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On 3/14/20 9:47 PM, Warin wrote:<br>
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<pre><tt>Hi,</tt></pre>
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<pre><tt>The present description of landuse=meadow is;</tt></pre>
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<pre>An area of meadow or pasture: land primarily vegetated by grass and other non-woody plants, mainly used for hay or grazing.</pre>
<pre>That places the land cover before the land use. The emphases should be on the land use, the land use should be first?
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<pre>Possibly a better description:
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<pre>An area of meadow or pasture: land primarily used to produce hay or for grazing of animals. Usually vegetated by grass and other non-woody plants.
I am trying to get mappers not to use this for areas of grass land that could be more appropriatly tagged natural=grassland.
Thoughts?
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I disagree. Perhaps a regional definition? I think meadow is the
land cover, pasture is the land use <br>
This would match my definition:<br>
Meadow: "a field with grass and often wild flowers in it: "<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/meadow">https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/meadow</a><br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/meadow">https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/meadow</a><br>
"A meadow is a field which has grass and flowers growing in it. "<br>
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Locally, (Colorado, USA), we might call a grassy area high in the
mountains an alpine meadow, and it may not have any domesticated
animals grazing it.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/14/20 11:46 PM, Warin wrote:<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 15/3/20 4:36 pm, Joseph Eisenberg
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<pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">The presence of mainly grass (or sedges, clover, other herbaceous
plants) is just as important as the presence of grazing or occasional
hay-cutting, to define a meadow or pasture.</pre>
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<pre>The grass is not there once cut, the remains are stubble. Hence the word 'usually' can be employed?
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Minor point, but I think most grasses are perennial, so it's still
there even if its cut.<br>
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