[Talk-us] Removal of sensitive data in East Bay Regional Park District, CA

[Brian M. Sperlongano]

I appreciate all the thoughtful replies on this topic.  It's hard for me to
weigh in substantively on the topic simply because I don't feel that I'm
informed enough about tribally sensitive areas to really offer an informed
opinion.  What I do know is that the representatives of the people of
California freely created the East Bay Regional Park District to, among
other things, think about how best to manage the lands under their
administration.  Absent some really compelling reason why we should
second-guess their judgement on this topic, our default position ought to
be to respect their position on sensitive areas.  We should respect the
autonomy of a community to set mapping standards, and that "community"
should include the broader society that cares what gets put on maps and not
just the few of us that choose to actively participate in this project.
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