[Talk-in] proposal - add grass types

[Kenneth Gonsalves]

On Monday 31 Aug 2009 2:06:17 pm Pradeep B V wrote:
> > we have landuse = grass. This is fine for lower zoom levels, but one
> > needs to
> > differentiate types of grass. This is mainly for golf courses but can be
> > useful
> > for other features also. So I propose a key 'grass' with values as under:
> >
> > shaven - golf greens, cricket pitches
> > mowed - golf fairways, football grounds, cricket outfield, lawns, tennis
> > courts
> > trimmed - golf easy rough, courser lawns
> > wild - unmowed grass
> > artificial - hockey fields, tennis courts
> >
> > each in a different shade of green progressing from lighter to darker.
> > Comments?
>
> I agree with the need for a grass  key as they are found in all kinds of
> places right from grazing pastures, to sports grounds to office/home lawns.
>
> I am ok with the need categories suggested except for 'shaven' as it
> signifies absence of grass. Instead of it cant' we use leisure=pitch ?

finely mown could be better.
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Kenneth Gonsalves
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