[OSM-talk] How to tag properties

[Steve Bennett]

On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 4:12 AM, Cartinus <cartinus at xs4all.nl> wrote:

> Map what you can verify:
> * Often these are expanses of grass with the occasional bush ->
> landuse=grass
>

Not to be a pain, but that doesn't exist (or isn't documented).
landuse=meadow I guess. That would actually satisfy a lot of my needs.


> * They can be expanses of shrubland -> natural=shrub
>

natural=scrub?


> Of course if you know it is greenfield/farmland there are landuse tags for
> that.
>

Yeah. I guess the term "greenfield" is more common in the US? It seems a bit
hard to verify that building is "scheduled". Does a big "sold" sign count?


> If you really don't know what it is and can't describe it, then don't tag
> it.
>
>
Yeah, I think you're right. Still just coming to terms with the different
tagging options (and the whole unregulated folksonomy concept...)

I think I might write up some cross-cutting wiki pages like "vegetation",
pointing people in the right directions for the subtle distinctions between
natural= and landuse= etc.

Steve
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