On 18.09.2014 08:24, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote: >> Il giorno 18/set/2014, alle ore 07:57, Friedrich Volkmann <[email protected]> ha >> scritto: >> >> Say, how does landcover=grass differ >> from surface=grass? > > I agree that in this case it doesn't make a difference, besides that surface > is typically used as an attribute for highways and not as a feature on its > own. > surface = trees isn't that nice as a tag though, while landcover fits well
Why does it fit well, and under which circumstances? Land is never covered by trees alone. Trees are usually accompanied by bushes, grass and other herbs, moss, algues, insects, etc. Alternatively, all of these (including trees) could be considered part of the land. In this case, landcover can only be hydrosphere and/or atmosphere. So what's your definition of land and landcover? -- Friedrich K. Volkmann http://www.volki.at/ Adr.: Davidgasse 76-80/14/10, 1100 Wien, Austria _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list [email protected] https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
