What does the tool do?

The tool calculates the landuse based on OpenStreetMap (OSM) data. OpenStreeMap is a collaborative project that creates much more than a map but an enormous data base. People working on it not only draw the map but can also leave information about it. It is possible that information might be missing or the data is inserted incorrectly which can cause the landuse to overlap. However, depending on where the OSM community is more activ, the tool can give a good insight on how your chosen area is used.

Made by Hans Hack

The site is montinored with Piwik.

Breakdown of the OSM data:

Residential:
landuse = residential

Grenn areas:
leisure = common, garden, golf_course,grass, meadow, nature_reserve, park, village_green, recration_ground, recreation_ground
natural = grass, grassland, heath, marsh, meadow, tree, tree_row, scrub, wood
wetland = wetland
landuse = farmland , forest, garden, grass, green, greenfield, meadow, scrub, village_green, cemetery
landuse = allotments
wood = wood

Commerce and Industrial:
landuse = retail, industrial, commercial, brownfield

Water:
waterway = riverbank, stream
natural = water
landuse = water