- I'll play with the Ariel's. I'm a novice, but have some GIS tools to dink around with. I successfully created a map overlay of my subdivision which works great on my oregon 300. It is a little slow to draw and pan though. I'm a little confused about what I should set the draw order at for the layer. On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 11:36 AM, Jim Bensman <junkmailno@xxxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > - > No not I have not messed with it yet or loaded the beta firmware. There > are > some issues with the beta firmware so I do not want to try it until they > are > fixed. While vector is far superior and I will take vector over raster > anytime, there are some instances where aerial photos or (even more rarely > USGS maps) would be useful. It seems pretty easy to use GoogleEarth photos > and put them on the GPS. The state has some really high quality photos on > their GIS website. My hope is someone else will make a map of the STL and > MOGA areas from the aerial photos and post them on www.gpsfiledepot.com > > I am concentrating on the topo mpas. Got several new 100K quads and have > redone some of the other ones tsnake did. I also found a great new site to > make typ file real easy. I could never figure it out. So now I have made > some major improvements to my trails and my POIs. 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 the cave and spring symbols displaying correctly. I > have also redone the Landownership maps to make them transparent (well they > only cover up 50%). I am really impressed with the map now. I field > tested > it yesterday. 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. I wish I could get a shapefile with Corp of Engineers ownership. > I have ownership for Shawnee and Mark Twain National Forests. I will be > posting updates soon. Maybe today or tomorrow. > > Jim Bensman > "Nature Bats Last" > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:geocaching- > > bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Shane Placeway > > Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 10:04 AM > > 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 > > > > - > > Hey Jim. Have you played around with raster maps that can be displayed > > on > > Garmin Oregons with their latest beta firmware? > > http://garmin.blogs.com/softwareupdates/2009/10/index.html > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 8:35 PM, Jim Bensman <junkmailno@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > wrote: > > > > > - > > > 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" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > **************************************** > > > > > > > For List Info or To make _ANY_ changes to your account, > > > > including > > > > > > > unsubscribing from this > > > > > > > list, click -----> //www.freelists.org/list/geocaching > > > > > > > Missouri Caches Scheduled to be Archived > > > > http://tinyurl.com/87cqw > > > > > > > Missouri Geocaching land use policies --> www.MoCache.net > > > > > > > MoGeo Forums -->http://mogeo.ipbhost.com/index.php > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > **************************************** > > > > > > For List Info or To make _ANY_ changes to your account, > > including > > > > > > unsubscribing from this > > > > > > list, click -----> //www.freelists.org/list/geocaching > > > > > > Missouri Caches Scheduled to be Archived > > http://tinyurl.com/87cqw > > > > > > Missouri Geocaching land use policies --> www.MoCache.net > > > > > > MoGeo Forums -->http://mogeo.ipbhost.com/index.php > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > **************************************** > > > > > For List Info or To make _ANY_ changes to your account, > > including > > > > > unsubscribing from this > > > > > list, click -----> //www.freelists.org/list/geocaching > > > > > Missouri Caches Scheduled to be Archived > > http://tinyurl.com/87cqw > > > > > Missouri Geocaching land use policies --> www.MoCache.net > > > > > MoGeo Forums -->http://mogeo.ipbhost.com/index.php > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > **************************************** > > > > For List Info or To make _ANY_ changes to your account, including > > > > unsubscribing from this > > > > list, click -----> //www.freelists.org/list/geocaching > > > > > > > > Missouri Caches Scheduled to be Archived http://tinyurl.com/87cqw > > > > Missouri Geocaching land policies --> http://tinyurl.com/lgyy84 > > > > Missouri Geocachers Forums -->http://mogeo.ipbhost.com/index.php > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > **************************************** > > > For List Info or To make _ANY_ changes to your account, including > > > unsubscribing from this > > > list, click -----> //www.freelists.org/list/geocaching > > > > > > Missouri Caches Scheduled to be Archived http://tinyurl.com/87cqw > > > Missouri Geocaching land policies --> http://tinyurl.com/lgyy84 > > > Missouri Geocachers Forums -->http://mogeo.ipbhost.com/index.php > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Shane Placeway > > > > > > > > > > **************************************** > > For List Info or To make _ANY_ changes to your account, including > > unsubscribing from this > > list, click -----> //www.freelists.org/list/geocaching > > > > Missouri Caches Scheduled to be Archived http://tinyurl.com/87cqw > > Missouri Geocaching land policies --> http://tinyurl.com/lgyy84 > > Missouri Geocachers Forums -->http://mogeo.ipbhost.com/index.php > > > > > > > **************************************** > For List Info or To make _ANY_ changes to your account, including > unsubscribing from this > list, click -----> //www.freelists.org/list/geocaching > > Missouri Caches Scheduled to be Archived http://tinyurl.com/87cqw > Missouri Geocaching land policies --> http://tinyurl.com/lgyy84 > Missouri Geocachers Forums -->http://mogeo.ipbhost.com/index.php > > -- Shane Placeway **************************************** For List Info or To make _ANY_ changes to your account, including unsubscribing from this list, click -----> //www.freelists.org/list/geocaching Missouri Caches Scheduled to be Archived http://tinyurl.com/87cqw Missouri Geocaching land policies --> http://tinyurl.com/lgyy84 Missouri Geocachers Forums -->http://mogeo.ipbhost.com/index.php