[Talk-us-massachusetts] intro and intent

[hobbit at techno-fandom.org]

I agree that the protected boundaries *within* the larger sea of green makes
perfect sense.  Tell me, if you know -- is this the model also behind RI,
good chunks of NJ, that big sort-of-circular area in southeastern NH, a big
patch around State College PA, and even out near Amherst MA?  I'll note
that in the east, the generic google-maps baseline seems to color almost
*everything* green [as it likely looks like from above!] until you zoom in
more, carving out white for what I assume are more densely populated regions.
Within that, protected boundaries seem to get a slightly darker shade of green.
Which, again, makes sense.  But gmaps clearly has some other issues around
boundaries and what's a park or not.

But in areas where the rest of the woodland hasn't been mapped and isn't likely
to be for some time yet, what's the *harm* in highlighting our known woodlands
by their boundaries?  To make them easier to find if nothing else?

And it looks like I'm still confused by "Mapnik" vs. "Carto".  Still reading...

_H*