Proposal:Wetland areas

The Feature Page for the approved proposal Wetland areas is located at Tag:natural=wetland

Wetland areas
Proposal status:	Approved (active)
Proposed by:	ShakespeareFan00
Tagging:	natural=wetland Data item
Statistics:
Rendered as:	undecided
RFC start:	2008-10-04
Vote start:	2008-11-04
Vote end:	2008-11-18

natural = wetland
Description
The wetland tag is used for natural areas subject to inundation or with waterlogged ground
Rendering in OSM Carto
Group: natural
Used on these elements
Useful combination
wetland=*
See also
natural=mud landuse=salt_pond
Status: approved
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Summary

An area subject to inundation by water, or where waterlogged ground may be present. Examples include swamps, tropical mangroves, tidal salt-marsh, marshland, and bogs. Wetlands are also typically found at the fringes of rivers, lakes or along the coastline.

Usage

natural=wetland

Extended usage

• natural=wetland
  • wetland=swamp - An area of waterlogged forest, with dense vegetation.
  • wetland=bog - A waterlogged area fed by precipitation or ground water, accumulating peat.
  • wetland=marsh - Replacement for the natural=marsh tag. Waterlogged ground and patches of open water, not normally wooded, and more open than a swamp. Different types of low, mostly grass-like herbaceous vegetation (sedges, grasses, rushes).
  • wetland=reedbed - Reed-bed, an inundated area dominated by certain tall non-woody plants (reeds, bulrushes).
  • wetland=saltmarsh - Coastal marshes, exposed to tidal inundation with sea water, therefore characterised by herbaceous plants with special adaptations to saline environments.
  • wetland=tidalflat - Tidally inundated areas of bare mud, sand or similar sediments.
  • wetland=mangrove - Mangroves, tidal forests of salt-tolerant mangrove trees, forming along tropical coastlines.

• tidal=* Indicates if the wetland is subject to temporary inundation based on the tide.
• managed=* Indicates if the wetland is managed in any form
• seasonal=* Indicates if the wetland is seasonal.

Deprecates

natural=marsh

Discussion

Discussion moved to Talk Page --Skippern 15:42, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

See also

Proposed features/Water cover

Voting

• I approve this proposal. --Ulf Mehlig 13:57, 4 November 2008 (UTC)
• I approve this proposal. --Donald Allwright 14:09, 4 November 2008 (UTC)
• I approve this proposal. --Sergionaranja 14:52, 4 November 2008 (UTC)
• I approve this proposal. --Chillly 15:01, 4 November 2008 (UTC)
• I approve this proposal. --MikeCollinson 15:33, 4 November 2008 (UTC)
• I approve this proposal. --Jttt 19:31, 4 November 2008 (UTC)
• I approve this proposal. --Skippern 20:43, 4 November 2008 (UTC)
• I approve this proposal. --Hakanbrakan 08:19, 5 November 2008 (UTC)
• I approve this proposal. --Dmgroom 10:15, 5 November 2008 (UTC)
• I approve this proposal. --Hubne 11:11, 5 November 2008 (UTC)
• I approve this proposal. --Vrabcak 17:44, 5 November 2008 (UTC)
• I approve this proposal. --Cartinus 00:51, 6 November 2008 (UTC)
• I approve this proposal. --Franc 23:15, 6 November 2008 (UTC)
• I oppose this proposal. Look at the talk page for my reasons! --Phobie 01:06, 7 November 2008 (UTC)
• I approve this proposal. --Cohan 07:44, 8 November 2008 (UTC)
• I approve this proposal. --JND 19:23, 17 November 2008 (UTC)