[talk-ph] tagging questions

[Eugene Alvin Villar]

On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 6:29 PM, maning sambale
<emmanuel.sambale at gmail.com>wrote:

> Landuse
> - How to map adjacent landuse types?  For those separated by roads, do
> we use the same nodes as the other landuse?  I personally prefer to
> separate the landuse areas if there is a road but I'm open to other
> suggestions.
>

If the landuses are separated by a fence (like between 2 subdivisions), we
can use common nodes.

If the landuses are separated by a road, the landuses should not touch each
other nor the road.


> - Is it better to use relations? From a data perspective landuse
> polygons should be relation multipolygons however, the concept of
> using relations is very hard to teach for newbies?
>

I think that relations are the future but simple polygons will do for the
meantime.


> What tag to use for:
> - Fishponds (currently we use landuse=farm; crop=fish)
>

There's landuse=pond: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:landuse%3Dpond

I would use this (landuse=pond) to tag the whole area that contains ponds.
Individual ponds will be tagged as natural=water; water=pond

crop=fish sounds wrong. We don't plant fish!


> - Poultry farms
>

No idea


> Waterway tagging
> - Difference between rivers, streams and irrigation canals
>

The definition on the OSM Wiki is that a stream can be jumped across by an
able-bodied person. Otherwise it's a river.
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