Which sports do you have in mind then? Hardcourt evokes tennis, and might be clay or gravel for example. If it's a proper field sport, artificial_turf is probably enough, unless you want to distinguish between wet/dry or sand/rubber substrates. //colin
On 24 September 2016 14:21:54 CEST, Dave F <davefoxfa...@btinternet.com> wrote: > >On 24/09/2016 12:59, Colin Smale wrote: >> >> Artificial is what I have seen used and what I use myself, mainly for > >> soccer and (field) hockey. Although there are different types, the >> effect is the same - artificial grass. For hockey many pitches are >> "wet" whereas soccer pitches are "dry", some based on rubber >granules, >> others on sand. >> >> Would you agree that "artificial" in combination with "sport" >probably >> tells you enough? >> > >As I said, I feel that's to all-encompassing, including concrete, >bitmac >etc. > >> The brand/make I hear the most is "Astroturf" which I think was one >of >> the earliest suppliers. It could be on its way to becoming a "hoover" > >> i.e. a brand name becoming so commonplace that it is adopted into the > >> language. >> > >Astroturf, as well, as being a trademark* is slightly different, as >it's >piled & bedded with sand/water. > >* Rotavator - not only a trademark, but also palindromic > >> --colin >> >> On 2016-09-24 13:48, Dave F wrote: >> >>> Hi >>> >>> I was looking for an appropriate tag for an artificial sports pitch >>> surface. The type that's constructed from a combination of >>> rubber/acrylic/silicon. >>> >>> The wiki lists 'DecoTurf' I think this tag should definitely be >>> discouraged. It's a registered trademark of a company's specific >>> product, which is not that widely known or used. >>> >>> 'Artificial' is to generic. 'Hardcourt' seems better but only 16 >>> uses. Any ideas? >>> >>> Dave F. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Tagging mailing list >>> Tagging@openstreetmap.org <mailto:Tagging@openstreetmap.org> >>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Tagging mailing list >> Tagging@openstreetmap.org >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >_______________________________________________ >Tagging mailing list >Tagging@openstreetmap.org >https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
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