Hi Charlotte, good to hear from you, hope all is well! Essentially, yes to all that (except I'm not sure on landuse=conservation); looks 'depreciated' via http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:landuse
As far as how to 'properly tag' the various types of 'National' protected areas, I think this table has the most recent/good conceptually schema: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:boundary%3Dprotected_area#Protect_classes_for_various_countries Then we can get back to 'what is a forest/tree/scrub/etc.' :) On a serious note, yes - I think it's going to take some 'micro-mapping' to accurately show usage of our natural resources. Back to the Ski Resort/Piste mapping, yep - Breck and Copper and about 1/2 dozen other ski resorts are 'inside White River NF' with agreement/contracts with USFS, but we don't tag the whole forest winter recreation area - which it seems someone deleted my polygon around Copper :( =Russ -----Original Message----- From: Charlotte Wolter [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2016 4:22 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Talk-us] Tagging National Forests Russ, I think you have come closest to a good general description of something with multiple uses. Yes, above all, U.S. national forests are protected. So, does that mean that tagging is boundary=protected_area and landuse=conservation, along with, of course, tagging of individual features/uses, such as campground, fishing, archaeological site, etc.? Charlotte At 05:07 AM 5/11/2016, you wrote: >Hi Greg and all, >Sorry, I either need a refund on that Forestry >degree or have to call this out as incorrect: >Perhaps the problem here is the multiple roles >that the the US Forest Service plays. Note that >that name is from the olden days. Now the >service is know as the National Park Service. >The National Park Service and National Forest >Service are too very different things (i.e. >branches of government, US Department of >Interior versus Department of Agriculture respectively). >I think we need to return to that "basic >question" – what is the main "service"/function >of these services – Protection! The only reason >we have National Forests, Parks, etc. is to >protect them, not use – although yes, usage is >allowed under the various rules/regulations of the particular unit. >=Russ >_______________________________________________ >Talk-us mailing list [email protected] >https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us Charlotte Wolter 927 18th Street Suite A Santa Monica, California 90403 +1-310-597-4040 [email protected] Skype: thetechlady _______________________________________________ Talk-us mailing list [email protected] https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us _______________________________________________ Talk-us mailing list [email protected] https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
