I use natural=tree for tagging free standing trees that have some special significance: they are separate from other trees, larger than other trees, or otherwise prominent in the landscape.
On Sat, May 16, 2015 at 9:42 AM, pmailkeey . <pmailk...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > > On 16 May 2015 at 17:17, Martin Koppenhoefer <dieterdre...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> >> >> >> >> > Am 16.05.2015 um 15:29 schrieb pmailkeey . <pmailk...@googlemail.com>: >> > >> > Forest=natural ? >> > >> > or forest=man_made ? [=plantation or somesuch term for a human-planted >> forest]. >> >> or forest=plantation? man made forest sounds a bit presumptuous ;-) >> >> >> how about >> landcover=trees? >> >> > If the trees are too far apart, they won't quite cover ! > > > Makes me think - why do we have an icon for a tree that's not used in > woods and forests ? Wouldn't it be good if it was used and density=*% > determines the spacings of the tree symbols.... > > sparse: 5:1 (space:tree) > moderate: 2:1 > Dense 1:1 (abutting trees) > Very dense 1:2 - i.e. the trees overlap! > > > -- > Mike. > @millomweb <https://sites.google.com/site/millomweb/index/introduction> - > For all your info on Millom and South Copeland > via *the area's premier website - * > > *currently unavailable due to ongoing harassment of me, my family, > property & pets* > > T&Cs <https://sites.google.com/site/pmailkeey/e-mail> > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging > > -- Dave Swarthout Homer, Alaska Chiang Mai, Thailand Travel Blog at http://dswarthout.blogspot.com
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