<div dir="ltr">Hi Ian,<br> I fully concur with your suggestion. I was in the Wombat State Forest and found the map didn't necessarily match the ground truth, possibly due to abutting landowners being geographically challenged when adding fencing so it would be great if state forests could be simplified so it is easier to see when the track finishes at a brand new fence!<div><br></div><div>Ewen</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, 7 Jan 2024 at 11:52, Little Maps <<a href="mailto:mapslittle@gmail.com">mapslittle@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Hi all, landuse=forest is widely used to denote State Forests in OSM, due to legislated landuse of timber harvesting. However, from 1 Jan this year, timber harvesting is now banned in all native forests in Victoria, so the problematic landuse=forest tag is no longer appropriate. <br>
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I’m seeking feedback on the most appropriate tag to use now. Down the track, individual decisions will be made on conservation / recreation / Indigenous management priorities in each reserve. In the interim, are there any objections to replacing landuse=forest with the following tags…<br>
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boundary=protected_area<br>
leisure=nature_reserve<br>
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plus name tags etc, and mapping separate natural=wood etc boundaries as needed. Among other advantages, getting rid of landuse=forest will make vegetation mapping a lot simpler in State Forests in Vic. Cheers Ian<br>
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</blockquote></div><br clear="all"><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Warm Regards<br><br>Ewen Hill<br><br></div></div>