Re: [Tagging] deforestation

2014-05-04 Thread Yves
If the timber is on the ground, then the forest is exploited: landuse=forest. Later on, if you have other information, and if new trees aren't growing, then you can change. On 4 mai 2014 15:29:12 UTC+02:00, Thomas Gertin wrote: >Thanks fly and everyone else to responding to my deforestation >qu

Re: [Tagging] deforestation

2014-05-04 Thread Thomas Gertin
Thanks fly and everyone else to responding to my deforestation question. I don't really know if it is better to use landcover or land use because the areas were deforested at one point and you can see the fallen tress on the ground, but it is unsure how the land will be used next. I do not see

Re: [Tagging] deforestation tag

2014-05-04 Thread Yves
Landcover describes what covers the land, landuse what is it used for by man. Hence landcover=grass and landuse=meadow, you can perfectly use these two tags on the same polygon, or on two overlapping ones. Yves On 4 mai 2014 12:32:08 UTC+02:00, John Packer wrote: >I didn't understand. >When is l

Re: [Tagging] deforestation tag

2014-05-04 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
> Am 04/mag/2014 um 12:00 schrieb Pieren : > > -1 > Since "landuse" and "landcover" are not always matching, you create > two separate layers of "land" polygons partially overlapping each > other. naturally, this is how the world is made. IMHO representing reality with its different aspects i

Re: [Tagging] deforestation tag

2014-05-04 Thread John Packer
I didn't understand. When is landuse=grass and landcover=grass different things? Em 04/05/2014 07:02, "Pieren" escreveu: > On Fri, May 2, 2014 at 7:21 PM, John Packer > wrote: > >> +1, landuse=grass does not make sense, as "grass" is not a "use", use > >> landcover=grass for grass covered areas,

Re: [Tagging] deforestation tag

2014-05-04 Thread Pieren
On Fri, May 2, 2014 at 7:21 PM, John Packer wrote: >> +1, landuse=grass does not make sense, as "grass" is not a "use", use >> landcover=grass for grass covered areas, and landuse=meadow, if it is a >> meadow > I would love to replace all landuse=grass to landcover=grass on my city, but > Mapnik d