[Tagging] Feature Proposal - RFC - landuse bush

[Stefan Tauner]

On Wed, 3 Feb 2021 18:01:20 +0100 (CET)
Vincent van Duijnhoven via Tagging <tagging at openstreetmap.org> wrote:

> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/landuse=bush
> 
> Definition: An area of bushes on cultivated land and in the built environment, often used for decorative purposes or to fill space and where barrier=hedge does not apply.
> 

I do see the need to tag these for (relatively speaking) micromapping.
However, I have a problem with how landuse is completely broken (the
old landcover vs. landuse debate). This proposal will lead to further
fragmentation of more general landuses, e.g., residential. Since there
are so many other problems regarding landuse anyway I wouldn't downvote
it because of that though (i.e., every hope is lost anyway ;)

One thing that I think should be improved is the distinction to
barrier=hedge. Even the smaller ones are definitely blocking or
severely constraining some modes of use where landuse=grass for example
would be less of a problem, e.g., bicycle, wheelchair, or stroller.
From a mapper's perspective the question arises when is a string of
bushes a barrier=hedge and when it is not? Also, can it be both?

The other one is village_green. I have never understood the existence
of this peculiarity when on the other side there is useful tag for
basically the same thing outside the center of some village. In any
case there should be some guidance/distinction made there too. How do I
map an area of bushes within a village_green for example.

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Kind regards/Mit freundlichen Grüßen, Stefan Tauner