[GeoStL] Re: Free high quality transparent Garmin Mapsource Topo and trail maps
- From: Sara Gomer <outdoorlady79@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2007 18:10:24 -0700 (PDT)
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Jim,
Can you provide a link to one of the forum threads you
mentioned on the MOGA cache page for the "how to" on
installing these maps? I'd like to check them out.
Sara
--- Jim Bensman <junkmailno@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> -
> I have previously pointed out I make high quality
> transparent Garmin
> Mapsource Topo and trail maps. They are posted at:
>
>
http://mapcenter.cgpsmapper.com/maplist.php?author=4216
>
>
> They are a bit complicated to set up the first time.
> But after that they
> are extremely easy to use. These are extremely high
> quality maps that I
> have spent hundreds of hours making and they are far
> superior to what you
> can buy from Garmin. And they are free.
>
> Some have indicated they want to take me up on my
> offer to bring my laptop
> and CDs with everything needed to install and use
> the maps and show people
> how to do it. (You can bring your laptop and set it
> up then.) Once I get
> you set up, it will be extremely easy after that.
>
> Since I have topo maps for the MOGA area, I am going
> to try to set up a
> lunch/dinner before MOGA. So if anyone else wants
> the free maps and lesson,
> let me know ASAP (and when you are free) so I can
> set a time.
>
> They only work on Garmin and will show in MapSource.
> You send the maps to
> your GPS just like other maps. You can also turn
> them on and off in your GPS
> like any other map set.
>
> If you want to see how they look in mapsource and on
> the 60csx compared to
> Garmin's Topo USA, here is a pdf of the comparision.
>
> http://webpages.charter.net/jbensman1/Temp/Maps.pdf
>
> I have three types of maps:
>
> Topo: These are transparent maps that show up on
> top of City Navigator
> which you still use for route calculation. They
> have topo lines and
> hydrology (streams, rivers, lakes, etc). The topo
> lines are from the USGS
> and they are more accurate than what is on the 24K
> USGS maps. I generally
> use a 10 foot contour interval. Most of the
> hydrology is high resolution
> (equal to or better than the 24K USGS). Some places
> do not have the high
> resolution data). I have also done lots of
> corrections to the hydrology by
> looking at ExpertGPS, Google Earth, and field
> checks. What it looks like in
> the GPS is City Navigator with topolines and much
> better hydrology. This is
> great for caching as many times it helps you figure
> out how to get to a
> cache as you can see the terrain and where the water
> is. That makes it
> easier to figure out how to get to a cache as a
> straight line is not always
> the best way.
>
> Trails: These are transparent trails and points
> maps. They are meant to
> show things City Navigator does not have. My St.
> Louis Area Trail map has
> over 1000 points and over 1100 trail/road segments.
> They are trails,
> parking areas, roads not shown on City Navigator
> (for example, I have all
> the roads in Bush Wildlife Area), scenic areas,
> buildings, shelters, and
> various other things not shown in City Navigator.
> They are transparent so
> they show up over City Navigator like the topo
> lines. One problem I had
> with them was trails were sometimes hard to see when
> there were lots of
> close topo lines. Someone taught me how to use a
> new program that allows
> you to make Garmin display the trails as a thin red
> line. Now the trails
> show up extremely well. I will bring the freeware
> program and show people
> how to use it. Most of the things in these maps, I
> have GPSed. Some come
> from Google Earth, ExpertGPS, maps of areas scanned
> into ExpertGPS, and the
> STL County Parks Department gave me some trail shape
> files. Hopefully
> others can contribute more trails.
>
> POIs: These are maps that contain points that are
> displayed on the 24K USGS
> maps. They are also transparent. I have also added
> other things. I found
> a file with the locations of 54,000 springs in MO
> and about 50,000 sink
> holes. I have included them.
>
> Jim Bensman
> 1802 Main Street
> Alton, IL 62002-4724
> (618) 463-0714
>
>
>
>
>
>
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