On Feb 9, 2008 7:45 AM, bvh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, Feb 09, 2008 at 08:32:01AM -0800, Karl Newman wrote: > > > On Sat, Feb 09, 2008 at 01:30:07PM +1300, Robin Paulson wrote: > > > > i think landuse = row_of_trees or whatever was suggested, is a > hideous > > > > abuse of the landuse tag. landuse isn't there as a dumping ground > for > > > > things that taggers can't be bothered to categorise properly > > > > > > I agree. > > > > > > > there is a tag proposal called natural=life, which may be the way to > > > > go with this, but it's not finalised yet > > > > > > Since trees lining a way/street are such a common occurence, why > > > not have a simple additional tag to the main road. > > > > > > lined_by_trees=yes/no/left/right > > > > > > Or do you really want to propose to add three seperate ways for > > > something like this > > > > http://www.cubra.nl/bomen/boomvandeweek/elsendorptammekastanje/oprijlaan.jpg > > Really, it's just a divider. Does it matter that there's trees on it? If > it > > were made of concrete, it would just be ignored (except inasmuch as it > > causes the street(s) to be divided into parallel ways). I doubt anybody > > would propose that we create a separate way for it. Or is someone > planning > > to make a super-nifty 3D map view with trees along the road? (That would > be > > cool...) > > Read the thread again. Yes people are proposing to tag that line of > tree as a seperate way with landuse=row_of_trees. And yes I agree > with you that is ridiculous. Hence the rethorical nature of my question. > > cu bart >
I was just questioning whether we need to tag it at all, separate way or no... Heresy, I know. "In OSM, we tag EVERYTHING!" Karl
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