[Talk-us] National Forest signs

[Alan Mintz]

At 2010-03-03 15:35, Paul Johnson wrote:
>Alan Mintz wrote:
>
> > How should one tag the name signs at the entrance to a national forest
> > (e.g.
> > 
> http://sites.google.com/site/am909geo/osm-1/DSCS5938_small.jpg?attredirects=0&d=1 
>
> > )?
> >
> > boundary=national_park is an error according to JOSM rendering rules.
> > landuse=forest renders and icon in JOSM, but I thought landuse=* was
> > generally for areas?
>
>Unless there's something special about them, I'd mark the
>boundaries, not the signs.


Agreed. My purpose in tagging signs, in general, is to provide data points 
for a future audit of existing, or creation of new boundaries. At some 
point after this, the signs could be removed, much like speed limit, weight 
limit, truck route, bike route, etc. signs.

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Alan Mintz <Alan_Mintz+OSM at Earthlink.net>