User:Kovposch/Proposed features/"landuse" and "man made" rework

"landuse" and "man_made" rework
Proposal status:	Draft (under way)
Proposed by:	Kovposch
Applies to:
Definition:	Residential areas as a feature
Draft started:	2021-08-08

This is a creative attempt for fun.

Proposal

landuse=* and man_made=* are to be reorganized.

Rationale

Problem

man_made=*

1. Some controversy over "man" (frankly I don't care much)
2. Ambiguous meaning together with natural=*, which is used for "natural" features.
3. Too broad
4. artificial=* can have different meanings (for "if it is an imitation (e.g. Artificial ruin)" in Key:castle_type:de#additional_Tags)

landuse=*

1. It is an abstract concept, not a feature. There is no explicit feature for housing estates, commercial complexes and business parks, and industrial parks. landuse=* + name=* is used for this, and it can mean anything. This cause residential=apartments to be defined somewhat differently.
2. Overlapping landuse=* can be complicated, and non-obvious.

industrial=*

1. Unclear usage of industrial=factory over man_made=works
2. Some argued to be not "industrial" among other issues (eg industrial=warehouse)
3. All sorts of values

industrial=depot

1. Ambiguous meaning between vehicle operation and other storage (eg industrial=fuel_depot

Solution

structure=*

1. Precise and accurate definition

industria=*

1. No other good key name choice
2. industria=industrial_park for industrial parks
3. {{tag|o

(facility=*)

1. Tentative

residence=* A residential equivalent to shop=mall and man_made=works to represent a single functioning residential feature in complex cases, working alongisde landuse=residential.

1. Sometimes landuse=residential is drawn for every individual house premise, which is frowned upon by some.
2. place=plot or boundary=lot is controversial
3. This specifically targets representing complicated housing projects, with residence=apartments in particular. When there is a mix of houses and apartments, residence=estate can be used. residence=subdivision may be explored.

commerce=complex

• This reserves office=* for individual offices, unlike shop=mall being used alongisde with other shops.
• A commercial complex can have both retail and offices.

Tagging

1. Most man_made=* migrated to structure=*.
   1. Certain, viz man_made=works and man_made=wastewater_plant, goes to industria=*.
   2. Some others, viz man_made=observatory goes to (facility=*).
2. industrial=* is consolidated as industrial functions only, with other info moved to product=* and industry=*
3. industrial=depot and *=vehicle_depot are moved
   1. railway=depot
   2. highway=depot
   3. *=storage_depot, with industrial=fuel_depot becoming substance=fuel
4. residence=* corresponds to most residential=* values, with residence=house added.
5. landuse=* is recommended to be reserved for unspecified areas above (eg a group factories or housing estates) or below (eg specific areas or subdivisions that are not functioning as individual features) in the abstract hierarchy. Double-tagging is still allowed ultimately, or in the transition period.

Features/Pages affected

This envisions an aspiration through long-term transition.

Comments

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