That sounds right. So natural=badlands could be used on a node, or on
an area covering the heavily-eroded, bare soil area of the landform?

On 10/21/19, Mark Wagner <mark+...@carnildo.com> wrote:
> 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".
>
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> Mark
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