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<x-tab> </x-tab>But, in
the United States, forests are not always about<br>
timber production. You won't get any timber for building from <br>
a pinon-juniper forest. The trees are too small (though you will <br>
get great pinon nuts and mesquite charcoal).<br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>It would
be a serious problem for OSM if we don't provide<br>
a way for renderers to indicate the national forests boundaries<br>
clearly and distinctly, including our own renderer (because that's <br>
what most people use, folks).<br><br>
Charlotte<br><br>
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At 10:10 AM 8/17/2015, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">The issue, as I see it, is that
the OSM landuse=forest means that all the land so designated is used for
timber production. Thus the long discussions about natural=wood,
landcover=trees, etc. In the case of the US National Forests, the
boundaries are still tagged with boundary=national_park,
boundary:type=protected_area, protect_class=6 and
protection_title=National Forest which should be enough for a map
renderer to decide to paint the area in a distinctive area.<br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">On Aug 17, 2015, at 9:55 AM,
Charlotte Wolter
<<a href="mailto:techlady@techlady.com">techlady@techlady.com</a>>
wrote:<br><br>
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<x-tab> </x-tab>I see your
point that it's not a "natural" forest, but national <br>
forests are important institutions as preserves, especially, in addition
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to their other uses (recreation, research).<br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>Having
just returned from a camping vacation in the Southwest, <br>
I am especially aware that the national forests, as an institution,
play<br>
an important role there. On most map systems, they are noted by their
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green color, and that is what most map users expect to see. They use<br>
the color to plan where to camp and where they can conduct certain<br>
activities (hunting, fishing). <br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>Shouldn't
their special status be noted somehow?<br><br>
Charlotte<br>
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