On Wed, 23 Jan 2019 at 07:10, Tod Fitch <t...@fitchdesign.com> wrote:
> > Perhaps the way forward would be to change the wiki to indicate that > landuse=forest is deprecated due to its confused usage. Add some text to > the page directing mappers to either landcover=trees if they are simply > mapping the presence of trees or landuse=forestry if they are mapping an > area used for the production of wood products (lumber, paper, etc.) that > may or may not have trees on it a the moment. > That may be the bet way to go, as landcover=trees can cover anything from 3 trees in the middle of a roundabout, to a jungle covering 1000's of sq km, & also natural forests as well as plantations, orchards, managed forests etc. > > Not rendering landuse=forestry on the default OSM map to reduce “tagging > for the renderer” is an interesting idea. I’ll have to think about that but > it does have some appeal. > No, I think that =forestry should still be rendered, possibly by Warin's idea of an axe in a tree trunk, to show that there are, or could be, trees in that area. If it wasn't rendered, you'd finish up with some very extensive areas of blank map, frequently surrounded by trees Thanks Graeme
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