Tag:landuse=animal_keeping
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An area of land that is used to keep animals ![]() |
Group: landuse |
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The tag landuse=animal_keeping
can be used to map an area that is used to keep animals, particularly horses and livestock.
How to map
Draw the area where the animals are kept and apply the tag landuse=animal_keeping
to it.
Besides the main tag landuse=animal_keeping
the following sub-tags can be used for further refinement:
animal_keeping=*
<animal>, where <animal> means the name of the animal (English singular form). If more than one species is kept, provide a semi-colon-separated list, e.g.animal_keeping=sheep;cow
.animal_keeping:type=*
=open_stable/paddock/...
Examples
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![]() landuse=animal_keeping animal_keeping=horse animal_keeping:type=open_stable
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An open stable for horses.
In the UK the term open stable is rather unknown, because for some legal reason these are non-existent there. Somewhat similar to a |
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![]() landuse=animal_keeping animal_keeping=horse animal_keeping:type=paddock
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A paddock for horses, sometimes called pen or corral. Also valid for the open-air area of a paddock box. For the closed area of a paddock box see building=stable .For pasture use landuse=meadow and preferable meadow=pasture .
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If the boundaries of paddock or open stable and any surrounding farm yard are unclear, consider using landuse=farmyard
for the whole area instead.
See also
landuse=meadow
is commonly used for areas of meadow and pasture for livestock grazinglanduse=farmyard
is commonly used for areas with farm buildings, including stables and barns, and is sometimes used for cattle yards, paddocks, and livestock pens.farmyard=stockyard
is an area used to temporarily hold livestock, generally with many fencesshelter_type=field_shelter
is a building located in the countryside intended to provide shelter for animals- Riding is an article dedicated to features related to horse riding
amenity=animal_breeding