Some mappers use meadow for permanent pasture, on the basis that this is a
fundamentally different use of land to putting it under the plough.

Others believe that meadow should be reserved for "real" meadow, and that
permanent pasture should be distinguished from cropland by some combination
of sub tags.

On Sat, 14 Dec 2019, 16:09 Martin Wynne, <mar...@templot.com> wrote:

> > I would say yes, as I believe both arable & livestock is farmland.
>
> Thanks Dave.
>
> But in that case, how on OSM do we differentiate between the two?
>
> It seems silly that in some areas of OSM we can go into ridiculous
> detail, such as whether a bench seat has a backrest, but vast tracts of
> land which visually look very different are classed as one and the same?
>
> cheers,
>
> Martin.
>
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