TOn 26/08/19 13:51, Joseph Eisenberg wrote:
Agreed. I already mentioned this to the user who created the tag on
the page Talk:Tag:landcover=dunes
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Talk:Tag:landcover%3Ddunes (note
plural "dunes"); t
There seems to be confusion about what the key "landcover" means,
because recently there have also been pages created for
landcover=water and landcover=hedge as well.
Just as grass is a land cover, so too is a hedge, trees, sand ...
Presently farms at sea are landuse=aquaculture... so by extension water is a
land cover.
This also brings up the question: is it appropriate to edit pages like
this to mention the more common tags at the top, e.g. natural=dune,
natural=sand? Often other editors are unhappy when I add something
like "Consider using the more common tags natural=dune or
natural=sand" - but if anyone can create a Tag: or Key: page, it seems
important that similar and synonymous tags are mentioned at the top.
Traditionally OSMwikis had a section 'See also' where other tags were placed.
Placing more and more information at the top of the page confuses people.
The page should first describe the tag and how to use it. This is good
educational practice.
Only once that is done should alternatives and complementary tags be suggested.
I would prefer alternatives and complimentary tags to be in separate sections
too.
See https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:landuse%3Daquaculture
Note .. It may have been me placing produce there.. caution is advised!
It is not easy to strike a good balance. (Note this is not a tagging issue...
perhaps better on the main talk page?)
On 8/26/19, Warin <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi
There is a wiki entry for 'landcover=dune'.
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/landcover#Landcover_tags_and_related_tags
It has 0 uses in the data base.
There is an existing tag 'natural=dune'.
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:natural%3Ddune
To me dune is a land form.
From the Oxford Dictionary "A mound or ridge of sand or other loose
sediment formed by the wind, especially on the sea coast or in a desert."
So it is a mound or ridge ...ie a land form like a hill or a valley.
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