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Hi,<br>
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One remark for the wood-tag:<br>
<font color="#009900">The tag <a
href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:natural%3Dwood">natural=wood</a>
is sometimes used for forests, but since natural=wood would refers to
unmanaged, natural forests, IMHO it should not be used in Belgium since
no more forests are completely natural: every patches of forest in
Belgium has experienced human interventions in the recent history.</font><br>
In several forests Zoniënwoud, Meerdaalwoud, ... are some nature
reserves. <br>
Places where nature can have its course and where only very minimal
human intervention take place (eg clearance of paths)<br>
I think these reserves (Joseph Zwaenepoel, Kerselaerplein,
Everzwijnbad, Pruikemakers) could qualify as wood.<br>
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I think meadow is a good tag for the grass lands. Conversion between
farmland and grass land takes somtetimes place but mosttimes as
incidental crop harvest of grass.<br>
Making a pasture requires also fencing, which is not a temporary
measure.<br>
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So, when there is a grass land without fence surrounded by farmland, it
is likely farmland.<br>
Other grass lands are usually fenced and are meadow.<br>
Local knowledge will tell if it is to be one or the other<br>
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Regards,<br>
Gerard.<br>
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Julien Minet wrote:<br>
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<div>Hi list, <br>
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Following some discussions about landuse=farmland|meadow some times ago
in this list, I've written an article here (<a
href="http://www.nobohan.be/2017/04/20/landuse-osm-belgium/">http://www.nobohan.be/2017/04/20/landuse-osm-belgium/</a>)
about land-use mapping in Belgium: what could be the best practices
adapted to the Belgian landscape. Of course, there's matter for
discussions about that topic ;-)<br>
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<div>I think this text could be used to make a page on <a
href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/WikiProject_Belgium/Conventions/">https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/WikiProject_Belgium/Conventions/</a>,
since it discuss what are the local conventions for land-use mapping in
Belgium. <br>
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Do you also want to put this text on <a href="http://osm.be">osm.be</a>,
similarly to the Marc Gemis articles? Maybe a better place for
discussions...<br>
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<div>Cheers, <br>
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<div>Julien<br>
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