[Tagging] land cover/surface=* tagging Re: Landuse border alignment

[M∡rtin Koppenhoefer]

2010/5/14 John Smith <deltafoxtrot256 at gmail.com>:
> On 15 May 2010 05:50, M∡rtin Koppenhoefer <dieterdreist at gmail.com> wrote:

Thanks for opening a new thread.


> I filed a bug for surface=grass, we also possibly need one for
> natural=beach, surface=sand|gravel etc...


+1

>> encourage people to change tagging. This is all because of tagging for
>> the renderers: because it is sad to tag "correct" and you don't see
>> anything on the map ;-). I don't promote a cluttered or coloured map:
>
> I wonder if there is anything that could be done to stream line this
> process, I guess a new thread on all possible surfaces and possible
> and then figuring out how they should render, and finally submitting a
> patch or at least a bug report.


the thing is: you can't render landuse AND landcover the same time
(well, you could maybe draw textures / line-fills above colored areas)


> Before working out colours, or at least in conjunction with, perhaps
> we should try to compile a list of land covers and document them.


yes, we should. Most of them are already present in "nature".

cheers,
Martin