Here in Ethopia most of the population lives in a rural setting.  Sometimes
dwellings are grouped into villages, but other areas are more dispersed.
Here is an example of a residential agriculture area
http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=17/6.93275/38.42255

A landuse= tag of Dispersed_Residential or Residential_Agriculture would be
helpful and more useful than place=locality or place=isolated_dwelling

Emmor
OSM= Palolo

On Thu, Jun 15, 2017 at 1:11 AM, John Willis <[email protected]> wrote:

> What is your definition of it?
>
> Javbw
>
> > On Jun 14, 2017, at 11:31 PM, Martin Koppenhoefer <
> [email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > Looking at the currently available place values, there are still some
> gaps to fill. IMHO we should have something for dispersed settlements /
> scattered settlements, as locality is for places where the name doesn't
> refer to something inhabited.
> >
> > Which term is better understood / used in the UK, dispersed settlements
> or scattered settlements?
> >
> > Other thoughts?
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Martin
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