[OSM-talk-ie] Some of the 3300 parks in OSM Ireland are just patches of grass.

[Rory McCann]

I tend to do `landuse=grass` too

If you want more work, you could see who'se adding these features, and talk to them to ask them to stop.

On Sun, 18 Oct 2020, at 11:59 AM, Brian Hollinshead wrote:
> As part of my researches into what features we have on OSM that might
> interest someone wishing to make use of outdoor facilities, I find on the
> Island of Ireland we have close to 3,300 parks to choose from, wow!
> (leisure=park). On closer inspection I find that many of these in South
> Dublin at least are green areas of grass in housing estates, maybe 4 houses
> long by 8 houses wide. I tend to tag those as per the presets with
> landuse=grass. Yesterday I ran overpass landuse=park and got nil response!
> This morning I have added landuse=park to about 24 of the parks already on
> OSM and listed as parks by DLR, South Dublin and Fingal. I have not removed
> any tags. I was unable to do Dodder valley, Tolka Valley, St Catherines or
> Millenium Blanchards town. If you are inclined please do. I propose
> re-tagging any simple grass areas in Estates in South Dublin that I know of
> as landuse=grass unless I hear that is a bad idea and to be avoided? Your
> opinions on the above please.
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