MnGCA

Moe the Sleaze · Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2011 9:37 am Post subject:

"Great job" to everyone involved! This is the kind of situation the MnGCA was created for.
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KRedEP · Geocacher Joined: 03 Aug 2007 Posts: 713

Mrs. Mizzou · MnGCA President Joined: 31 Oct 2007 Posts: 503

Thank you all for attending and putting an environmentally responsible face on geocaching!

GeoPierce · Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 4:09 pm Post subject:

~~Any updates on this? Any communication between Eden Prairie and MNFruitcake?~~
Nevermind, I need to check my email before posting.
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KRedEP · Geocacher Joined: 03 Aug 2007 Posts: 713

Yeah I should have posted something here too. Stu has a goal of finishing his part by Jan. 6 and turning it over to Fruitcake on that day.

MN.Fruitcake · Minnesota Reviewer Joined: 18 Oct 2010 Posts: 34

Just a note that I've been in communication with Stu and things are progressing as I would have expected. At this point I'm basically just waiting for the file from EP that shows the good areas and the off-limits areas - he's shown me an example of the file in a PDF, I'm just waiting to get it in a format that I can work with.

GeoPierce · Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 12:51 pm Post subject:

MN.Fruitcake · Minnesota Reviewer Joined: 18 Oct 2010 Posts: 34

MN.Fruitcake · Minnesota Reviewer Joined: 18 Oct 2010 Posts: 34

Just an update here:

This WILL happen. We're in the process of finalizing the release of the maps to the reviewers (we have to do some paperwork with EP). I'm hoping that it will be done by the end of next week.

Unfortunately EP isn't able to release the map data of what is and isn't acceptable beyond the reviewers. My understanding (from our meeting a while ago and reinforced recently) is that this isn't a restriction EP is placing on the data - it has to do with how/where they get their map data from and the restrictions placed on them.

KRedEP · Geocacher Joined: 03 Aug 2007 Posts: 713

I know not in your control. But I'm feeling jaded right now.

MN.Fruitcake · Minnesota Reviewer Joined: 18 Oct 2010 Posts: 34

dornole · Geocacher Joined: 03 Apr 2006 Posts: 353

If I recall from the initial guideline discussion some of the restricted areas were for archeological sites. Might be some of the restricted data is from them. I can see why the people who own that data might not want to publish maps that say "It's right here go start looting / descrecrating" to jerky people. While I'd like to know BEFORE hiding if my cache is in a restrcted area, I hope that in the end that having the reviewers have exact map info will preserve as much area as possible for caching vs. just walling off entire parks.

Gat R Done · Minnesota Reviewer Joined: 29 Dec 2011 Posts: 20

Eden Prairie has received the necessary paperwork and caches placed in their parks can me submitted via geocaching.com .

Their geocaching policy can be viewed here:

http://www.edenprairie.org/vCurrent/live/article.asp?r=5084

KRedEP · Geocacher Joined: 03 Aug 2007 Posts: 713

Yay!!!! I'm glad to have this next step. It's nice to see a map, but it seems to me that some liberties have been taken in declaring areas not open to geocaching that were not designated that way by the original committee. Hopefully I'm wrong there and I'll look into it more when I have more time. I'm thrilled right now.

The policy #1 "Geocaching is permitted in specific parks and conservation areas of the City of Eden Prairie with an approved permit." Do we know what "permit" means?

MN.Fruitcake · Minnesota Reviewer Joined: 18 Oct 2010 Posts: 34