[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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Jim,
We have to produce a report every month to STL County Parks showing all 
caches and
any changes that have occurred such as archived or new caches. This is a 
series of script files
and manual intervention. I am looking into ways to automate the process 
through PQs and GSAK
files. It would be nice to have a Google Map overlay of the STL County park 
boundaries so we can
do a quick reference to make sure we are getting everything in the reports 
and PQs.

I will use the latest version of mapsource with the ownership file and see 
if this will cover what we need. If so, I think I will be all set.

Thanks for the maps!

Mike



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Bensman" <junkmailno@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, November 07, 2009 9:32 AM
Subject: [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


> -
> Do you mean the land ownership?  I can see how that could help in the 
> cache
> approval process.  If that is what you want, I can see what I can do.
> Trails are easy, but polygons are more complicated.  It is particularly 
> true
> with some of the ones in the map.  Some are very complex and cause all 
> kinds
> of problems when converting.  I can get it into a shapefile  no problem, 
> the
> issue would be if I can get it to import into GE.  If not, you can always
> use the map in mapsource to see if the cahce is on public land and who 
> owns
> it.
>
> I am working on getting ACOE ownership and state ownership in the Northern
> 2/3rds of IL.
>
> Jim Bensman
> "Nature Bats Last"
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:geocaching-
>> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Glenn
>> Sent: Saturday, November 07, 2009 8:35 AM
>> To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [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
>>
>> -
>> 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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