Specifying Format

Vector maps in the closed AVD format allow rendering map images in various projections, fulfil the search of named objects, and detect location by given coordinates.

Conversion table: polyline

.MP	.OSM				.AVD
Code	Key	Value	Keys	Key_ values	Type	AVD Type (0-255)	Data level (0-2)	Comment	Image	Icon
0x0001	highway	motorway			PL	1	2	A restricted access major divided highway, normally with 2 or more running lanes plus emergency hard shoulder. Equivalent to the Freeway, Autobahn, etc.
	highway	motorway_link			PL	2	2	The link roads (sliproads/ramps) leading to/from a motorway from/to a motorway or lower class highway. Normally with the same motorway restrictions.
0x0002	highway	trunk			PL	3	2	Important roads that are not motorways. Typically maintained by central, not local government. Need not necessarily be a divided highway.
	highway	trunk_link			PL	4	2	The link roads (sliproads/ramps) leading to/from a trunk road from/to a trunk road or lower class highway.
0x0003	highway	primary			PL	5	2	Roads generally linking larger towns.
	highway	primary_link			PL	6	2	The link roads (sliproads/ramps) leading to/from a primary road from/to a primary road or lower class highway.
0x0004	highway	secondary			PL	7	2	Roads generally linking smaller towns and villages.
	highway	secondary_link			PL	8	2	The link roads (sliproads/ramps) leading to/from a secondary road from/to a secondary road or lower class highway.
0x0000	highway	tertiary			PL	9	2	Minor roads.		0-6 7-8
	highway	tertiary_link			PL	10	2	The link roads (sliproads/ramps) leading to/from a tertiary road from/to other minor roads.
0x000a	highway	unclassified			PL	11	1	Unclassified roads typically form the lowest form of the interconnecting grid network.		0-6 7-8
0x0042	highway	unsurfaced			PL	12	1	Unpaved roads.
	highway	track			PL	13	1	Roads for agricultural use, gravel roads in the forest etc., usually unpaved/unsealed but may occasionally apply to paved tracks as well.
0x0005	highway	residential			PL	14	1	Roads accessing or around residential areas but which are not a classified or unclassified highway. Streets.		0-6 (7-9)
0x0006 0x000b 0x0008 0x0009 0x0049	highway	living_street			PL	15	1	A street where pedestrians have priority over cars, children can play on the street, maximum speed is low. Sometimes called 'Home Zone'.		(0-5) (6)
0x0007	highway	service			PL	16	1	Generally for access to a building, motorway service station, beach, campsite, industrial estate, business park, etc. This is also commonly used for access to parking and trash collection.		(0-5) (6)
	highway	bridleway			PL	17	1	Roads for horses, cartage.
	highway	cycleway			PL	18	1	Cycleways for bicycles.
	cycleway	lane			PL	18	1	A lane is a route for bicycles that lies within the roadway.
	cycleway	track			PL	18	1	A route for bicycles that is separate from the road.
	highway	footway			PL	19	1	Footpaths for pedestrians, e.g. walking tracks and gravel paths.
0x0048 0x0016	highway	pedestrian			PL	19	1	For roads used mainly/exclusively for pedestrians/shopping areas. Also for tagging squares and plazas.
	highway	bus_guideway			PL	20	1	A busway where the vehicle guided by the way (though not a railway) and is not suitable for other traffic.		0-6 (7-9)
	junction	roundabout			PL	21	1	Circle movement.
0x0014	railway	rail			PL	25	1	Full sized passenger or freight trains in the standard gauge for the country or state.
	railway	tram			PL	25	1	One or two carriage rail vehicles, usually sharing motor road for trams.
0x003f	railway	subway			PL	26	1	A city passenger rail service running mostly grade separated. Metro/underground/subway lines.
	railway	disused			PL	25	1	A section of railway which is no longer used but where the track and infrastructure remains in place.
	railway	monorail			PL	27	1	A railway with only a single rail.
0x001f	waterway	river			PL	30	2	For narrow rivers which will be rendered as a line.
0x0018	waterway	canal			PL	30	1	An artificial open waterway used for transportation, waterpower, or irrigation.
0x0026	waterway	stream			PL	30	1	A naturally-formed waterway that is too thin to be classed as a river. An active, able-bodied person should be able to jump over it if trees along it are not too thick.
0x0044	waterway	drain			PL	30	1	An artificial waterway for carrying storm water or industrial discharge.
	waterway	weir			PL	30	1	A barrier built across a river, sometimes to divert water for industrial purposes. Water can still flow over the top.
	waterway	dam			PL	31	1	A wall built across a river or stream to impound the water. A dam normally does not have water flowing over the top of it.
	aeroway	runway			PL	35	1	A strip of land kept clear and set aside for aeroplanes to take off from and land on.
0x0045 0x001d	boundary	administrative	admin_level	8	PL	191	1	State, county, local council.
0x001c					PL	192	1	Region boundary.
0x001e	boundary	administrative	admin_level border_type	2 nation	PL	193	2	National boundary.

Conversion table: POI

.MP	.OSM		.AVD
Code	Key	Value	Type	AVD Type (0-255)	Data level (0-2)	Comment	Image	Icon
0xf201	highway	traffic_signals	POI	50	0	Lights that control the traffic.
0xf002 0x2f08 0x2f17 0xf001 0xf003 0xf004	highway	bus_stop	POI	51	0	A small bus stop.
0x2f03	highway	services	POI	52	0	A service station to get food and eat something, often found at motorways.
0xf007	railway	station	POI	53	0	A railway station.
0xf006	railway	halt	POI	53	0	A small railway station, may not have a platform, trains may only stop on request.
0x4600	amenity	pub	POI	55	0	A place selling beer and other alcoholic drinks; may also provide food or accommodation.
0x2d02 0x2d00	amenity	nightclub	POI	55	0	A nightclub.
0x2a0e	amenity	cafe	POI	55	0	A cafe.
0x4500	amenity	restaurant	POI	55	0	A restaurant.
0x2a0d	amenity	fast_food	POI	55	0	An area with several different restaurant food counters and a shared eating area. Commonly found in malls, airports, etc.
0x2f0b	amenity	parking	POI	56	0	Car park or a parking.
0x2f02	amenity	car_rental	POI	56	0	A place to rent a car.
	amenity	taxi	POI	56	0	A place where taxis wait for passengers.
0x2f01 0x4400	amenity	fuel	POI	57	0	Petrol station, gas station, marine fuel, etc.
0x2e05	amenity	pharmacy	POI	58	0	A pharmacy.
	amenity	hospital	POI	58	0	A hospital.
0x3001	amenity	police	POI	59	0	A police station.
0x3008	amenity	fire_station	POI	59	0	A fire station.
0xf001	amenity	bus_station	POI	60	0	Bus station.
0x2f06	amenity	bank	POI	61	0	A bank.
	amenity	bureau_de_change	POI	61	0	Currency exchange, a place to change foreign banknotes and travellers cheques.
	amenity	atm	POI	61	0	An ATM or cash point.
0x2b00	tourism	hotel	POI	62	0	A hotel.
0x2b01	tourism	motel	POI	62	0	A motel.
0x2b02	tourism	guest_house	POI	62	0	Guest house.
	tourism	hostel	POI	62	0	A hostel.
0x0100 0x0200			POI	63	2	A megalopolis over 5 million people.
0x0300 0x0400	place	city	POI	64	2	A city of 1-5 million people (MP). A city over 100 thousand people (OSM).
0x0500 0x0600 0x0700 0x0800 0x0900 0x0a00 0x0006 0x0004	place	town	POI	65	1-2	A town from 10 to 100 thousand people.
0x0b00 0x0c00 0x0d00 0x0e00 0x0f00 0x1000 0x1100 0x0010	place	village_greenhamlet	POI	66	1	A village below 10 thousand people.
0x640a			POI	67	0	Captions.
0x3002 0x6408			POI	149	0	A hospital.
	place	continent	POI	195	2	A continent.
0x6602	place	state	POI	196	2	A state.
0x1e00	place	region	POI	197	1	A region.
0x1f00	place	country	POI	198	1	A country, area.

Conversion table: polygon

.MP	.OSM		.AVD
Code	Key	Value	Type	AVD Type (0-255)	Data level (0-2)	Comment	Image	Icon
0x0047 0x003b 0x0045 0x0049 0x0040 0x0041	waterway	riverbank	PG	130	2	Used for large rivers, to define an area between the opposite riverbanks.
divided by size	natural	water	PG	131	2	Lakes, water bodies, etc.
divided by size	landuse	reservoir	PG	131	2	An artificial reservoir.
0x0028			PG	132	2	Sea, ocean.
	waterway	riverbank	PG	133	2	A large river.
	leisure	park	PG	140	1	A park, open green area for recreation.
	leisure	common	PG	140	1	An area where the public can walk anywhere.
0x004e 0x004f 0x008e 0x0086 0x0087 0x0088	leisure	garden	PG	141	1	A garden.
0x006d	amenity	townhall	PG	146	1	A town hall building (mayor's office).
0x001a	amenity	grave_yard	PG	147	1	A graveyard.
	landuse	cemetery	PG	147	1	A cemetery.
0x000a	amenity	school	PG	148	1	A school.		(0-5) (6)
	amenity	university	PG	148	1	A university.		(0-5) (6)
	amenity	college	PG	148	1	A college.		(0-5) (6)
0x3002	amenity	hospital	PG	149	1	A hospital.		(0-5) (6)
	amenity	pharmacy	PG	149	1	A pharmacy.		(0-5) (6)
0x6408	building	clinic	PG	149	1	A clinic.		(0-5) (6)
0x000b	building	hospital	PG	149	1	A hospital.		(0-5) (6)
	shop building	supermarket	PG	151	1	A supermarket.
	building	shopping	PG	151	1	A shop.
	tourism	camp_site	PG	153	0	Camping, a place where you can pitch a tent.
	tourism	caravan_site	PG	153	0	A place where you can park a caravan overnight or for longer periods.
	tourism	picnic_site	PG	154	0	A place where you can have an outdoor picnic. May have facilities such as tables and benches.
	tourism	theme_park	PG	155	1	Theme park, amusement park.
	tourism	attraction	PG	156	0	A general tourism attraction.
	tourism	zoo	PG	157	1	A zoo.
	tourism	artwork	PG	158	1	A tag for public pieces of art.
	historic	archaelogical_site	PG	159	0	Archaeological museum.
0x0050 0x0081 0x0082 0x0083 0x0084 0x0085 0x0052 0x008f 0x0090 0x0091	landuse	forest	PG	165	2	Managed forest or woodland plantation.
0x0001 0x0002 0x0003	landuse	residential	PG	166	1	Predominantly houses or apartment buildings.
	landuse	retail	PG	167	1	Predominantly shops.
	landuse	commercial	PG	168	1	Predominantly office buildings, business parks, etc.
0x000c	landuse	industrial	PG	169	1	Predominantly workshops, factories, warehouses.
0x0006			PG	169	0	Garages, vehicle sheds.
	landuse	blownfield	PG	170	1	A district to be developed, an empty area.
	landuse	greenfield	PG	170	1	Describes land scheduled for new development where there have been no buildings before .
	landuse	railway	PG	171	1	Area for railway use, generally off-limits to the general public.
	landuse	construction	PG	172	1	Something under construction.
0x0004	landuse	millitary	PG	173	1	For land areas owned/used by the military for whatever purpose.
0x0014 0x000d 0x0015 0x0016 0x0017 0x001e 0x001f 0x0020 0x0098	natural	wood	PG	184	2	Natural woodland (trees). Only for completely unmanaged/wild areas.
0x0051 0x0096 0x008b	natural	marsh	PG	185	1	Low poorly drained land that is sometimes flooded and often lies at the edge of lakes, streams, etc.
0x0018	sport	golf	PG	194	1	Golf course.
	sport	horse_racing	PG	194	1	Hippodrome, racecourse.
	sport	multi	PG	194	1	Sports ground, playing field.
	sport	football	PG	194	1	Football.
	sport	soccer	PG	194	1	Football or soccer.
	building	stadium	PG	194	1	A stadium, a major sports arena with substantial tiered seating.
	leisure	golf_course	PG	194	1	Golf course.
	leisure	stadium	PG	194	1	A stadium.
	leisure	track	PG	194	1	A track, e.g. running, cycle-racing, greyhound, horses.
	leisure	pitch	PG	194	1	A field for playing football/soccer, cricket, baseball sports, etc.
	building	palace	PG	207	1	A palace.		(0-5) (6)
	building	postoffice	PG	208	1	A post office.		(0-5) (6)
	building	restaurant	PG	209	1	A restaurant.		(0-5) (6)
0x006f 0x006f	amenity	public_building	PG	210	1	Public building.		(0-5) (6)
0x0013 0x006c	building	yes	PG	210	1	General tag for buildings.		(0-5) (6)
0x006e	building	terminal	PG	210	1	A building.		(0-5) (6)
	denomination	baptist catholic christian evangelical lutheran Roman Catholic roman_catholic	PG	211	0	A church.		(0-5) (6)
0x9999	surface		PG	212	2	Ground surface.		(0-5) (6)

Scale (AVD)

Scale (km)	Scale (m)	Data level	Zoom level	Value
0,02	20	0	0	2000
0,05	50	0	1	5000
0,1	100	0	2	10000
0,1	100	0	3	10000
0,2	200	0	4	20000
1	1000	1	5	100000
1	1000	1	6	100000
2	2000	1	7	200000
5	5000	1	8	500000
10	10000	1	9	1000000
20	20000	1	10	2000000
50	50000	2	11	5000000
100	100000	2	12	10000000
100	100000	2	13	10000000
200	200000	2	14	20000000

Specifying Format

Conversion table: polyline

Conversion table: POI

Conversion table: polygon

Scale (AVD)

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