On Sun, Apr 9, 2017 at 8:50 PM, Vao Matua <vaoma...@gmail.com> wrote:
> This is an interesting discussion. As a tree farmer and professional > forester I am offended by the suggestion that a harvested area is different > landuse from areas that are in other stages of forest growth. > I understand the need to avoid current logging operations, but I would say > that crowd sourced mapping is not the place to get that information. There > are so many basic features missing from OSM, spending effort to collect > vegetative landcover seems like a lower need, especially considering the > fact that in a relatively short period of time the vegetative signature > will be different. > Palolo, Thank you for your input. If I understand you, landuse=forest is what the land is being used for while landcover is what's there. To get a Warin's point, if you want to know if the area was clearcut recently, we should be using landcover. We do have a lot of features that need added to OSM. But I always encourage new mappers to map what they like. Currently I have been adding farmland to my county. It helps tell the counties story. Farmland is just part of the story, a big part of the county is also logging. Right now I'm reluctant to just start adding forested areas until I learn more. Any suggestions on how we should be mapping forested areas would be appreciated. Best, Clifford -- @osm_seattle osm_seattle.snowandsnow.us OpenStreetMap: Maps with a human touch
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