[OSM-newbies] Which relation?

[Jonathan Bennett]

Claudius wrote:
> Opposite to Andre i suggest reusing the existing outer ways (fence etc.) 
> and creating a boundary-relation. The wiki article in fact solely 
> focusses on the use for administrative boundaries, but you could simply 
> extend it to site boundaries as well. I would suggest these tags for the 
> relation:

I'd disagree. Boundary relations are for administrative borders that may
or may not coincide with a physical feature. If you want to specify what
an area is used for, use a closed way and tag that. If you want to show
the enclosure around an area, use a separate way and tag it barrier=*

Only use a relation to describe a feature where it *can't* be described
any other way.

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Jonathan (Jonobennett)