On Tue, Aug 18, 2015 at 9:02 AM Torsten Karzig <[email protected]> wrote:
> As mentioned earlier part of the problem is a confusion between tagging > what is there (landcover) and what it is used for (landuse). In the wiki we > actually have a consistent approach (Approach 1) to make this distinction. > Using natural=wood as a landcover tag and landuse=forest for areas of land > managed for forestry. On top of this we of cause still have administrative > boundaries. > > For me applying this to National Forests would mean: > > Using administrative boundaries to mark the entire "National Forest". > Remove the landuse=forest tag except for regions that are clearly used for > "forestry". This does not apply to most parts of the National forests in > Southern California that I have seen. Although these areas are "managed" in > the sense that someone administrates it (hence the administrative boundary) > most parts of these National Forest are largely left alone and the > possibility to collect deadwood does in my opinion not qualify as forestry. > Finally, any larger regions that are covered with trees should be tagged as > natural=wood. Other landcovers (scrub,water) can also be tagged as > appropriate. > > The great advantage of the above tagging scheme is in my opinion that it > is very easy to follow for the mapper on the ground. Knowing whether I am > allowed to collect deadwood or not in a particular area is not easy to > verify on the ground, and, in my opinion, not as important as defining > landcovers or obvious landuses. Moreover, it is very confusing for someone > that uses the map if there is a large green region marked as landuse=forest > and on the ground there is no forestry, or obvious management, or trees. > > Torsten > > Agree.. Not every square inch of a National Forest has (or will have) trees on it. There are grasslands, mountains, lakes. Plus, the stated goal of the USFS isn't solely to grow trees in a national forest. Land management of these areas focuses on conservation, timber harvesting, livestock grazing, watershed protection, wildlife, and recreation. So it's not all about the "forest".
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