fun-fact: people living next to golf courses have extremely high rates of cancer and Parkinsons and if a golf course is next to an airport you probably should never ever go there due to the total toxicity
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Show HN: I mapped every US golf course
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#142Earlier quoted context omitted.
Well, golf fields are not as bad for environment as datac... I mean mines and factories. Really, golf courses are taxed much lower usually, as they go as green open spaces (similar to protected forest areas), and also their assessed land value does not account for neighboring residential prices, so their tax is based on lower value than land can be sold at.
"Really, golf courses are taxed much lower usually, as they go as green open spaces (similar to protected forest areas" That does not seem allright. A forest has lot's of ecodiversity, but a low cut golf course? But sure, it is still green and somewhat alive.
Golf courses are often full of exclusively native foliage, often protected areas, and wetland areas. With much more ecodiversity support than neighboring businesses, residential areas, and even parks.
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#143Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yes. Canada and Mexico next. Then will move to EU Asia etc. Want to work out all the hiccups in US first
How are you populating the dataset here? Anything we can to do help crowd source and contribute?
OSM, golfcourseapi.com, booking sites, etc. some help from AI to parse duplicates, bad locations. missing data.
Users can contribute right on the site by submitting corrections. It goes into a review queue and then is reviewed and implemented
Re: Show HN: I mapped every US golf course
#144Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yes. Canada and Mexico next. Then will move to EU Asia etc. Want to work out all the hiccups in US first
How are you populating the dataset here? Anything we can to do help crowd source and contribute?
That said if its in the US and incorrect or incomplete you can submit, but anything outside the US i'd wait until i do a first pass on the new regions.
Re: Show HN: I mapped every US golf course
#145Earlier quoted context omitted.
"Really, golf courses are taxed much lower usually, as they go as green open spaces (similar to protected forest areas" That does not seem allright. A forest has lot's of ecodiversity, but a low cut golf course? But sure, it is still green and somewhat alive.
Yep, and I would not say they are "open spaces" if the owners yell at you for stepping on it.
you'll get yelled at for entering state parks if you don't pay.
Re: Show HN: I mapped every US golf course
#146This map just shows how terrible more priviledged people are and destroy our environment for their rich boi "fun"
The courses around me cost like $25-50 for a group tee time reservation. It's pretty cheap to get a set of second hand clubs, my small collection was had for like $75 over the years. You don't have to be rich to play golf. Plus the golf courses around me are often municipal, they've got some nice bike paths to cut through the urban landscape around and through the links. It's a much nicer ride than along busy streets…
You may not need to be rich to play golf, but you need to be rich to have the spare time to do it.
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#147Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yep, and I would not say they are "open spaces" if the owners yell at you for stepping on it.
you'll get yelled at for entering state parks if you don't pay.
Nope, you pay only for parking/camping (at least in CA and WA). You can legally walk on foot paying nothing.
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#148Earlier quoted context omitted.
The courses around me cost like $25-50 for a group tee time reservation. It's pretty cheap to get a set of second hand clubs, my small collection was had for like $75 over the years. You don't have to be rich to play golf. Plus the golf courses around me are often municipal, they've got some nice bike paths to cut through the urban landscape around and through the links. It's a much nicer ride than along busy streets…
You may not need to be rich to play golf, but you need to be rich to have the spare time to do it.
That then applies to practically any kind of recreation.
A city park and playground? Only for the rich, you need to be rich to have the spare time to do it.
A public swimming pool? Only for the rich, you need to be rich to have the spare time to do it.
A public baseball/softball/soccer field? Only for the rich, you need to be rich to have the spare time to do it.
An activity center with some basketball and tennis courts? Only for the rich, you need to be rich to have the spare time to do it.
Jogging trails through the woods? Only for the rich, you need to be rich to have the spare time to do it.
Picnic tables in a field? Who has the time to take their food out some place to eat it? Clearly only rich people with too much time on their hands.
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#149Earlier quoted context omitted.
You may not need to be rich to play golf, but you need to be rich to have the spare time to do it.
That then applies to practically any kind of recreation. A city park and playground? Only for the rich, you need to be rich to have the spare time to do it. A public swimming pool? Only for the rich, you need to be rich to have the spare time to do it. A public baseball/softball/soccer field? Only for the rich, you need to be rich to have the spare time to do it. An activity center with some basketball and tennis cou…
The time it takes to play a game of golf is much longer than any of the other activities you mentioned.
Re: Show HN: I mapped every US golf course
#150Earlier quoted context omitted.
That then applies to practically any kind of recreation. A city park and playground? Only for the rich, you need to be rich to have the spare time to do it. A public swimming pool? Only for the rich, you need to be rich to have the spare time to do it. A public baseball/softball/soccer field? Only for the rich, you need to be rich to have the spare time to do it. An activity center with some basketball and tennis cou…
The time it takes to play a game of golf is much longer than any of the other activities you mentioned.
I'm not especially fast and it normally takes me about two hours to play 9 holes. I also sometimes go to practice at the driving range or putting greens if I don't have that much time but want to do some golf things. It's not like one needs to do a full 18 holes every time you go golf.
How long do people normally spend at a public pool? How long will people spend playing basketball or tennis or baseball? How long is a soccer game usually? About a couple of hours?