Andrew, I don't think the current definitions in OSM provide well for the range of 'parks' you will encounter. I think its probably best to try and at least define the borders between various sections, even if you end up labeling them all with the same.
For example near me there is a section of National Park, State Forest and State Conservation Reserve, all adjoining. Before the OSM licensing issues a few years ago, this was all presented as one homogeneous lump, clearly wrong. Better to get the areas mapped and if later, better tags come into use, easy to update. Tags worth thinking about - landuse=forest; recreation_ground; conservation (last one unapproved) leisure=park; nature_reserve; dog_park boundary=national_park I don't think the definitions of any of them are very helpful to be honest. I use boundary=national_park for parks we would clearly identify as not being a "National Park" but its the closest we have. David On Tue, 2013-06-25 at 15:42 +0800, Andrew Elwell wrote: > Can someone point me to guidelines for where the .au distinction > between the two lies? > > I'm trying to map piney lakes (see > http://www.melvillecity.com.au/environment/piney-lakes/copy_of_piney-lakes-bushlands > ) which has a park-like southern area and a bushlands reserve to the > north. Do I split the area into two? define some relation? > > similarly any advice on the dogs allowed part? > > Andrew > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-au mailing list > Talk-au@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au _______________________________________________ Talk-au mailing list Talk-au@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au