Ha - we've already got a "King George's Playing Field". Might have to add the designation tag!
I suspect prone_to_flooding=yes might also be appropriate... On Thu, Dec 6, 2012 at 6:46 PM, Rob Nickerson <rob.j.nicker...@gmail.com>wrote: > > http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/10086205.Tribute_to_Queen_safeguards_Oxpens_Meadow/ > > > >I've added the name of the meadow mentioned in this article, but does > anyone > >have a suggestion how to tag that it's been designated a QEII Field? I'm > >not actually sure what it means, even after reading > >http://www.fieldsintrust.org/QEII.aspx and following links, but it looks > >like there's quite a few. > > > >s > > -- > > Hi > > Good spot. I read the Fields in Trust (FIT) website with interest. In > summary, FIT is the new operating name for the National Playing Fields > Association, which is the trustee of the King George Fields Foundation. > This foundation was responsible for establishing playing fields as "King > George's Fields" where the landowner entered into a "Deed of Dedication" > declaring that the recreation ground shall "be preserved in perpetuity". As > such these playing fields are legally protected and as such I believe that > the designation tag is suitable: > > * designation = King George’s Field > > It looks like a similar legal designation will be made for the Queen > Elizabeth II Fields, so I suggest a polygon be drawn around these and > tagged with: > > * designation = Queen Elizabeth II Fields > * and any other appropriate tag about the landuse/landcover (if any) > > Regards, > Rob > > p.s It may be worth someone contacting FiT to see if we can get a database > of the fields for use in OSM (i.e. permission to use the data under an open > licence). > > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:designation > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-GB mailing list > Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb > >
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