[GeoStL] Re: Map training/late lunch Wednesday RE: Free high quality transparent Garmin Mapsource Topo and trail maps
- From: Sara Gomer <outdoorlady79@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2007 21:55:28 -0700 (PDT)
-
Thanks,
John said he will try to stop by Wedensday. If not he
can catch up with you in the Alton area sometime after
MOGA. I have the few maps for the MOGA area that I
did install with MapSendToolkit and will uninstall
after I have the CD.
--- Jim Bensman <junkmailno@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> -
> Yes, I have direction. I drafted them today. I
> will send you the draft to
> see if they are clear enough.
>
> All of the files are about 50 megs. If anyone has a
> place where I can
> upload them, then people could download the files.
> I do not have that much
> webspace.
>
> I am also going to start placing CDs in caches.
>
> With the CD, all you have to do for the topo and POI
> files is create a
> directory, unzip files into it, and double click on
> a file.
>
> You can set up the trail maps the same way, but if
> you do the trails are a
> brown dashed line and many times they are hard to
> see. I only use the
> process in the thread for the trail files as with
> that process, the trails
> will be a thin red line and very easy to see on the
> GPS. You have to enter
> a bunch of stuff into the program, but my directions
> tell you exactly what
> to enter.
>
> When there is a new map, you just download the new
> one and replace the old
> one. It is also pretty easy to add new maps.
>
> If you used MapSetToolKit to install some, use it to
> uninstall what you did
> before you follow the directions for the CD.
>
>
> Jim Bensman
> "Nature Bats Last"
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:geocaching-
> > bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sara Gomer
> > Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2007 10:49 PM
> > To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [GeoStL] Re: Map training/late lunch
> Wednesday RE: Free high
> > quality transparent Garmin Mapsource Topo and
> trail maps
> >
> > -
> > Jim,
> >
> > Do you by chance have any written instruction that
> a
> > relatively tech savy person could use to install
> all
> > the maps? I was able to follow the thread you
> linked
> > to and install a few that I thought the most handy
> at
> > the present time but I'd rather put the whole
> batch in
> > my mapsource/GPS. I have to work till 4 but could
> > either stop by after work if you think you will
> still
> > be there (around 430) or I might be able to have
> John
> > stop by and pick up the CD but he wont want to
> stay
> > long with the munchkin in tow. I could possibly
> get
> > out for a late lunch with my laptop if I could get
> in
> > and out pretty quick, I only have an hour for
> lunch
> > and Frudruckers is about 20 minutes from where I
> work.
> >
> > I sent you an email last week hoping John could
> meet
> > you one night while he was working but never heard
> > back, he's working in Bethalto tonight and then is
> off
> > till after MOGA
> >
> >
> >
> > --- Jim Bensman <junkmailno@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > -
> > > A few of us are getting together for a late
> lunch
> > > and training on how to
> > > install my Garmin maps. We will be meeting at 2
> pm
> > > Wednesday at the
> > > Fuddruckers on Dorsett and 270. (Here is where
> you
> > > turn off Dorsett Road
> > > and go up the hill: N38 42.869 W90 26.963)
> > >
> > > I will have my laptop and CDs with everything
> needed
> > > to install them. So if
> > > you want a CD, let me know you will be there so
> I
> > > have enough CDs made. It
> > > is pretty easy to set up - I expect the training
> to
> > > last about an hour. If
> > > you have a laptop, you can bring it and install
> the
> > > maps.
> > >
> > > Remember (see below) these maps are just for
> Garmin
> > > and are extremely high
> > > quality maps.
> > >
> > > Myotis
> > >
> > > Jim Bensman
> > > 1802 Main Street
> > > Alton, IL 62002-4724
> > > (618) 463-0714
> > >
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > [mailto:geocaching-
> > > > bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim Bensman
> > > > Sent: Friday, March 09, 2007 11:40 AM
> > > > To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > Subject: [GeoStL] Free high quality
> transparent
> > > Garmin Mapsource Topo
> > > > and trail maps
> > > >
> > > > -
> > > > 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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