[Tagging] landuse=residential and named residential areas which belong together (neighbourhoods/subdivisions?)

[Nathan Edgars II]

On 8/29/2011 6:05 PM, Dave F. wrote:
> Mapping the difference between a
> residential estate & a golf course is, IMO, the bare minimum.
Here's an example of a residential community (Bay Hill) that has a golf 
course within it: 
http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=28.46222&lon=-81.50576&zoom=16&layers=M

>
> Following your example, how would you produce a map that showed just
> where domestic housing was or calculate the area taken by this housing.
This is what building polygons are for.