Land use/National Land Use Database vs OSM landuse

The following table compares land use classes from the UK National Land Use Database (NLUD) with the commonly used land use tags on OpenStreetMap (mostly values of the key landuse=*).

If a tag sometimes describes more than one land use category, it is followed by an asterisk (*).

In many cases, a sub-category on the NLUD will be represented by several different features in Openstreetmap (for example, community services). In other cases, several categories may used the same tag (for example, landuse=industrial).

National Land Use Database			OSM land use tags
Agriculture and fisheries	Agriculture	U011	landuse=farmland landuse=meadow landuse=orchard landuse=vineyard landuse=greenhouse_horticulture landuse=farmyard*
	Fisheries	U011	landuse=aquaculture for specific areas of land or water used for aquaculture.
Forestry	Managed forest	U021	Usually landuse=forest (but sometimes mapped as natural=wood). See Forest
	Un-managed forest*	U022	Commonly natural=wood (but often mapped as landuse=forest). See Forest
Minerals	Mineral workings and quarries	U031	landuse=quarry - quarries, gravel pits and surface mines landuse=salt_pond - salt evaporation ponds, salterns
Recreation and leisure	Outdoor amenity and open spaces	U041	leisure=park, leisure=garden, leisure=beach_resort, leisure=dog_park, leisure=playground, landuse=recreation_ground* (also sports). Sometimes landuse=village_green*, landuse=grass* (but see links for the issues with these two tags).
	Amusement and show places	U042	tourism=zoo, tourism=theme_park, tourism=aquarium, leisure=water_park and other values of leisure=* and tourism=*.
	Libraries, museums and galleries	U043	tourism=museum, amenity=library, amenity=theatre, amenity=arts centre, tourism=gallery; also see historic=*.
	Sports facilities and grounds	U044	leisure=sports_centre, leisure=pitch, leisure=stadium, leisure=golf_course, and other values of leisure=*. Also see landuse=recreation_ground.
	Holiday parks and camps	U045	tourism=picnic_site, tourism=camp_site, tourism=caravan_site, leisure=summer_camp
	Allotments and city farms	U046	landuse=allotments for allotment gardens. Also landuse=farmland is sometimes used for urban farms, leisure=garden is sometimes used for household gardens.
Transport	Transport tracks and ways	U051	landuse=industrial landuse=railway aeroway=aerodrome
	Transport terminals and interchanges	U052
	Car parks	U053	landuse=garages, amenity=parking
	Vehicle storage [other than cars]	U054	landuse=industrial, landuse=railway or landuse=depot
	Goods and freight terminals	U055	landuse=industrial landuse=port landuse=railway*
	Waterways	U056	waterway=riverbank (channelised rivers) natural=water + water=* (canal, lock, etc)
Utilities and infrastructure	Energy production and distribution	U061	power=plant + landuse=industrial
	Water storage and treatment	U062	landuse=reservoir man_made=wastewater_plant
	Refuse disposal	U063	landuse=landfill
	Cemeteries and crematoria	U064	landuse=cemetery amenity=grave_yard
	Post and telecommunications	U065	landuse=commercial amenity=post_depot
Residential	Dwellings	U071	landuse=residential landuse=farmyard*
	Hotels, boarding and guest houses	U072	landuse=commercial for general area. Specific features mapped as tourism=hotel, tourism=hostel, tourism=guest_house, tourism=motel, leisure=resort, etc.
	Residential institutions	U073	amenity=social_facility + social_facility=* or amenity=nursing_home
Community services	Medical and health care services	U081	(amenity=hospital amenity=clinic)
	Places of worship	U082	landuse=religious or amenity=place_of_worship
	Education	U083	(amenity=school, amenity=university, amenity=college, amenity=kindergarten, etc...)
	Community services	U084	amenity=police, amenity=fire_station, amenity=townhall, amenity=courthouse, office=government, etc.
Retail	Shops	U091	landuse=retail or shop=mall
	Financial and professional services	U092	landuse=retail or landuse=commercial
	Restaurants and cafes	U093	landuse=retail
	Public houses and bars	U094	landuse=retail
Industry and business	Manufacturing	U101	landuse=industrial
	Offices	U102	landuse=commercial
	Storage	U103	landuse=industrial
	Wholesale distribution	U104	landuse=industrial
Vacant and derelict	Vacant	U111	disused:landuse=* or landuse=* + disused=*, also see landuse=brownfield
	Derelict	U112	abandoned:landuse=* or landuse=* + abandoned=*, also see landuse=brownfield
Defence	Defence	U121	landuse=military
Unused land	Unused land	U131	Not mapped as a particular landuse, but see Landcover and boundary=protected_area

See also other values of landuse=*, and compare with Landcover.