of the operator tag.

symbol

Original value of the osmc:symbol tag.

color

Derived from symbol.

Possible values:

  • red
  • blue
  • green
  • yellow
  • brown
  • orange
  • purple
  • black

network

Original value of the network tag.

scale

Original value of the mtb:scale tag for bicycle tracks, value of the via_ferrata_scale tag for via_ferrata value of the sac_scale tag for hiking trails.

License

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