[talk-au] New tags for Vic State Forests

[Little Maps]

Hi all, landuse=forest is widely used to denote State Forests in OSM, due to legislated landuse of timber harvesting. However, from 1 Jan this year, timber harvesting is now banned in all native forests in Victoria, so the problematic landuse=forest tag is no longer appropriate. 

I’m seeking feedback on the most appropriate tag to use now. Down the track, individual decisions will be made on conservation / recreation / Indigenous management priorities in each reserve. In the interim, are there any objections to replacing landuse=forest with the following tags…

boundary=protected_area
leisure=nature_reserve

plus name tags etc, and mapping separate natural=wood etc boundaries as needed. Among other advantages, getting rid of landuse=forest will make vegetation mapping a lot simpler in State Forests in Vic.  Cheers Ian