[Talk-GB] What is farmland?

[Dave F]

On 14/12/2019 16:08, Martin Wynne wrote:
>> I would say yes, as I believe both arable & livestock is farmland.
>
> Thanks Dave.
>
> But in that case, how on OSM do we differentiate between the two?

I would have said farmland=arable/livestock, but it doesn't appear to be 
that popular.Have you searched the wiki or 
https://taginfo.openstreetmap.org/search?q=livestock#values ?

>
> It seems silly that in some areas of OSM we can go into ridiculous 
> detail, such as whether a bench seat has a backrest, but vast tracts 
> of land which visually look very different are classed as one and the 
> same?

You can map in as much detail as you like. northing's really stopping 
you. Others haven't, I'd suggest, because it's 'over there' - Cities, 
where most benches are, are also where the most mappers are. People will 
almost always map what's on their doorstep as a priority.

Cheers
DaveF