[Tagging] The saga of landuse=reservoir vs water=reservoir

[Peter Elderson]

I'll tag both ways then, or better map none at all? Shirt, another dilemma.
I need something stronger than tea.

Peter Elderson


Op wo 16 dec. 2020 om 17:04 schreef Mateusz Konieczny via Tagging <
tagging at openstreetmap.org>:

> Dec 16, 2020, 16:49 by tomasstraupis at gmail.com:
>
> 2020-12-16, tr, 17:04 Mateusz Konieczny via Tagging rašė:
>
> I agree that it is useful only for primitive rendering of water areas
> (that possibly filters water areas by area but does not distinguish
> between lakes and rivers). It may be worth mentioning.
>
> But it is also the most typical and common way of rendering things.
>
>
> How do you decide that it is most typical and common way of rendering
> things?
> ALL maps I created or seen in GIS/Cartography world, be it online or
> printed, interpret water classes differently, especially
> basins/riverbanks...
>
> Then I can you show some map style that do it differently and
> render all types of water areas in the same way (some
> render also labels in the same way, with exception
> for linear features)
>
> https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=14/54.3643/18.7150
> https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=14/54.3666/18.7138&layers=C
> https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=14/54.3666/18.7138&layers=T
> https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=14/54.3666/18.7138&layers=H
> <https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=14/54.3666/18.7138&layers=T>
>
> In contrast
> https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=14/54.3666/18.7138&layers=O
> <https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=14/54.3666/18.7138&layers=T>
> appears to distinguish seas/oceans
>
> Best system is to use codes, not names for keys/values, but that is a
> totally different "saga".
>
> Feel free to propose this one.
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