[Tagging] Green areas that are not parks (revisited)

[M∡rtin Koppenhoefer]

2010/5/14 "Petr Morávek [Xificurk]" <xificurk at gmail.com>:
> And the added bonus of abusing leisure=garden tag... Let me one more
> time explain what I think is wrong on this tag, so here is an example:


> Step two: Which one of these lines better describes the area?
> A) Place where flowers and other plants are grown in a decorative and
> structured manner or for scientific purposes.
> B) Open, green area for recreation.


> Step three: Take a look where did I get those descriptions:
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:leisure%3Dgarden
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:leisure%3Dpark


you are talking about "abusing" a tag, and then citing
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:leisure%3Dgarden where the
third sentence is: "The most common form is known as a residential
garden."

Most of the description actually is about residential gardens and the
functions are described like this:
"A garden can have aesthetic, functional, and recreational uses:
    * Cooperation with nature
    * Observation of nature
    * Relaxation
    * Growing useful produce "

You can argue here as much as you like but I know many areas where
residential gardens are already tagged with leisure=garden so there is
not much to do (If you don't want to check all 27550 current uses of
leisure=garden (tagwatch)).

cheers,
Martin