[Tagging] Feature Proposal - RFC - landuse bush

[Paul Allen]

On Fri, 5 Feb 2021 at 10:33, Vincent van Duijnhoven via Tagging <
tagging at openstreetmap.org> wrote:

> We get a bit of topic but imo, a piece of land always has a function or
> design ("inrichting" in Dutch). For some, functions, there is still no
> proper tag like a potential landuse=highway. That it is not known to the
> mapper does not mean it has no function. I think that landcover therefore
> should never be rendered on carto but always serve as a secondary tag. It
> should never be the only tag on an area because the use is not known.
>

There are a lot of patches of trees in my part of the world.  Some large,
some
small, some very large.  They are quite clear on aerial imagery.  They are
very
visible from nearby roads, tracks and footpaths.  They are things one can
use to help ascertain one's position: there should be a large patch of
trees over there.

The problem is, I don't know from aerial imagery or (in many cases)
from the ground whether they are growing because the ground is too wet
for crops or for forestry or some other purpose.  According to you, I
shouldn't map these clearly visible features because I don't know
what they're used for.

I find your ideas about cartography to be less than useful.

-- 
Paul
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