[OSM-talk] How to map cemetery ?

[Tobias Knerr]

David Earl wrote:
> I think the original distinction was that a graveyard is the burial 
> ground around a church, while a cemetery is a separate pice of land set 
> aside for burials, not necessarily associated with a church, or a 
> denomination - in the UK, many of these are operated by local 
> authorities not religious institutions, while the graveyard around a 
> church is exclusive to the church.
> 
> Having said that, I kind of agree with you, that the distinction is 
> subtle and probably adds little.

Apparently someone overestimated the importance of little details that
could well have been expressed by an additional tag. There is hardly a
good reason for most applications - and for most mappers - to
differentiate, so this doesn't warrant a different top-level tag.

Is there still some chance to get them merged?

Tobias Knerr