[OSM-talk-be] How to tag forest play areas (bosspeelzones)?

[Pieter Vander Vennet]

Hey everyone,

For a project (see the other email for details), we will be 
adding//*Forest Play Areas <https://www.natuurenbos.be/spelen> 
(/speelzones /in Dutch).*

Now the obvious question is... how do we tag those?

First of all, a 'play zone' as defined by ANB (Agenstchap Natuur en 
Bos/Agency for nature and forests) is:

- An area in a forest
- which is clearly signposted bythis sign 
<https://www.natuurenbos.be/sites/default/files/z01_speelzone.png>;
- Which might or might not contain actual playground equipment.

At the moment, I do not have a good indication of what kind of tagging 
would be suited, but I already have some thoughts on what /wouldn't /be 
suited:

- It is an area in a forest, but not necessarily a forest itself. In 
other words, I would mark it as a separate area within the forest and 
/not/ mark it as `landuse=forest` (unless the entire forest is the play 
zone, but that is rather exceptional). This however rules out the 
'landuse'-key
- It is (most of the time) not equipped with playground equipment, but 
rather an area where it is allowed to play. This rules out 
`leisure=playground` as that one has to be `an area specifically 
designed for children to play 
<https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:leisure%3Dplayground>` - which 
it is not.
If (and only if) playground equipment /is/ installed, I would be 
inclined to add an additional `leisure=playground`.
- There already is some usage 
<https://taginfo.openstreetmap.org/keys/playground%3Atype> for 
`playground:type=speelbos` and `playground:type=speelzone`, but not 
significant... Only one single instance in Belgium (by Escada). On one 
hand, it is somewhat suited, but it makes it hard to distinguish between 
a play area with and without playground equipment. (Of course, it is 
possible to map the playground equipment individually, but that is not 
realistic to do on every play area out there timely)

So, any ideas on how to tag those? A `boundary=*`? An entirely new tag?

Kind regards and happy mapping!

-- 
Met vriendelijke groeten,
Pieter Vander Vennet

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