Natural Atlas — An evolving, nationwide map of the outdoors

@gekitz Great question. We're currently focused on the United States only. That's not to say we won't ever get to other countries – we'd just rather have a really good map for one region than be spread thin and have a mediocre map of the world. We already have a good collection of the small features you mention. For instance: https://naturalatlas.com/cabins/... At this point there's a good amount of hand tuning and verification that goes into the map. A good example is Montana. The Fish and Wildlife Service there has a dataset of all fishing accesses: whether they have boat ramps, allow camping, etc. We use it place boat ramps and campsites along the Yellowstone River, Missouri River, etc. The problem is that the point data is for the center of the management area. So, if you're placing a boat ramp icon (like we do), it's a by-hand process of locating the boat ramp and placing it at the correct coordinate. We can accomplish a ton in-house through automation and hard work, but we're taking it a step further and working on tools to empower users to contribute to the map directly themselves. With our "map notes" feature, users will be able to note cairns, log crossings, missing features, etc. These notes can be added from GPX data or by clicking on the map online. About trails: We're currently working on blending data from the Forest Service, NPS, and other sources. TL;DR: Lots of automation (blending datasets) + hand curation + and help from users (in the works)