In most cases I add a relation as there are often shared boundaries or multiple parts to the conservation area. My most recent addition was today. The tags I used for the relation were;
type=boundary boundary=protected_area protect_class=4 name=Livingstone State Conservation Area source=LPI NSW Administrative Boundaries NPWS Reserve operator=National Parks and Wildlife Service NSW website=http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/visit-a-park/parks/livingstone-national-park I have rarely added natural=wood or natural=scrub but whole areas are rarely uniform and it can be difficult to accurately describe the landcover etc unless one has personally visited and surveyed the conservation area. I am reluctant to use a "leisure" tag unless it is clear the area has that purpose. I think that visitors are not always encouraged in some state conservation areas. I am also interested in feedback from other mappers. On Tue, Jan 26, 2016, at 05:20 PM, Warin wrote: > What are the preferred tags for these areas? > > In the past at least some of these were called "State Recreation Areas" > and had recreation as their primary goal, with secondary goals of > conservation. > > Now, quoting from > http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/conservation-and-heritage/state-conservation-areas, > they have; > > "State conservation areas are lands reserved to protect and > conserve significant or representative ecosystems, landforms, natural > phenomena or places of cultural significance. They provide opportunities > for sustainable visitation, public enjoyment, and research. > > The main difference between the management, objectives > and principles of national parks and state conservation areas is that > mineral and petroleum exploration and mining may be permitted in state > conservation areas." > > I have > > boarder=protected_area > > name=* Conservation Area > > website=* > > and may add things like landcover=trees, natural=wood etc as appropriate > ... > > Any other thoughts? > > I don't think they should be tagged as National Parks .. > > Possible inclusions > > leisure=nature_reserve > > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-au mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au _______________________________________________ Talk-au mailing list [email protected] https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
