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

  • From: Shane Placeway <placeman@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:49:35 -0500

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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"
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
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