Re: [Talk-GB] Landuse between fences?

2019-12-31 Thread Dave F via Talk-GB
I would add the appropriate surface=* tag to the way. DaveF On 31/12/2019 16:38, Martin Wynne wrote: Here is a track/public bridleway:  http://85a.uk/coffin_way_960x520.jpg which I can easily map as such. But that is just a *centre-line*. If I add the fences, what is the correct landuse

[Talk-GB] Landuse between fences?

2019-12-31 Thread Martin Wynne
Here is a track/public bridleway: http://85a.uk/coffin_way_960x520.jpg which I can easily map as such. But that is just a *centre-line*. If I add the fences, what is the correct landuse tag for the area between them? I can't find any tag which seems to apply. Everywhere I look on OSM such

Re: [Talk-GB] Landuse between fences?

2019-12-31 Thread SK53
There is a surprisingly heavily used landuse=highway for highway corridors, by analogy with landuse=railway. I would think it is mainly used for motorway corridors which can be considerably wider than the carriageways, and

Re: [Talk-GB] Landuse between fences?

2019-12-31 Thread David Woolley
On 01/01/2020 00:49, Dave F via Talk-GB wrote: I was trying to intimate, *personally*, I wouldn't bother obsessing with mapping every *square inch* of land. I also don't think you should be mapping in that detail, but if you really want to, I would suggest that you map the wide area with just

Re: [Talk-GB] Landuse between fences?

2019-12-31 Thread Warin
On 01/01/20 12:20, David Woolley wrote: On 01/01/2020 00:49, Dave F via Talk-GB wrote: I was trying to intimate, *personally*, I wouldn't bother obsessing with mapping every *square inch* of land. I also don't think you should be mapping in that detail, but if you really want to, I would

Re: [Talk-GB] Landuse between fences?

2019-12-31 Thread Martin Wynne
On 01/01/2020 05:11, Warin wrote: I would map the area around the road as landuse=highway. I would do the same for the lane/track between farm fields, while it supports the use of the farm it is not a field. Thanks, but the problem is that landuse=highway is not a valid tag. Voting on it

Re: [Talk-GB] Landuse between fences?

2019-12-31 Thread Dave F via Talk-GB
Yes I *know*, Martin I was trying to intimate, *personally*, I wouldn't bother obsessing with mapping every *square inch* of land. Each to there own, of course, map as you see fit, but I find most renderings of areas obscure thin centre lines. Adding surface tags enhances the opacity of

Re: [Talk-GB] Landuse between fences?

2019-12-31 Thread Martin Wynne
On 31/12/2019 18:10, Dave F via Talk-GB wrote: I would add the appropriate surface=* tag to the way. Thanks Dave. But a way is a *line*. I want to tag the *area*. I've got 3 ways - 2 fences and a track. Tagging ways is easy. Finding a meaningful tag for areas seems to be much more