[OSM-talk] Rejected: Landuse=green_space

[Martijn van Oosterhout]

On 6/11/07, Barnett, Phillip <Phillip.Barnett at itn.co.uk> wrote:
> You're not the only one David - I absolutely agree that these areas of
> grass (usually only a few 10's of metres) are quite common in some areas
> (notably Cambridge) in British housing estates, typically mid-century
> developments, and certainly need mapping, as they are useful visual
> landmarks.

I can't speak for other people, but for me the problem lies more in
the fact that I don't see the point in distinguishing between those
and a park. Presumably they're going to be rendered the same colour as
a park and they are used for the same purposes as a park, why not call
it a park.

If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, just call it a duck.

> Just a thought, maybe they're less common in other countries, hence the
> confusion?

There are plenty of green areas around here also, but it wouldn't
occur to me to give it a different tag to the parks in the area. It's
grassy, you can walk on it. No practical difference, so why tag it
different?

Have a nice day,
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