[GeoStL] Re: ANother update RE: Another major update RE: Re: Major Expansion My Topos, updates of My Trail and My POIs RE: Re: New Versions of my garmin maps

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thats great. if you had a file that would overlay into google earth  
that would be excellent info for fast reference.


Glenn




On Nov 7, 2009, at 12:02 AM, Jim Bensman wrote:

> -
> http://webpages.charter.net/jbensman/Maps.htm
>
> Just posted new Windows and Mac versions:
>
> Land Ownership:  Major improvements!  STL County gave me a file with  
> all their parks.  It is amazing how much land they have.  Lots of  
> new places for caches!  Columbia Mo gave me the boundaries of their  
> parks.  I also changed to more up to date data for Southern IL  
> Parks.  In my previous map, I had scenic easements showing as NPS  
> ownership in Ozark National Scenic Riverways.  Now only NPS land is  
> being shown.  I still have not heard back from the ACOE about their  
> ownership.
>
> My Topos:  Lots of corrections.  I also added several more areas.   
> KC is now covered.  Most of MO South of 70 is now covered.  Still  
> adding to the maps.  It is now about 500 megs.
>
> My Trails:  Some adjustments removing park boundaries that are in  
> the land ownership file.  I also took out some bad data on  
> boundaries.  Added several trails in Columbia MO.
>
> My POIs:  Minor adjustments.  Now have elevation for summits.
>
>
>
> Jim Bensman
> "Nature Bats Last"
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:geocaching-
>> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim Bensman
>> Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 1:35 AM
>> To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [GeoStL] Another major update RE: Re: Major Expansion My
>> Topos, updates of My Trail and My POIs RE: Re: New Versions of my
>> garmin maps
>>
>> -
>> http://webpages.charter.net/jbensman/Maps.htm
>>
>> Lots of changes and improvements.
>>
>> There is a website now that lets you edit/create typ files. They  
>> allow
>> you to make the maps do lots of neat things.  I could never figure  
>> them
>> out.  But this website is real easy.  So now I can do it.
>>
>> Topo:  Got several new 100K quads (concentrating on getting Mark  
>> Twain
>> NF done -have all of Ozark National Scenic Riverways) and have redone
>> some of the other ones tsnake did.  For the redid ones, I have redone
>> all of Shawnee National Forests and the STL and Jerseyville Quads.  I
>> also used a typ file to change how some things display.  The major
>> rivers (IL/MS/MO) and major lakes are now transparent on the quads I
>> have redone or done myself.  So they don't cover up the bridges
>> anymore.  The mapset is now about 400 megs.  I am still working on
>> adding quads.
>>
>> Landownership:  I have also redone the Landownership maps to make  
>> them
>> transparent.  I am really impressed with the map now.  I have been
>> field testing it under various lighting conditions.  It works great  
>> in
>> sun and shade.  As those with the CO/OR know, park backgrounds make  
>> it
>> very hard to read the map in the field and you need to turn off the
>> display of the parks in setup.  Well the new landownership do not  
>> cause
>> readability problems and you can keep it on all the time.  It looks a
>> bit weird on water though.  I am trying to get a shapefile with  
>> Corp of
>> Engineers ownership.  The person has not got back to me yet to let me
>> know if they have one.  I also added KY to the map.
>>
>> My POIs:  Some big improvements.  For example, in the past sinkholes
>> would clutter up the map in places like
>> Cliff Cave.  I have that fixed-now there is just a dot and if you put
>> the cursor on it, it says sinkhole.  I also have bathroom and shower
>> symbols instead of a generic dot.  I also have springs displaying  
>> as a
>> spring.  I have also continued to fine tune these maps.
>>
>> My Trails:  Some new stuff has been added (including some stuff from
>> Dan).  I also moved all the caves to this mapset.  They now display
>> with the USGS symbol for cave.
>>
>>
>>
>> Jim Bensman
>> "Nature Bats Last"
>>
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:geocaching-
>>> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim Bensman
>>> Sent: Friday, October 09, 2009 8:36 PM
>>> To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: [GeoStL] Re: Major Expansion My Topos, updates of My Trail
>> and
>>> My POIs RE: Re: New Versions of my garmin maps
>>>
>>> -
>>> http://webpages.charter.net/jbensman/Maps.htm
>>>
>>>
>>> I just posted an update to My Topos. Windows only.
>>> It corrected some errors-just found another one after I posted it :(
>>>
>>> The Festus 125K Quad had lots of errors and lots of holes in the
>>> coverage.  So I redid the entire quad.
>>>
>>> I added the Sulivan 125K Quad.
>>>
>>> Jim Bensman
>>> "Nature Bats Last"
>>>
>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:geocaching-
>>>> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim Bensman
>>>> Sent: Monday, October 05, 2009 8:13 PM
>>>> To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Subject: [GeoStL] Major Expansion My Topos, updates of My Trail and
>>> My
>>>> POIs RE: Re: New Versions of my garmin maps
>>>>
>>>> -
>>>> I just uploaded new versions (Windows/MAC) of My Topos, My Trails,
>>> and
>>>> My POIs.  My website does not indicate the change but the links
>>> works:
>>>>
>>>> http://webpages.charter.net/jbensman/Maps.htm
>>>>
>>>> Everyone should install the new versions.
>>>>
>>>> My POIs: minor tweaking.
>>>>
>>>> My Trails, many changes, particularly in the St. Peters and
>> Hannibal
>>>> areas.
>>>>
>>>> My Topos now covers 100% of IL and much more of MO. There are about
>>> 200
>>>> megs of additional maps.  The Installer uninstalls old version and
>>>> replaces it with this version.
>>>>
>>>> NEW: As of October 2009, there has been a major upgrade to My
>> Topos.
>>>> They now cover all of IL and much
>>>> more.  Tsnake made a transparent map set for IL.  But they had some
>>>> problems with levels and zoom levels.
>>>> So (with Tsnake's permission) I first fixed those problems in the
>>> maps
>>>> and made them behave like my maps.
>>>> My maps were more accurate on hydrology-I have done lots of
>> editing-
>>> and
>>>> the topo lines were smother.
>>>> So I then cut and pasted my maps into his.  Then I added the maps I
>>> had
>>>> for additional areas.  Then
>>>> I edited the maps for road crossing of large rivers and lakes so
>> they
>>>> don't hide the roads.  So now you
>>>> have this new set.  I plan to add to it-I would like to get all of
>> MO
>>>> covered next.
>>>>
>>>> If you have Tsnake's transparent IL topos, you should uninstall
>> them.
>>>>
>>>> The file sizes are much bigger as the individual maps cover much
>>> larger
>>>> areas.  I am not positive if old units like the 60CSX can handle
>> that
>>>> large of a map segment-I would appreciate someone letting me know.
>>> The
>>>> biggest segment is 11 megs.
>>>>
>>>> Inserting my maps into his maps was very tedious and subject to
>>>> possibility for errors.  I think I found and fixed them.  But if
>> you
>>>> see a place with double topo lines, let me know.  I also think I
>> got
>>>> the major rivers and lakes to not cover roads so you can see them.
>>> If
>>>> you find a place where a major river or lake covers a road, send me
>> a
>>>> waypoint.
>>>>
>>>> If you find errors in the maps like a lake that is no longer there,
>>>> send me a waypoint so I can remove it.  You can also send me a
>> trace
>>> of
>>>> something to add, i.e., if it shows in GoogleEarth, you can trace
>> it
>>>> and email me the file to add to the maps.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Jim Bensman
>>>> "Nature Bats Last"
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:geocaching-
>>>>> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim Bensman
>>>>> Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 7:21 PM
>>>>> To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> Subject: [GeoStL] Re: New Versions of my garmin maps
>>>>>
>>>>> -
>>>>> I uploaded a new Windows version of My Trails, My POIs, and My
>>> Topos
>>>>>
>>>>> http://webpages.charter.net/jbensman/Maps.htm
>>>>>
>>>>> The webpage does not indicate the change.
>>>>>
>>>>> Like usual, most changes are in My Trails
>>>>>
>>>>> Jim Bensman
>>>>> "Nature Bats Last"
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:geocaching-
>>>>>> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim Bensman
>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 7:43 PM
>>>>>> To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>> Subject: [GeoStL] Re: New Versions of my garmin maps
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -
>>>>>> I uploaded a new Windows version of My Trails, My POIs, and My
>>>> Topos
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://webpages.charter.net/jbensman/Maps.htm
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The webpage does not indicate the change.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Most of the my trails changes are in the Fulton area but there
>>> are
>>>>> many
>>>>>> changes elsewhere.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jim Bensman
>>>>>> "Nature Bats Last"
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>> From: geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:geocaching-
>>>>>>> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim Bensman
>>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 9:57 PM
>>>>>>> To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>> Subject: [GeoStL] New Versions of my garmin maps
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -
>>>>>>> There is a new version of My Trails, My POIs, My Topos, and
>>> Other
>>>>>> Maps
>>>>>>> (includes new MOGA map).  There is a Windows and Mac version.
>>> I
>>>>> also
>>>>>>> uploaded a new version of the IL/MO Trails.gpx.  The gpx file
>>>> works
>>>>>> in
>>>>>>> Deloromes and GoogleEarth but only has trails.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://webpages.charter.net/jbensman/Maps.htm
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> There is lots of new stuff on My Trails including the new
>>>> extension
>>>>>> of
>>>>>>> the Quercus Grove bike trail in IL.  K-Team and I also made a
>>>> trip
>>>>> to
>>>>>>> Mark Twain Lake so there are many changes up there too.  Plus
>>>> there
>>>>>> are
>>>>>>> other changes.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> In this version I combine the IL, MO, and STL Area trail maps
>>>> into
>>>>> a
>>>>>>> single map.  The installer will uninstall the old version and
>>>>> install
>>>>>>> the new version.  The only issue is if you have a file that
>> has
>>>> the
>>>>>>> maps saved that you use to load the maps, you will need to
>>> change
>>>>> it.
>>>>>>> Just reselect what you want.  I changed it to make things
>>> easier.
>>>>> I
>>>>>>> had it split up for speed issues when I had a much slower
>>>> computer.
>>>>>>> This also makes it much easier to make the gpx file, so you
>> can
>>>>>> expect
>>>>>>> that more often.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Other Maps is also updated for changes in the MOGA Map.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> My POI and My Topos also has updates.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I moved some things from one map set to another so make sure
>>> you
>>>>>> update
>>>>>>> them all.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Jim Bensman
>>>>>>> "Nature Bats Last"
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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