[OSM-talk] Do we care if its forest or wood? Natural world mapping ...

Alice Kaerast kaerast at qvox.org
Wed Jul 22 16:00:08 BST 2009


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On Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:48:17 +0100
Andy Allan <gravitystorm at gmail.com> wrote:


> 
> So we have (at least) three orthogonal properties
> a) Are there trees, swamp, mud or rocks on the ground (land cover)
> b) Is the area used for forestry, recreation or military training
> (land use) c) Is the area administered or designated or named as a
> "National Forest" "State Park" "National Park" "World Heritage Site"
> or some other such designation (administrative)
> 

There is also another property which hasn't been considered - type of
trees.  Evergreen vs. Deciduous might be nice to know.  Ordnance survey
maps differentiate between coniferous and non-coniferous and has
symbols for coppice and orchard.

- -- 
Alice
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