[Tagging] Flat area in the mountains

brad bradhaack at fastmail.com
Sat Apr 23 18:03:22 UTC 2022


Based on those pictures I don't think 'flat' is very good. 'grassland' 
is already listed on the wiki, 
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:natural#Values.


On 4/23/22 04:35, solitone wrote:
> How should I map a flat area along an escarpment on a mountain? In the Alps many of such areas have a name, and here are some links to pictures showing some examples to give you an idea of what I mean:
>
> Pian dell’Orso [1]
> Pian Cervetto [2]
> Sportinia [3]
>
> Tag natural=plateau has been proposed, but I don’t think it would be significant in this case. I would opt for something like natural=flat, since flat seem to be the english term used for this kind of feature [4]. Unfortunately I’m not a native speaker!
>
> Thanks & Regards,
>    Davide
>
> [1] https://www.gulliver.it/hub/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/28/orso-pian-dell-da-tonda-anello-per-colle-be-mule-e-col-bione_f042.jpg
> [2] https://www.avventurosamente.it/xf/attachments/p1140740-jpg.95671/
> [3] https://mapio.net/images-p/2725563.jpg
> [4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat_(landform)
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