Jan 23, 2019, 8:42 AM by 61sundow...@gmail.com: > On 23/01/19 18:37, Mateusz Konieczny wrote: > >> >> >> >> Date: Jan 23, 2019, 8:31 AM >> From: >> 61sundow...@gmail.com <mailto:61sundow...@gmail.com> >> To: >> matkoni...@tutanota.com <mailto:matkoni...@tutanota.com> >> Subject: Re: [Tagging] Forest parcel with other landcover (scrub, >> scree…): how to map? >> >> >>> On 23/01/19 17:52, Mateusz Konieczny wrote: >>> >>>> Note that many are not using "forestry" to mean "using >>>> forest to >>>> produce wood". >>>> >>> >>> People within OSM are using landuse=forestry to mean that it >>> provides some produce for human benefit. >>> >>> The key 'landuse' is about the human use of that land. >>> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:landuse >>> <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:landuse> >>> "used to describe the primary use of land by humans. " >>> >>> It is not what is there .. but what the use is by humans. >>> If there is concrete there, or a swamp .. that does not determine >>> what the use is. >>> The concrete could for a roadway, or a sports court. >>> The swamp could be a native reserve, or a waste water filtration >>> system. >>> >> It is not changing that attempting to use landuse=forestry for >> "forest and associated area >> that is used to produce wood" mismatches with meaning of word >> forestry. >> > > What definition of the word 'forestry' are you referring? > See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forestry <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forestry> for an example. See https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Forestry <https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Forestry> for other examples. Some mention restricted meaning "growing timber" but it is certainly not a clear meaning. You may prefer to use landuse=logging or something that has a clear meaning rather than landuse=forestry to tag areas used primarily to grow wood.
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