[talk-au] New tags for Vic State Forests

[Andrew Davidson]

I would leave off boundary=protected_area until they have IUCN
Categories assigned. It doesn't add any more information than
leisure=nature_reserve.

On Sun, Jan 7, 2024 at 11:52 AM Little Maps <mapslittle at gmail.com> wrote:
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> 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.
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> 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…
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> boundary=protected_area
> leisure=nature_reserve
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> 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
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