Changeset: 55457557
Park for Dog Walking, Joggers and Picnics with Protected areas for wildlife.
Closed by dooZza
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Discussion
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Comment from ACS1986
Hi,
Welcome to OSM. I take it Pokemon Go is your motivation for adding park areas? Whilst this is welcome, care does need to be taken that the park tag is only used where it is the best tag. For example, I wouldn't go round converting existing recreation ground tags to park tags just to produce an effect in Pokemon Go.
In this case I don't think I'd call this area a park. The playing fields are not a public facility. I think you're right that the old railway corridor and cycle path are part of a nature reserve, but this section should then be tagged as nature reserve not as a park.
The name we tag a feature should be the actual name of the feature as it is signed. I think the name of the nature reserve is Preston Junction Nature Reserve. Could you please tell me your source for the name you have tagged?
I you would like any further help feel free to ask.
Happy Mapping
Adam -
Comment from dooZza
Hi Adam,
The area is know by locals as Upper Farm due to it's proximity and history.
The designation of the area suits the term 'park' as confirmed by the Oxford English Dictionary which states "park pɑːk =
1. a large public garden or area of land used for recreation.
It is accessed by anyone who wishes 24 hours a day and is not exclusive to wildlife.
Preston Junction is a small part of the whole area and to my knowledge nobody refers to the area as such.
I have lived in this area for 50+ years and have walked my dogs, played football and cricket in the prepared fields.
Vernons Sports and Leisure area was left by a since closed company called Vernon Carus that made bandages etc during WWII and left in trust for the leisure pursuits of locals.
Whilst I appreciate your need to maintain integrity of your maps, I believe the re-designation is warranted and provides any onlooker with a clearer understanding of the landscape.
Best Regards,
James -
Comment from ACS1986
Hi James,
Thanks for replying so swiftly. If you're happy with the edit that's absolutely fine. Your knowledge of the location is obviously much more recent than mine. Last time I was down Factory Lane there were signs telling you to keep off the pitches!
Rest assured that it's as much your map as it is mine. More importantly it is a collaborative community project and people do query edits others make, with only good intentions. People are currently quite sensitive to park edits by new contributors because people playing the Pokemon Go video game tend to like tagging land as parks because it has some effect in the game. Some have created fictitious parks, others have changed every recreation ground, nature reserve or public green space in an area into a park (at least until they were changed back)!
I'll just make a few points which may or may not be of use to you.
Firstly, The meaning of a tag within OSM doesn't always correcpond with the dictionary, we go by convention. The wiki attempts to document how tags are used in OSM https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Main_Page . Whilst there is crossover we use tags such as recreation ground and nature reserve to differentiate such features.
Secondly, one of the fundamental principles of OSM is verifiability. This means that verifiable signed names (where they exist) take precedence over local/colloqial names. These may be additionally tagged using the loc_name tag. Finally, specificity is good. We can happily tag various different smaller features using the correct specific tag for each feature, we do not need to seek an over-arching generalised description for a large area.
If you'd like any help or would like to collaborate on any local mapping project (I'm Preston based too) feel free to get in touch.
All the best,
Adam -
Comment from dooZza
Thanks Adam. I will bear in mind all you have written. Cheers, James
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