I would leave off boundary=protected_area until they have IUCN Categories assigned. It doesn't add any more information than leisure=nature_reserve.
On Sun, Jan 7, 2024 at 11:52 AM Little Maps <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi all, landuse=forest is widely used to denote State Forests in OSM, due to > legislated landuse of timber harvesting. However, from 1 Jan this year, > timber harvesting is now banned in all native forests in Victoria, so the > problematic landuse=forest tag is no longer appropriate. > > I’m seeking feedback on the most appropriate tag to use now. Down the track, > individual decisions will be made on conservation / recreation / Indigenous > management priorities in each reserve. In the interim, are there any > objections to replacing landuse=forest with the following tags… > > boundary=protected_area > leisure=nature_reserve > > plus name tags etc, and mapping separate natural=wood etc boundaries as > needed. Among other advantages, getting rid of landuse=forest will make > vegetation mapping a lot simpler in State Forests in Vic. Cheers Ian > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
