[OSM-talk] golf course marking

[Shaun McDonald]

On 7 May 2008, at 21:34, Robin Paulson wrote:

> 2008/5/7 Erik Johansson <erjohan at gmail.com>:
>> True, But I think  landuse=brownfield should be banned, and all 300
>> ways tagged as such should be renamed to landuse=development &
>> demolition.
>
> it's pretty uk-centric i agree; along with a lot of the tags in osm
>
> actually, i think the whole landuse category is a lazy bodge; every
> tag there can easily be replaced with something far more descriptive,
> consistent and useful

Greenfield and brownfield are terms used in the UK planning process.

If you don't think that brownfield and greenfield are good tags then  
don't use them.

>
>
>> It's very badly name if you aren't a native English speaker,
>> especially since it's included in the Potlatch auto complete feature.
>> Then again highway is also a strange tag name.
>
> yes, it is a strange choice. it leads to irrationalities like
> highway=footway and highway=cycleway
> why we're not using right_of_way=motorway|primary|cycleway|footway|
> and so on, i don't know
>

Personally I don't find the name right of way generally only applies  
to footpaths, and in Scotland you are able to cycle on most right of  
ways legally due to the access legislation. A lot of paths that  
previously banned cycling had to have the no cycling signs removed.  
Highways like motorways or roads are not a right of way in my book.

Shaun