[OSM-newbies] Tagging open rambling land

[Dan Karran]

2009/9/10 Craig Wallace <craigw84 at fastmail.fm>:
> On 10/09/2009 22:29, Dan Karran wrote:
>> I've got a question about tagging... The area[1] in the middle of the
>> Isle of Man has a large amount of rambling land that's open to the
>> public, I think covered mostly with heather, gorse and other sorts of
>> low level vegetation[2]. Does anyone have some tips on how it would
>> best be tagged? I've tagged it as natural=fell for now, but it may not
>> be the most suitable.
>>
> I think it should have some sort of boundary tag. See
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:boundary
>
> It lists boundary=national_park - I think this is kind of similar, in
> that it is an area of land, with designated access rights etc.
> But its not a national park. boundary=public_land_open_to_ramblage is a
> bit longwinded, is there an shorter official name, or abbreviation?
> Or maybe a more generic/international name, eg boundary=access_land?

Using a boundary tag makes sense I think, and yes, I'd say it was
similar to the idea of a national park but not officially the same.
I've gone with boundary=rambling_land for now, until something better
comes along. I'd just love to see it rendered to fill those big gaps
;)


Cheers,
Dan

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