On Thu, Oct 15, 2020 at 5:48 PM Mark Brown wrote:
> I've noticed that the US Topo Maps are way out of date before - whole
> rivers have shifted since the version that displays on JSOM was last
> compiled. Still, like TIGER roads, it's better than nothing I guess.
>
No surprise. USGS was
I've checked the latest topo maps from the US Forestry Service website - the
trail number annotations remain but the "Pack" annotation is gone, so will
delete those annotations.
I've noticed that the US Topo Maps are way out of date before - whole rivers
have shifted since the version that
On Oct 15, 2020, at 12:06 PM, Joseph Eisenberg
wrote:
> Many of the old "pack trail" labeled features near my home-town are now
> overgrown and barely usable. I would be skeptical about the utility of this
> tag - mappers will need to survey the trail in person before suggesting that
> it is
Many of the old "pack trail" labeled features near my home-town are now
overgrown and barely usable. I would be skeptical about the utility of this
tag - mappers will need to survey the trail in person before suggesting
that it is currently suitable for horse, mules or other pack animals.
-Joseph
brad wrote
> I think I've seen old usgs topo maps, or perhaps FS maps with trails labeled
> as pack trails. Not quite sure what it means, probably nothing anymore.
> Perhaps the OSM person just used the info from the old map.
A "pack trail" is suitable for pack animals, such as donkeys or
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