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Used on
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Country
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Description
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Tag usage[1]
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See also
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ref:bag=*
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Netherlands
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ID of Dutch buildings
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BAGimport
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ref:bic=*
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heritage=*
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Spain
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Identifiers for (Spain) Bien de Interés Cultural (BIC)
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Bienes culturales protegidos by the Spanish Government.
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ref:BLfD=*
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heritage=*
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Germany
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Bayerisches Landesamt für Denkmalpflege (Germany, Bavaria)
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ref:GB:cadw=*
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heritage:operator=Cadw
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United Kingdom
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The ID in Cadw's database of scheduled monuments and listed buildings in Wales, United Kingdom
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ref:cadw=*
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heritage:operator=cadw
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United Kingdom
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Deprecated please use ref:GB:cadw : The ID in Cadw's database of scheduled monuments and listed buildings in Wales, United Kingdom
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ref:GB:nhle=*
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heritage:operator=Historic England
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United Kingdom
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The ID in the National Heritage List for England as maintained by Historic England for England, United Kingdom
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HE_ref=*
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ref:GB:hs=*
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heritage:operator=Historic Environment Scotland
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United Kingdom
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The ID in the Historic Environment Scotland database of scheduled monuments and listed buildings in Scotland, United Kingdom
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ref:GB:niea=*
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heritage:operator=Northern Ireland Environment Agency
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United Kingdom
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The ID in the Northern Ireland Environment Agency database of scheduled monuments and listed buildings in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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ref:GB:decc=*
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man_made=petroleum_well
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United Kingdom
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The ID in the Department of Energy and Climate Change database of oil wells in the United Kingdom.
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DECC Import
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ref:GB:tflcid=*
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amenity=bicycle_parking
traffic_calming=*
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London, United Kingdom
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The ID in Transport for London's Cycling Infrastructure Database (TfLCID).
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TfL Cycling Infrastructure Database
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ref:CN:usci=*
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nat_ref=*
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China
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Unified Social Credit Identifier issued to all registered organisations and companies in China.
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National database for querying the USCI number for any organisation or company registered in China
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ref:csioz=*
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amenity=pharmacy
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Poland
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An identification number assigned to each pharmacy in Poland that can dispense prescription drugs. (Poland)
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ref:ctb=*
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highway=bus_stop
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Hong Kong
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European Union
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ref:De_Lijn=*
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bus_stop/platform node, route, route_master
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Belgium
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Signposted on bus/tram stops in and around Flanders, Belgium
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WikiProject_Belgium/De_Lijndata
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ref:dhis2=*
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boundary=health relation and health infrastructures
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DHIS2 unique ID, used in +60 countries
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Congo-Kinshasa/Zones_de_santé/Workflow
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ref:doc=*
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tourism=wilderness_hut
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New Zealand
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Shelters/Huts from the Department of Conservation (New Zealand)
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Department of Conservation
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ref:dove=*
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amenity=place_of_worship
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Mostly UK
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Dove’s Guide for Church Bell Ringers
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ref:drobne_pamatky=*
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Czechia
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Identifier of small monuments on the collaborative CC0 database drobnepamatky.cz
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ref:EU:bwid=*
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leisure=swimming_area
natural=water
natural=beach, ...
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Identifier for a beach in Europe monitored for swimming/bathing water quality by the European Environment Information and Observation Network (Eionet).
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Eionet bathingWaterIdentifier (P9616)
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ref:EU:EVSE=*
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amenity=charging_station
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Europe
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European unique codification of electric vehicles charging stations and devices
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ref:EU:PLC
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railway=*
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European Union
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Primary Location Code for railway sites
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ref:fgkz=*‡
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Relation:waterway
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Germany
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FGKZ reference ID (Germany)
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ref:GB:uprn=*
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building=house, building=commercial, etc.
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United Kingdom
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Unique Property Reference Number (Great Britain)
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ref:GB:usrn=*
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roads
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United Kingdom
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Unique Street Reference Number (Great Britain)
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ref:GE:nachpg=*
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heritage:operator=nachpg
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Georgia
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The ID in the National Agency for Cultural Heritage Preservation of Georgia database of immovable cultural heritage monuments
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List of immovable cultural heritage monuments in Georgia
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ref:gnbc=*‡
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Relation:waterway, Relation:boundary, place=*, others
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Canada
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GNBC reference ID (Canada)
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About the Canadian Geographical Names Database
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ref:harbour=*
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landuse=industrial
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Number of company in harbour on road signage, used e.g. in the Nederlands
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ref:IFOPT=*
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highway=bus_stop, public_transport=platform node
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International identifier for bus stops and platforms
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ref:industrial=*
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landuse=industrial
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Number of company in industrial area on road signage, used e.g. in the Nederlands
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ref:ine=*
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place=*
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Spain
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identifiers for Spanish population units by the Spanish Statistical Office
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ref:INSEE=*
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France
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INSEE code of the French communes
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ref:ES:ipcclm=*
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heritage=*heritage:operator=jccm
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Spain
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Inventory of the Cultural Heritage of Castilla-La Mancha identifier, historic monuments and sites of this Spanish region.
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ref:HU:mkasz=*
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man_made=monitoring_station
monitoring:traffic=yes
operator=Magyar Közút AND
highway=*
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Identifier of traffic monitoring station („számlálóállomás kódja”) and its road section of validity („érvényességi szakasz”), as published by Magyar Közút (Hungarian Public Roads) on the National Access Point[2] and the National Road Databank (OKA)[3]
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ref:isil=*
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amenity=library
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International Standard Identifier for Libraries
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ref:IUCN=*
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boundary=protected_area
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International Union for the Conservation of Nature protected area category
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ref:kmb=*
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highway=bus_stop
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Hong Kong
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Signposted on KMB & LW bus stops (Hong Kong)
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ref:kons=*
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heritage=*
heritage:operator=kons
heritage=2
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Identifiers for the Commission to Preserve National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina (KONS) (state level);
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aplikacija.kons.gov.ba searchable register of heritage records and documentation;
old.kons – old website is turned into online archive for indexes, records and documentation
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ref:linz:address_id=*
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addr:street=*
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New Zealand
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New Zealand street addresses
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LINZ
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ref:linz:building_id=*
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building=yes
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New Zealand
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Imported buildings in New Zealand
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LINZ
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ref:linz:pastoral_lease_id=*
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landuse=meadow
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New Zealand
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Error creating thumbnail: Agricultural stations in New Zealand
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LINZ
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ref:linz:place_id=*
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*
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New Zealand
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Named features in New Zealand/Antarctica/Polynesia
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LINZ
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ref:linz:road_id=*
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highway=*
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New Zealand
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Roads in New Zealand (ref tag not maintained)
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LINZ
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ref:linz:topo50_id=*
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*
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New Zealand
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Many different imported features in New Zealand/Antarctica/Polynesia
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LINZ
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ref:linz:hydrographic_id=*
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seamark:type=*
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New Zealand
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Hydrographic/maritime features in New Zealand/Antarctica/Polynesia
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LINZ
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ref:linz:napalis_id=*
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boundary=protected_area
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New Zealand
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Conservation land in Aotearoa/New Zealand
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LINZ and DOC
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ref:LV:addr=*
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addr=*
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Latvia
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ID (classifier code) of an address in the State Address Register of the State Land Service of Latvia
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ref:mhs=*
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heritage=*
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France
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ID in the French database Mérimée of historic monuments
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ref:MMM=*
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highway=* or emergency=defibrillator or attraction=animal
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France
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Object ID used by Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole, a french local authority
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Montpellier#Utilisation_du_tag_ref:MMM
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ref:natura2000=*
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boundary=protected_area
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European Union
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Identifier for protected areas within the Natura 2000 network
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protect_class=97
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ref:NBd=*
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junction=yes or traffic_sign=*
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Netherlands
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Reference number of the Dutch Nationale Bewegwijzeringsdienst (NBd)
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ref:nid=*
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heritage=*
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Poland
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ID in Narodowy Instytut Dziedzictwa historic monuments
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ref:nrhp=*
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heritage=*
heritage:operator=nrhp
heritage=2
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United States
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Identifiers for (United States) National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) records
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NRHP advanced search
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ref:rce=*
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heritage=2
heritage:operator=rce
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Netherlands
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ID in Dutch Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed
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ref:regine=*‡
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Relation:waterway
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Norway
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REGINE reference ID (Norway)
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ref:RS:nkd=*
heritage:RS:criteria=*
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heritage=*
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Serbia
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Immovable cultural property of Serbia
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Key:heritage#Serbia
http://editor.osmsrbija.iz.rs/nkd/
https://openstreetmap.rs/unos-nepokretnih-kulturnih-dobara-na-mapu-srbije/
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ref:RS:naselje=*
ref:RS:opstina=*
ref:RS:grad=*
ref:RS:okrug=*
ref:RS:pokrajina=*
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boundary=administrative admin_level=*
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Serbia
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Official designations for administrative regions in Serbia
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https://openstreetmap.rs/kartografisanje-administrativnih-granica-na-mapi-srbije/
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ref:RS:ulica=*
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highway=*
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Serbia
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Official designations for streets in Serbia
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ref:RS:kucni_broj=*
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addr:housenumber=*
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Serbia
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Official designations for house numbers in Serbia
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ref:ruian=*
ref:ruian:addr=*
ref:ruian:building=*
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building=*, addr=*
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Czechia
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RUIAN building or address reference ID (Czechia)
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ref:sandre=*
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river
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France
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Reference of the French Sandre agency
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WikiProject France/Cours d'eau
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ref:svhl=*
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Germany
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Station-keys of Lübecker Stadtverkehr (Germany)
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Lübeck/Importe
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ref:whc=*
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heritage=*
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Unesco World Heritage ID
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ref:TECB=*
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bus_stop
platform node, route, route_master
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Belgium
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Signposted on bus stops in and around Brabant-Wallon, Wallonia, Belgium
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TEC data import
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ref:TECC=*
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bus_stop
platform node, route, route_master
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Belgium
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Signposted on bus stops in and around Charleroi, Wallonia, Belgium
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TEC data import
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ref:TECH=*
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bus_stop
platform node, route, route_master
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Belgium
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Signposted on bus stops in and around Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
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TEC data import
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ref:TECL=*
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bus_stop
platform node, route, route_master
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Belgium
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Signposted on bus stops in and around Liège-Verviers, Wallonia, Belgium
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TEC data import
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ref:TECN=*
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bus_stop
platform node, route, route_master
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Belgium
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Signposted on bus stops in and around Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
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TEC data import
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ref:TECX=*
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bus_stop
platform node, route, route_master
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Belgium
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Signposted on bus stops in and around Luxembourg (province), Wallonia, Belgium
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TEC data import
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ref:UrbIS=*
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building=*
addr=*
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Belgium
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Reference Key of Urbis Database for addresses in Brussels
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Brussels#CIRB UrbIS
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ref:usrn=*
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United Kingdom
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Unique Street Reference Number – a primary key use by the National Address Gazeteer in the UK
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National Address Gazeteer
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ref:VHAG=*
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waterway=*
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Belgium
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Reference code number of waterways in Flanders, Belgium
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Vlaamse Hydrografische Atlas
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ref:hmdb=*
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historic=memorial
memorial=plaque
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International reference ID for a historical marker registered in the Historical Markers Database (HMdb)
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HMdb.org
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ref:US-OR:hunter_fiber=*
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power=pole
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United States
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A reference ID for a power pole that is labelled with a Hunter Fiber identifier. This network is limited to the state of Oregon, United States.
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ref:US-MA:mhc=*
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United States
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The MHC ID for a historic property or area from the Massachusetts Historical Commission
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Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System (MACRIS) by the Massachusetts Historical Commission
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ref:US-TX:thc=*
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historic=memorial memorial=plaque
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United States
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A reference ID for a memorial plaque registered in the Texas Historical Commission Database. This network is limited to the state of Texas, United States.
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THC database (aka Atlas)
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ref:US-TN:thc=*
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historic=memorial
memorial=plaque
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United States
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A reference ID for a memorial plaque registered in the Tennessee Historical Commission Database. This network is limited to the state of Tennessee, United States.
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The Tennessee Historical Commission has erected over 2,000 markers
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ref:US-WA:letsmap=*
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*
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United States
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A unique identifier for features on Bainbridge Island, Washington, United States, that while of local importance are not significant enough be included in Wikidata.
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https://letsmapbainbridge.org/
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ref:UY:mvdgis:cod_arbol=*
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natural=tree
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Uruguay
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A unique identifier for trees in public spaces in Montevideo, Uruguay
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ref:UY:ruee=*
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amenity=school or amenity=kindergarten
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Uruguay
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A unique identifier for educational establishments in Uruguay (RUEE, in spanish, Registro Único de Establecimientos Educativos)
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ref:UY:snapid=*
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boundary=protected_area
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Uruguay
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A unique identifier for protected areas in Uruguay (SNAP, in spanish, Sistema Nacional de Areas Protegidas)
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ref:UY:INE:codlocalidadcensal=*
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place=city , place=town , place=village or place=hamlet or
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Uruguay
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A unique identifier for census zonification in Uruguay (source INE/Instituto Nacional de Estadística)
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https://www.gub.uy/instituto-nacional-estadistica/datos-y-estadisticas/estadisticas/localidades-censales
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ref:pmmcr=*
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*
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Brazil
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Identifiers used by Municipio de Marechal Cândido Rondon, a local government from Parana – Brazil.
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ref:temples.ru=*
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amenity=place_of_worship
religion=christian
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Russia
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Reference for Russian Christian churches in temples.ru catalog.
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http://temples.ru/ website
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ref:at:bda=*
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heritage=2
heritage:operator=bda
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Austria
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Identifier for austrian national monuments as designated by the Bundesdenkmalamt
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heritage#Austria
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ref:WDPA=*
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boundary=protected_area
boundary=national_park
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Reference number of protected areas / national parks
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identifier in World Database on Protected Areas https://www.protectedplanet.net/
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ref:wigos=*
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man_made=monitoring_station
monitoring:weather=yes
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Property:P4136
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