On 18.09.2014 01:01, Dave F. wrote: > On 17/09/2014 22:44, Daniel Koć wrote:
>> We (in Polish forum) think, that changing landuse=grass into natural=grass >> would make better tagging scheme, since grass is seldom a "landuse" (like >> the tree is natural=tree, not the amenity or something else). How do you >> find this idea? Fine, but landuse=grass, landuse=meadow, natural=grassland and surface=grass are all in use. No need for just another synonymous tag. Consider tags as codes as in a programming language. It's fine if they are self-explanatory, but more important is a clear definition and consistent usage. > 1. I thought the general consensus was to start using landcover for this > type of object. No consensus. I strongly oppose landcover=* in view of its weak definition, and because it invents nothing new. Say, how does landcover=grass differ from surface=grass? -- Friedrich K. Volkmann http://www.volki.at/ Adr.: Davidgasse 76-80/14/10, 1100 Wien, Austria _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
