Key:removed:*

The =* lifecycle prefix for features of which no visible trace remains (i.e. they don't exist anymore).

See nonexistent features for more general discussion of mapping no longer existing features.

How to map

Add the namespace =* to all keys which are no longer relevant to the current state of an object without changing the geometry (let it a node if it was a node, a way if it was a way). You should treat all the tags on an object as a set of facts about the object, and prefix the keys of those facts which are no longer true as a result of being non existent.

Adding a note=* to explain why you just didn't delete the geometry (e.g. on a recently dismantled building where the last remains have been removed, which can still be seen in many editor background images and there is a high risk other would add it again based on the now outdated background image information) is highly recommended, else, someone might just delete everything again.

Usage of (maybe) similar concepts

• * ~1000 use in the db as of 11/2014. Update ~16430 use as of 7/2022. >> plus 56843 in ~8 years // 7200 p.a.
• demolished:* ~1000 use in the db as of 11/2014. Update ~78770 use as of 7/2022. >> plus 78000 in ~8 years // 10000 p.a.
• demolished_* ~50 use in the db as of 11/2014. Update ~240 use as of 7/2022. >> plus 190 in ~8 years // 25 p.a.
• no:* ~100 use in the db as of 11/2014. Update ~350 use as of 7/2022. >> plus 250 in ~8 years // 30 p.a.
• was:* ~4500 use in the db as of 11/2014. Update ~106240 use as of 7/2022. >> plus 101700 in ~8 years // 13100 p.a.
• was_* ~30 use in the db as of 11/2014. Update ~411 use as of 7/2022. >> plus 380 in ~8 years // 50 p.a.
• old:* ~200 use in the db as of 11/2014. Update ~1800 use as of 7/2022. >> plus 1600 in ~8 years // 200 p.a.
• former_* ~500 former_name and 100 former_* use in the db as of 11/2014. Update ~800 former_name and 640 former_* use as of 7/2022. >> plus 300/540 in ~8 years // 100 p.a.
• former: ~100 use in the db as of 11/2014. Update ~2000 use as of 7/2022. >> plus 1900 in ~8 years // 240 p.a.
• gone:* ~40 use in the db as of 11/2014. Update ~32 use as of 7/2022. >> minus 8 in ~8 years // 1 p.a.
• razed:* ~54800 use in the db as of 7/2022.
• destroyed:* ~13800 use in the db as of 7/2022.
• abandoned:* ~390000 use in the db as of 7/2022.
• disused:* ~285700 use in the db as of 7/2022.

How to check map status

Shown on a use case for a building=* object example:

• Search for removed buildings in reality defined/tagged in the database as removed:building=*: Overpass turbo query
• Search for removed buildings in reality that have already been completely deleted in the database: : Overpass turbo query

See also

• demolished:*=* - Namespace for features that have been demolished, without any traces left
• razed:*=* - Namespace for features that have been completely removed
• destroyed:*=* - Namespace for features that have been destroyed by an event other than intentional demolition, such as a natural disaster
• Lifecycle prefix
• Comparison of life cycle concepts