[OSM-talk] Native American/First Nation, etc. Reservation Boundaries

[tshrub]

hi,

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Reservation-boundary might cross a first admin boundary, so two admin=3's
might cross/hit oneself. You need to establish for these "meta-state"
situation "a" distinction-term - or create a seperate boundary system - or
make-up the admin-levels by adding more levels (f.e. 40-49) - like in
protected_areas. And even reservations might hit eachother(?).

This "protected_areas"-key is, where you have to act in any way different
than usually - where you have to take care, change your behavior (no photo),
because of named *local* policies. A Reservation is located in state(s),
which give or takes sovereignty (domestic dependent nation). A reservation
is no province - but it might become one ... and doesn't mean the
distribution area of an ethnic group. With these class=24 you have a clear
seperate key. Question is, if one level is enought:
With a use of Relations, you can too combine scattered tribal lands and too
seperate zones within one level - so OSM don´t has to stand by with a long
number of levels, what is to be avoided (I heard), &if you think of possible
global ideas.
zone example:
<http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/relation/1749699>

best, tshrub