[Talk-us-massachusetts] aerial comparisons

[hobbit at techno-fandom.org]

Interesting, I've looked at the "Strava layer" but didn't really realize that
was a general API for pulling layer tiles or that the nice dump of MassGIS
links existed.  Very cool.

I did see some traffic about the LIDAR relief, which was good enough to track
some stone walls with.  Great stuff.  I agree with the effort to map more
walls, but it's often a pain in the butt actually following them off-trail.
Permethrin-infused tyvek suit, or something..

Several of the links on the MassGIS and related wiki pages are bum, someone
should review those...

When a given recreational area seems composed of a confused pile of mixed-up
parcels, with crazy little slots in and out of it, what's a good way to
determine the actual official boundaries?  Do towns and/or mass.gov have
good records of that sort of thing, preferably online?  Things like DCR
maps are of dubious help.

_H*