Wouldn't adding attributes solve the problem you described? I.e. field border=* On Jul 14, 2014 2:11 PM, "Dudley Ibbett" <dudleyibb...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hi > > I'm trying to work out exactly how a generic "field" would be mapped using > this new tag. I am assuming you would have a way that marks the field > boundary and in many cases this would be tagged with the > barrier=fence/wall/hedge. This is what much or my mapping currently > consists of. What is enclosed by the field boundary is arguably the > "field" but it seems the use of landuse=field for such an area isn't > encouraged where the wiki is concerned. With this new tag presumably you > would mark out any areas of "field margin" with any appropriate additional > tag to describe what is in the field margin. The area left within the > "field" would then be tagged with the "crop". > > Field margins have a much "tighter" definition in the UK, most likely due > to the use of payments to encourage farmers to create these for > conservation purposes. Wood and scrub wouldn't fall under this > definition, nor would hedges so I wouldn't be keen to see these additional > tags used. Hedges vary considerably in size around where I live depending > on whether they are cut regularly or not but they are still hedges and not > field margins. Natural tree rows are also found quite commonly along > rivers and streams that form field boundaries. natural=tree_row fits with > this feature as they are not field margins. > > Would it not be better to have a "tighter" definition of this particular > "field" feature when it comes to the use of any additional tags? > > Kind Regards > > Dudley > ------------------------------ > Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2014 16:11:49 +0200 > From: m...@simon-wuellhorst.de > To: tagging@openstreetmap.org > Subject: Re: [Tagging] Suggestions for the correct tagging of Field borders > > Hello, > thanks for your feedback. I created a proposed features page for > fieldmargins where I wrote down my ideas about this topic. > https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/fieldmargin > > Please give me feedback (here or on the wikipage) to improve this propose. > > Greetings, > Simon > > > 2014-07-05 19:00 GMT+02:00 Martin Koppenhoefer <dieterdre...@gmail.com>: > > > > > Am 05/lug/2014 um 11:08 schrieb Simon Wüllhorst < > m...@simon-wuellhorst.de>: > > > > Is a proposal-page in the wiki needed? > > > > It is Not strictly needed (you can use the tag straight away), but it is > recommended in order to have some documentation remaining. I'd also suggest > to put a link (see also) on landuse farmland > > > cheers, > Martin > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging > > > > _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging > >
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