Hello everyone, I wanted to get some opinions on how exactly National Forest boundaries should appear in OSM.
Currently there are 2 ways national forest boundaries appear: 1. As simply the proclamation boundary, the original boundary authorized by Congress, like Pike National Forest <https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/393066#map=9/39.0565/-105.1639>. This, of course, shows entire towns as protected like a National Forest. 2. A boundary that excludes lands not owned by the Forest Service, therefore, only includes the land actually under the protection of the National Forest. See Coconino National Forest. <https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/10956348> The USFS describes it as such: > “External boundary” refers to the perimeter boundaries of a national > forest or grassland. In some cases, this boundary is also referred to as a > “proclamation” boundary, or the outer boundary within which Congress > authorized a particular national forest to be established.“Internal > boundaries” are those boundaries located within the external boundaries > that distinguish National Forest System lands from other lands (often > referred to as inholdings). Which one would be better? Looking forward to feedback. Paul
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