[Talk-GB] Mapping of Kielder Forest(s)

[James Derrick]

Hi Russ,

On 02/09/2021 14:26, Russ Garrett wrote:
> We clearly don't have a consensus here, so I will concede defeat. I've
> reverted all my changesets which have touched Kielder forest.

Thanks for engaging in a constructive discussion - we may have different 
opinions on some things, but together we make a better map.


> Unfortunately I don't think there is a workable, maintainable way of
> tagging the names of these forests at the moment.

You made an interesting point that we need to represent the ground-truth 
of where trees are, as well as the ideas of why they are there 
(wood|forest|*), and how they are managed / named.

Andy T's (SomeoneElse) mention of micro-mapping addresses makes me think 
of individual building=residential brought together into 
landuse=residential, and  relations to give a hierarchy of estates, 
towns, etc.

Sketching an arboreal equivalent...
	natural=tree	(specimens only - unless _really_ keen!)
	landuse=forest	(possibly include natural=wood?)
			(manmade=cutline if unmapped and linear?)
	landuse=forestry	
	relation type=site ???
	relation type=???

Any thoughts?

landuse=forestry is attractive as it covers a lot of lifecycle and 
naming ideas. As the SomeoneElse-style example shows, rendering it looks 
better than attempting to fill in all the gaps with grass|heath|meadow|* 
and as an outer boundary can be used for naming.

Existing relation types don't seen to fit well, and my knowledge of how 
landowners manage production areas is limited to walking / cycling past.

Your link to Forestry England is interesting, and although I can't find 
it today, a previous search to check Simonside car park clear-felling 
brought up OSM data based ironically on my previous visit!

All the best, and happy mapping,


James
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