[GeoStL] Re: Map training/late lunch Wednesday RE: Free high quality transparent Garmin Mapsource Topo and trail maps
- From: "Jim Bensman" <junkmailno@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 10:22:55 -0500
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Yes you are not the only one to tell me they want to come but cannot make
it. I am willing to do it again.
I have made about 20 extra copies. I have some placed in some Alton IL
Caches. I hope to get some in a couple of STL area caches today. Hopefully
others at lunch can help out. I will send a message of which caches they
are in tonight. Everyone is also encouraged to share and copy the CDs.
The CDs have directions. It is pretty simple. Basically, you copy some
files to your hardrive (the hardest and most important thing is to copy them
to the correct location-if you don't have them in the right location, it
does not work), you double click on a couple of files to enter data into the
registry, and if you want the trails to be thin red lines (which you should
as you can see them much easier), you have to run a program on the CD. I
tell you what to enter to run the program. That is all there is to setting
it up. (There are also directions on how to update the maps and add new
maps. It is also very simple to do.)
So most people should be able to install them themselves. But I realize
some people prefer help and I am willing to help. I also realize some
people are a bit hesitant when you have to enter something into the
registry.
One thing I hope is people will start contributing to the trail maps. As
you will see the STL Area map already has over 1000 segments of trails and
1000 POIs. I hope others will start GPSing trails or even parts of trails
(and POIs not on City Navigator) and send them to me. I can then add them
to the trail map for all to use.
Jim Bensman
"Nature Bats Last"
> -----Original Message-----
> From: geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:geocaching-
> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Joyce Hoffman
> Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 5:03 AM
> To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [GeoStL] Re: Map training/late lunch Wednesday RE: Free high
> quality transparent Garmin Mapsource Topo and trail maps
>
> -
> Jim, I would have loved to attend but I'm still in DC and won't be
> around. Maybe there will be a make-up class.
>
> Joyce (lake_wannabees)
> 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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