[GeoStL] Re: Raster maps for CO/OR
- From: "Jim Bensman" <junkmailno@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:26:29 -0600
-
FYI, the person who made the program is looking into the problem. The
problem seems to be photos with higher than 1 meter resolution.
Jim Bensman
"Nature Bats Last"
> -----Original Message-----
> From: geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:geocaching-
> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim Bensman
> Sent: Saturday, November 21, 2009 7:44 PM
> To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [GeoStL] Re: Raster maps for CO/OR
>
> -
> Yea, with that program I gave a link too, making a topo map is real
> simple.
> But I not sure if the USGS topos would ever be useful compared to my
> maps.
> So I don't plan to make topo maps.
>
> However, I could not get the aerial photos to work. I just used the
> defaults and I get squares full of different color lines. I tried data
> from
> IL and MO websites and off the USGS server
> http://seamless.usgs.gov/index.php I could not get it too work. The
> USGS
> server has everything on GoogleEarth already georeferenced so it would
> be
> nice if it would work!
>
>
> Jim Bensman
> "Nature Bats Last"
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:geocaching-
> > bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Leggett
> > Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 8:09 PM
> > To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [GeoStL] Re: Raster maps for CO/OR
> >
> > -
> > 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
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 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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