[GeoStL] Re: Lost Outdoors
- From: "Mike Griffin" <griff@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2006 11:53:21 -0600
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Actually, the maps are downloaded from terraserver-usa.com. Dan indicated
that in the future he would have multiple servers to choose from. This would
be ideal since some maps don't seam so well. Pere Marquette was a prime
example of 4 topo quads for 1 park.. We had problems calibrating the large
map and had to break it into smaller, self contained quads..
Terraserver-usa is owned by Microsoft. He used to use terraserver.com but
they started selling their own software..
Mike
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----- Original Message -----
From: "BruceS" <bruces3418@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 9:30 AM
Subject: [GeoStL] Re: Lost Outdoors
> -
> Jim,
> Down load the free trial. It will give you the feel for it. If I
> remember they disable the trial a little by not downloading all the
> maps (you will have holes) but it will give you an idea of how it
> works. The maps are actually are downloaded from their site for the
> internet retrieval. One of the nice features is that the maps are
> downloaded automatically and stored thus if you have a laptop you can
> view them even when not on line.
>
>
> Bruce
>
> On 3/30/06, Jim <everman@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> -
>> I just looked at their home page and it looks promising, I'm just not
>> quite ready to spend $60 on it. I may ask for a demo sometime or cast
>> about for other thoughts. The fact that they are pulling stuff off the
>> net implies there may be free sites that also do this (like Lost
>> Outdoors=
> ).
>> Jim
>>
>> BruceS wrote:
>> > I used to use that site alot but don't know its current status. I
>> > stopped using it when I started using expertgps. This program is not
>> > free (unless you win a copy like I did :-) ) but it is not very
>> > expensive and I use it extensively along with google maps.=3D20
>> > http://www.expertgps.com/
>> >
>> > Bruce
>> >
>> > On 3/30/06, Jim <everman@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >>I have always liked the site lostoutdoors.com for getting satellite
>> >>photos and matching topo maps. Problem was, with dialup they take a
>> >>while to load. That's not a problem now since I switched to ADSL, but
>> >>the site seems to have crashed. Anyone else use that site or have any
>> >>idea where it has gone?
>> >>
>> >>Oh yeah - yes, I do like it better than Google maps. The photos in
>> >>general are much higher resolution, the topos match the photos and many
>> >>points can be plotted on one map. And you never see that "the
>> >>resolutio=
> n
>> >>asked for is beyond the resolution available."
>> >>
>> >>Geo Jim
>>
>>
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