2013/9/18 John F. Eldredge <j...@jfeldredge.com>: > Colin Smale <colin.sm...@xs4all.nl> wrote: >> >> What is the essential difference between plot and lot in an OSM context? >> Dictionaries often seem to treat them as synonyms when applying to a "patch >> of land". But I'm a Brit... What's the US/AUS/CDN/NZ/etc view on this? >> >> Colin >> >> On 2013-09-18 16:35, John F. Eldredge wrote: >> >> On 09/18/2013 09:17 AM, fly wrote: >> >> Am 18.09.2013 11:26, schrieb Lukas Hornby: >> >> Hi, Thanks for all your comments so far, very constructive. I've updated >> the comments to hopefully answer all of your concerns. >> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/Tag:landuse%3Dplot#Comments >> In particular defnition seems to be key and I can confirm my definition is >> from a British perspective. Community garden is different in definition, >> both here and in the US (and elsewhere) but a useful comparison, as the >> ethos and values are usually similar. I'm aware the title is too generic. >> being new to OSM i'm not sure whether hierarchical tags (in a taxonomy) are >> encoraged or adjectival tags? >> >> First thing to consider would be that your intension is to map alloments' >> plots. As already mentioned this does not fit under landuse. Second; >> Should/Could this tag be used besides alloments ? There is >> ammenity=parking_space but I think it is the only tag describing >> "parcels/lots". If you decide to only use it for alloments a simple >> alloment:lot=yes would work as areas within landuse=alloment. Lots of >> alloments I know have fences between the single lots so be prepared to find >> lots of multipolygons as you would need one for each lot to proper define >> the ref=*. >> >> Note that the word under discussion is "plot", not "lot". >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Tagging mailing list >> Tagging@openstreetmap.org >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging >> >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> >> Tagging mailing list >> Tagging@openstreetmap.org >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging > > > Well, in American usage, a lot refers to a larger piece of land, such as you > might buy to build your house upon; a plot refers to a smaller piece, such > as a gardener might plant vegetables in. > > I know that allotment refers to a tract of land in which multiple people > rent smaller sections to grow vegetables or flowers for their own use. Since > a garden in British usage refers to all of the land surrounding one's > residence, what would Britons call the portion of one own's land in which > one grows vegetables, what Americans would refer to as a garden? It wouldn't > logically be an allotment, since you are doing it on your own property.,
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