[GeoStL] Re: Raster maps for CO/OR
- From: David Leggett <flatkatz@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:09:04 -0600
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Just dumped a 1 to 24,000 topo map for a cache run tommorow. Just about as
easy as it gets other than dumping a gpx or poi file onto the gps. The kmz
is 42 meg in size. Loaded up just fine.
Flatkatz
"I would be more apathetic if I wasn't so lethargic."
On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 11:19 PM, Jim Bensman <junkmailno@xxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> -
> Check this out:
>
> http://moagu.com/?page_id=155
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>
>
> Jim Bensman
> "Nature Bats Last"
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:geocaching-
> > bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim Bensman
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 6:09 PM
> > To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [GeoStL] Raster maps for CO/OR
> >
> > -
> > They are out of Beta firmware for the raster maps. I updated to the
> > new
> > firmware today. Has anyone got making the maps all figured out. I
> > made one
> > from GoogleEarth. It was OK. I had trouble aligning the map in GE. It
> > would
> > be nice to have someone make some and post them for us to download.
> > Both MO
> > and IL have some pretty good sat photos in the .sid format. I can open
> > and
> > view them in MapWindow GIS (great freeware GIS program that I use
> > making my
> > maps). But I cannot get them into googleearth.
> >
> > MO maps: http://www.msdis.missouri.edu/data/2foot/index.htm
> > IL Maps:
> > http://www.isgs.illinois.edu/nsdihome/webdocs/doq05/download_sp.html
> >
> > I hope someone will take the lead on figuring this out for the rest of
> > us!
> >
> > Jim Bensman
> > "Nature Bats Last"
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:geocaching-
> > > bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Shane Placeway
> > > Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 3:50 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
> > >
> > > -
> > > 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"
> > > >
> >
> >
> >
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