This is exactly my point and gets back to another thread from a few weeks back regarding tagging schools and the sometimes multiple uses that each building can have (ie after hours classes, church groups on a weekend etc etc). From memory I believe that discussion was resolved by tagging start/end times for particular groups and the same could be done on specific buildings/facilities within any area.
I just want a consistent approach to tagging these areas that are definitely NOT used for recreation in the simple sense of sports on an oval. (there is a whole other discussion there regarding the semantics of what constitutes recreation but lets not go there). I am in two minds after considering Steve's suggestion of "landuse=recreation_ground, recreation_ground=showground" and my suggestion of "landuse=showground" to tag the extent of the area. There are pros/cons either way and perhaps (like a few other discussions on this list) that name is actually the most important piece of information ie Bendigo Showgrounds ( http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=-36.7386&lon=144.2714&zoom=14). Craig On 30 July 2010 22:27, Steve Bennett <[email protected]> wrote: > > Meh. I look at the definition of landuse=recreation_ground and I think > it could include almost anything. Maybe you're right. There are so few > showgrounds it won't matter much either way. > > Steve > Actually there are a lot of showgrounds. Pretty much every rural town has a designated show area, and if you talk about something being held at the showgrounds, the locals all know where you mean. But most of the year, it's used for other things. Any permanent halls are often used for clubs to meet in, any weekly markets may well be held in the show grounds, etc. > During the show, everything else stops. But about 50 weeks of the year, it's used for other things. > Example, a local showgrounds near me has the show for about 1.5 weeks each year. But the rest of the year, it holds a market each week, several of the halls are used pretty much every night for various clubs (eg one hall has four different dance groups, indoor bowls, and a music group every week), there's a church each week in one of the other halls, several equestrian events each year in the ring, concerts sometimes, running & athletic events in the grounds. It's still called the showgrounds, though.
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