On Sun, Jan 12, 2020 at 11:49 AM Mateusz Konieczny <matkoni...@tutanota.com> wrote:
> > > > 12 Jan 2020, 18:39 by snusmumriken.map...@runbox.com: > > On Sun, 2020-01-12 at 08:35 -0600, Paul Johnson wrote: > > > > On Sun, Jan 12, 2020 at 1:47 AM Snusmumriken < > snusmumriken.map...@runbox.com> wrote: > > On Sat, 2020-01-11 at 21:22 +0100, Martin Trautmann via talk wrote: > > > On 20-01-02 12:23, pangoSE wrote: > > > > > > > A map cannot solve a lack of general awareness when visiting a > > > > new/unknown place. Going to the mountains to hike can also be > > > > dangerous > > > > if you are not well prepared. This is of course not marked on > > the > > > > map! > > > > > > I agree that I don't know any non-subjective way how to identify > > such > > > an > > > area. > > > > Well, one could rely on authority, e.g. if a national police > > authority > > designated certain areas as high risk. > > Yeah, that's not really going to work, either. Just look at > Portland. Most arrests happen in poor, black neighborhoods, but > you're most likely to get hurt or killed in a suburban white area. > Besides, if you really want to go that route, just composite their > data as a layer over OpenStreetMap in Leaflet. There's no reason > whatsoever to include it in OpenStreetMap's database. > > > I understand that it would politically sensitive, but from a data-model > point of view it doesn't really differ from postcode areas (under the > assumption that there's an authority that designates some areas as > high-risk areas) > > There is a single authority assigning > postal codes. > Well, two in the US. > Also, in general people are not disputing postal codes. > The US Census Bureau and the Postal Service, but that's their problem to sort out; just putting city and state will still get your mail there and it's specific enough to wayfind.
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