[OSM-talk-be] landuse & highways

[Karel Adams]

For what it is worth (and I do not think much of that, myself!): the 
landuse tag is one of the most confusing and most misused.

In my self-assigned job of mapping aerodromes, and improving on them, I 
often see tags like

landuse=grass

and that seems incorrect to me, it ought to be surface=grass rather

Correct usage of landuse includes (in my very personal appreciation!) 
landuse=industrial, landuse=military, landuse=commercial, 
landuse=recreational and more such. What that means to the mapping of 
highways is beyond my comprehension; and, to be frank, beyond my 
interest. I only wanted to give my opinion on the general usage of the 
landuse= tag. Perhaps the best application of the landuse tag to 
highways - but also to railways, canals, aerodromes, &c, would be 
landuse=infrastructure or landuse=public_infrastructure

NB wasn't there a dedicated mailing list about tagging?

For what it is worth,


On 19/03/2019 18:33, Stijn Rombauts via Talk-be wrote:
> Hi,
>
> What are the opinions these days about landuse mapping: connect 
> landuses to highways or let space between landuse polygons and 
> adjacent highways? Is there a consensus or can everyone do whatever 
> he/she likes?
> My opinion: I *hate* landuse connected to highways.
>
> Regards,
>
> StijnRR
>
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