[Talk-us] Anyone familiar with Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP)?

[Mike Thompson]

Mateusz, Kevin, Thanks for the advice.  I will probably reach out to the
original mapper again, and if no source is provided, delete the names.

Mike

On Sun, Aug 9, 2020 at 11:27 AM Kevin Kenny <kevin.b.kenny at gmail.com> wrote:

> The 'names' look like someone's field notes: 'Tarn A', 'Tarn B', 'Tarn C',
> 'Tarn Off the Map', 'Tarn Off the Trail', rather than something that the
> locals would call them.
>
> Of course, people's field notes leak into imported data sources all the
> time.
>
> For the sake of not firing the first shot in an edit war, since the mapper
> is responsive, ask if there's any objection to removing the questionable
> names?
>
> On Sat, Aug 8, 2020 at 3:15 PM Mike Thompson <miketho16 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I thought the names of these water bodies[0] in RMNP were suspect because:
>> 1) The names do not appear in the GNIS,
>> 2) The names do not appear on the USGS topo
>> 3) The names do not appear in the NHD
>> 4) The names do not appear on the RMNP map that is handed out to visitors
>> 5) I have hiked past here several times but have never seen signs naming
>> these bodies of water.
>> 6) I asked the mapper that added the names what their source was, and
>> they said they didn't remember.
>> 7) I have several hiking books covering RMNP and none mention these water
>> bodies using these names.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> [0]
>> https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/429681825
>> https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/429451427
>> https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/429681824
>> https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/429681823
>> https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/429451428
>>
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> 73 de ke9tv/2, Kevin
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