[Talk-us] Fwd: Re: National Forest nature_reserve?

2015-06-04 Thread Charlotte Wolter
Steve, Interesting discussion. But, I have one question. After all that, how do I code a national forest? Charlotte Delivered-To: techl...@techlady.com Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2015 18:00:27 -0700 To: Mike Thompson miketh...@gmail.com, Elliott Plack elliott.pl...@gmail.com From: stevea

Re: [Talk-us] A note about bags and security at SOTM-US

2015-06-04 Thread Bonnie Bogle
Hi everyone, Thanks for the questions on backpacks at State of the Map US this weekend. We have to follow the standard UN security policies, which limit bags to those smaller than 14 wide x 13 high x 4 deep. We don't know how specifically these policies are followed in person, but to avoid any

Re: [Talk-us] A note about bags and security at SOTM-US

2015-06-04 Thread Richard Welty
On 6/4/15 9:56 AM, Bonnie Bogle wrote: Hi everyone, Thanks for the questions on backpacks at State of the Map US this weekend. We have to follow the standard UN security policies, which limit bags to those smaller than 14 wide x 13 high x 4 deep. We don't know how specifically these

Re: [Talk-us] Paved Shoulder Tag for US Highways

2015-06-04 Thread Harald Kliems
Larry, I think it's important to keep shoulders and bike lanes separate because they are governed by different rules. I'm assuming those rules are different state by state, but for example I would think that in many places it is illegal for motor vehicles to pass in a dedicated bike lane, whereas

Re: [Talk-us] A note about bags and security at SOTM-US

2015-06-04 Thread Elliott Plack
Greetings all. I called the UN (at 212-963-4475 then 0, 1 ask for security) and asked for you all. They said that laptop bags and standard briefcases are fine, even if they're larger than 14. They said just* no suitcases or carry-on bags*. So, I think you will probably be fine with a lightweight

Re: [Talk-us] A note about bags and security at SOTM-US

2015-06-04 Thread Richard Welty
On 6/4/15 10:09 AM, Richard Welty wrote: i strongly recommend checking with the UN on this as it's pretty severe. as it is, i'm going to have to make an emergency run to staples tomorrow morning to see what they have in stock, and i'll have to buy two if my daughter's backpack doesn't pass

Re: [Talk-us] A note about bags and security at SOTM-US

2015-06-04 Thread Toby Murray
Well ok, I guess this is primarily targeted at anyone who was planning on bringing a backpack. I'm sure I can fit what I need for a day in a bag this size as well. But any normal backpack is going to be 16-18 inches tall and too large for the UN. This is what I have used at previous conferences

Re: [Talk-us] National Forest nature_reserve?

2015-06-04 Thread Greg Troxel
stevea stevea...@softworkers.com writes: I tag landuse=forest on National Forests. If there are any included wilderness areas, I tag them leisure=nature_reserve. Sometimes these boundaries can be quite complex via multipolygons, but I try to keep it as simple as this, and I seldom get

Re: [Talk-us] A note about bags and security at SOTM-US

2015-06-04 Thread Richard Welty
On 6/4/15 2:03 AM, Toby Murray wrote: Well ok, I guess this is primarily targeted at anyone who was planning on bringing a backpack. I'm sure I can fit what I need for a day in a bag this size as well. But any normal backpack is going to be 16-18 inches tall and too large for the UN. This is