[OSM-newbies] How to draw land-use areas

[James Ewen]

On Sun, Apr 15, 2012 at 7:15 PM, Serge Wroclawski <emacsen at gmail.com> wrote:

> Roads as polygons is really poorly supported in OSM, and by poorly
> supported, I mean that for the most part, they're not at all, and
> should be avoided.

So by association, don't bother trying to draw the edge of the road
using a polygon that defines the adjacent area.

> I generally avoid landuse altogether, as it's nearly impossible to
> verify, and I've never found a situation in which I needed to know
> what the landuse was for an area I was in, or traveling to.
>
> This, I think, is the best advice for landuse - don't use it.

Really? Public parks, cemeteries, reservoirs, and the rest are of no
use on the map? Many types of landuse are very easy to identify on the
ground.

-- 
James
VE6SRV