On Sun, Sep 27, 2020 at 12:46 AM Mateusz Konieczny via Tagging < tagging@openstreetmap.org> wrote:
> landuse=forest is used to tag tree covered area, not for how land is used > I don't believe everyone around here will agree with that interpretation. I live in an area with significant logging. Typically I will see logging trucks bringing in just cut timber to be milled when I'm out for just a short drive. Timber production is a big industry in Alaska, British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, and California. > > It is also basically universally interpreted this way by various data > consumers. > That may be for cartographic interpretation. But researchers may have a different opinion. A researcher just interested in potential wildfire areas may not be interested in the difference, but someone looking at how much land is being used for forestry products may have a different opinion. Or in mountainous states where clear cutting often causes landslides. I know our state studies where it's dangerous to clear cut because the area is so steep. The wiki on landuse=forest does need some help. We shouldn't be offering a tag with such unclear use cases as landuse=forest currently is written. Best, Clifford -- @osm_washington www.snowandsnow.us OpenStreetMap: Maps with a human touch
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