On Sun, Sep 27, 2020 at 7:24 AM Clifford Snow <cliff...@snowandsnow.us> wrote:
> > > On Sun, Sep 27, 2020 at 12:46 AM Mateusz Konieczny via Tagging < > tagging@openstreetmap.org> wrote: > >> landuse=forest is used to tag tree covered area, not for how land is used >> > > I don't believe everyone around here will agree with that interpretation. > I live in an area with significant logging. Typically I will see logging > trucks bringing in just cut timber to be milled when I'm out for just a > short drive. Timber production is a big industry in Alaska, British > Columbia, Washington, Oregon, and California. > I did a check of Washington and saw that there are a number of landuse=forest that should be natural=trees. I suspect that it's also happening elsewhere. > >> It is also basically universally interpreted this way by various data >> consumers. >> > > That may be for cartographic interpretation. But researchers may have a > different opinion. A researcher just interested in potential wildfire areas > may not be interested in the difference, but someone looking at how much > land is being used for forestry products may have a different opinion. Or > in mountainous states where clear cutting often causes landslides. I know > our state studies where it's dangerous to clear cut because the area is so > steep. > > The wiki on landuse=forest does need some help. We shouldn't be offering a > tag with such unclear use cases as landuse=forest currently is written. > I'm not sure there would be a consensus agreement to revise the wiki to indicate landuse=forest should be used for timber production. Thoughts? > > > -- @osm_washington www.snowandsnow.us OpenStreetMap: Maps with a human touch
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