[Tagging] [RFC] boundary=border_zone

[onehalf3544]

Hello all,

The https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/boundary%3Dborder_zone
proposal is now in the RFC state.
Please check and give comments.

Thank you.


On Sun, 19 Sept 2021 at 15:22, onehalf3544 <onehalf3544 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hmm - and that should probably be harmonized with the Cyprus buffer
> zone (https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/3263909#map=10/35.0949/33.2971
> , which uses landuse=military + military=danger_zone +
> boundary=military). Should we just add military=dmz?. Ok, that is
> another topic indeed.
>
> But yes, mentioning that it could co-exist with other restricted ares
> is a good idea, thank you.
>
> On Sun, 19 Sept 2021 at 10:35, Tys vanZeyl <ttis3.14 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > The Korean DMZ seems to use military=cordon: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/6794199
> > This tag isn't anywhere on the wiki but it seems apt in my opinion (at least in cases where people are prevented from entering the area by the military)
> >
> > I don't see why this would be incompatible with boundary=border_zone though. I, therefore, suggest that the proposal mention that they are not mutually exclusive tags and that in applicable cases (such as the Korean DMZ), the border zone should be tagged with, boundary=border_zone, landuse=military, and miliary=cordon
> >
> > On Sat, Sep 18, 2021 at 5:03 AM onehalf3544 <onehalf3544 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hello all,
> >>
> >> Border zones (strips of land near the country border) exist in many
> >> countries of the world
> >> (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Border_control#Border_zones ).
> >> Current tagging is inconsistent - from landuse=military in Finland
> >> (https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/6818398) to unnamed
> >> collection-type polygons in Russia and Belarus (e.g.
> >> https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/1439255 and
> >> https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/5606909). landuse=military
> >> doesn't seem right (seems like in the majority of countries you could,
> >> in fact, visit border zone - you just need a special permit for that);
> >> unnamed polygons are kind of ugly.
> >>
> >> So the idea is to introduce boundary=border_zone (to tag an area, not
> >> just a border itself - just like e.g. boundary=national_park).
> >> Before creating a proposal on wiki I'd like to know if there are
> >> better ideas/proposals/objections/etc.
> >>
> >> Thank you.
> >>
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