[OSM-talk] Woods vs Forests

Daniel Koć daniel at xn--ko-wla.pl
Mon Oct 30 17:25:13 UTC 2017


W dniu 30.10.2017 o 18:13, Martin Koppenhoefer pisze:
> one tag for what? An area with trees? A forest? How would you define 
> "forest"?

"Although /forest/ is a term of common parlance, there is no universally 
recognised precise definition, with more than 800 definitions of forest 
used around the world."

[ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest#Definition ]

I think it's hopeless for us to coin good definition.

> FWIW, there's already a compatible tag to say: "area with trees", and 
> that is landcover=trees.

+1 - this one is clear for me.

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"My method is uncertain/ It's a mess but it's working" [F. Apple]

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