2012/8/13 Frederik Ramm <[email protected]>: > On 08/13/12 11:14, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote: >> >> landuse=grass is not the same as landcover=grass, in fact, "grass" >> isn't a landuse at all. If you tag landuse=grass you actually loose >> the ability to tag a real landuse. > > > I think the opposite is true. If people know what the landuse is then they > will tag that; if not and there's grass on the ground then they'll fall back > to landuse=grass. For example, if there's a military area with grass, people > will use landuse=military and the fact that there's grass will not be > recorded (or maybe landuse=military surface=grass?). > > I.e. "if you use the landuse tag to record the presence of grass then you > lose the ability to record the presence of grass in areas subject to land > use."
You have a strange idea about "the opposite" ;-), I'm fine with what you wrote as well. The thing is, that landuse=grass "should" be used, according to the wiki, for "smaller areas of mown and managed grass for example in the middle of a roundabout, verges beside a road or in the middle of a dual-carriageway. Should not be used where a more specific tag is available." So this isn't actually a tag for every spot where you can find grass, but it is a tag for "auxiliary" areas dedicated to traffic. Interpretating the definition strictly, it also appears as if we would be missing a tag for the bigger areas ;-) IMHO it would be less misleading to call that tag landuse=de:Verkehrsnebenflächen (sorry, don't know a precise English term, direct translation is s.th. like "auxiliary_traffic_area") and specify the actual cover in a second tag (if you like). cheers, Martin _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
