Tag:landuse=grass

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Public-images-osm logo.svg landuse = grass
Traffic Island, Coulby Newham - geograph.org.uk - 91699.jpg
Description
A smaller area of grass, usually mown and managed. Show/edit corresponding data item.
Rendering in OSM Carto
Landuse grass.png
Group: landuse
Used on these elements
should not be used on nodesshould not be used on waysmay be used on areas (and multipolygon relations)should not be used on relations (except multipolygon relations)
See also
Status: de factoPage for proposal

A tag for a smaller areas of mown and managed grass for example in the middle of a roundabout, verges beside a road or in the middle of a dual carriageway.

There are also many instances of landuse=grass used for any areas of grass - for example patches of grass between tracks in railway corridor within area tagged with landuse=railway, or lawns within residential areas. This usage is considered controversial by some mappers.

More specific tags

There are often more appropriate tags for areas of grass. These include:

Other similar tags:

As an add-on tag for other features:

Possible tagging mistakes

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Automated edits are strongly discouraged unless you really know what you are doing!