Cognised existence: Agricultural land management is the way cultivated surfaces are classified and used over time.
Question: Which agricultural land-use classes apply in this area?
OSM wiki: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:landuse
Realisations
OpenStreetMap — landuse=*
OSM provides global land-use polygons, including agricultural classes such as farmland, meadow, orchard, and vineyard.
osmnx access
import osmnx as ox
ox.settings.cache_folder = ".cache/"
agri = ox.features_from_place(
"Denmark",
tags={"landuse": ["farmland", "meadow", "orchard", "vineyard", "greenhouse_horticulture"]},
)Geofabrik layer
gis_osm_landuse_a_free_1.shp — polygon layer with fclass values for land-use classes.
Key OSM tags
| Tag | Meaning |
|---|---|
landuse=farmland | Cultivated agricultural land |
landuse=meadow | Meadow / pasture |
landuse=orchard | Orchard |
landuse=vineyard | Vineyard |
landuse=greenhouse_horticulture | Greenhouse production |
Geometry Representations
| Rep ID | Source Dataset | Geometry Type | Native CRS | Suitable For | Not Suitable For |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
agri_osm_polygons | OSM via Geofabrik | Polygon | EPSG:4326 | Area totals, land-use share, overlap with protection zones | Crop-yield modelling and subsidy compliance |
Limitations
- Agricultural classes are broad and not crop-specific.
- Mapping quality depends on local contributors.
- For policy-grade agriculture statistics, use national LPIS or equivalent.
Realised By Links
- OpenStreetMap (collection)