On Sun, 20 Oct 2019 09:19:10 +0900 Joseph Eisenberg <joseph.eisenb...@gmail.com> wrote:
> How should areas of bare soil, such as badlands, be tagged? > > Currently there are documented tags for dry areas of bedrock, stones > and sand: > > natural=bare_rock, natural=shingle, natural=scree, and natural=sand > > For tidal areas, beaches and wetlands there's also natural=beach, > natural=shoal and wetland=mud > > However, there's no documented, common tag for dry areas of exposed > clay, silt or mixed soil. > > natural=badlands has been used 5 times, but this is rather specific > and may not be well-known outside of North America: > https://taginfo.openstreetmap.org/tags/natural=badlands "Badlands" is a specific landform. It's not sufficient for the area to be clear of vegetation; it needs to be heavily eroded, making it "a bad place to travel". -- Mark _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
