Just to throw another curveball in here, there is also leisure=nature_reserve which is frequently (occasionally?) used for the city/county parks that are less structured and used for hiking and nature appreciation.
On Sun, 2019-04-28 at 08:48 -0500, Aaron Forsythe wrote: > On 4/26/2019 9:49 PM, OSM Volunteer stevea wrote: > >> Other than that I can't think of any tags that would be applicable > to > >> these sorts of situations. We tend to tag the regulations > themselves, > >> not the extent to which they're adhered to. Certainly just calling > it a > >> park because kids play there doesn't seem consistent with OSM > standards. > >> We don't raise the speed limit in places where everyone speeds, or > tag > >> bicycle=yes on ways where they're prohibited but frequently used. > > > > > > No, I think leisure=playground aligns a bit more closely with "kids > play > > here," though some people like snap-tight definitions, others > consider > > things as much more elastic. It's difficult to please everybody; > semantics > > can be messy. > > I disagree. Going by that definition, my front yard would be > leisure:playground. I believe the tag should be used for "a place > designated > as an area for children to play". Also, just because someone puts a > swing set > in their back yard, shouldn't mean their back yard should be tagged > as a > playground. > > On another note, there are places defined as “city parks” here that > are no > more than land that can't really be used for anything. For instance, > a lot in > a subdivision that’s used for storm drainage is labeled as a nature > park. > It's due to the fact they planted native plants on the lot to attract > wildlife. You would not know it's a "park" if you didn't read the > small sign > stating so. It just looks like an overgrown, unleveled lot. > > Aaron Forsythe > _______________________________________________ > Talk-us mailing list > Talk-us@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us _______________________________________________ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
