Phil,
For a government mapping agency to have a problem, it first has to
exist. I am told that in 1992, British Columbia dismantled it's
cartography department and fired all of the cartographers. I am also
told that no work had been done on any of the 20K maps in the prior 10
years. So, only the private resource extraction corporations have
access to up-to-date digital data and at a price that I certainly can
not afford.
I had a look at OSM mountain biking maps last night, your second link
below. I could see that someone had probably 'walked' what they thought
was Joe Smith Creek with their GPS, and extended what had been on the
base map. First, that is Molyneux creek and not Joe Smith, the base map
was wrong and secondly that creek comes from a large number of forks up
the mountain, so they only dealt with a small percentage of it's reach.
My immediate thought was "This is Wikipedia for Cartography!". Errors
laid upon errors. No use of local knowledge or the Streams shape files
available on the Regional District's site.
That is a can of worms I am not interested in delving into.
Cheers,
Stephen
On 04/03/2017 8:28 PM, Phil (The Geek) Wyatt wrote:
No problems Stephen,
Unfortunately many government agencies can't keep up with edits of new
tracks/trails but that is the beauty of Open Street Map. Your contribution, by
adding tracks, means that all the folks making derivative products get the
benefits. You also get the benefit of their knowledge in the creation of
products to suit your GPS. Indeed you can even use OSM mapping as a background
in QGIS so you get the same benefits immediately.
If you have some GPS files, drop me a few and I will get them loaded for you to
get you started.
The Mountain bike community are quite active in some areas and have great wiki
information on tagging for trails
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Mountain_biking
https://openmtbmap.org/
Cheers - Phil
-----Original Message-----
From: Stephen Wandling [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Sunday, March 5, 2017 12:14 PM
To: Phil (The Geek) Wyatt
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] QGOS maps fort Garmin GPS
Phil,
Someone suggested the same OSM approach in an off list email. Here was my
response:
I have just taken a look at OSM, and the maps there, for my area of
interest, are taken from the ancient (pre 1992) British
Columbia/Canada maps that are very incomplete and riddled with errors.
It is because there are no accurate maps of this area that I resumed
my struggles with GIS and have been making maps and having them
plotted.
The areas I am creating maps for are entirely forest areas, with streams,
trails, roads, parks and that is about it. No buildings, streets, etc.
In the last 20 years or so the mountain bikers and hikers, have put in and
documented hundreds of kilometers of trails along this coast. The OSM maps
have a single digit percentage of what is here now. And many they do have have
been obliterated by clear cut logging operations.
I have been making simple maps, that meet my needs, and having them plotted at
a local facility for $15 each, which is cheaper than the incomplete/error
ridden maps that one can purchase. I use these maps to travel through this
area on foot.
Now I wanted a better map for my GPS. So far, no luck.
Stephen
On 04/03/2017 4:28 PM, Phil (The Geek) Wyatt wrote:
Depending on the size of the area involved and how 'custom' your maps
are likely to be you may be better off looking at solutions from OSM.
There are many sites that create files suitable for Garmin GPS
http://garmin.openstreetmap.nl/
If the areas are small you could also create KMZ (Google Earth Files) and
transfer them to your garmin device. These can be created in QGIS. Look at the
plugin GarminCustomMap.
Cheers - Phil
-----Original Message-----
From: Qgis-user [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
Of Stephen Wandling
Sent: Sunday, March 5, 2017 11:03 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Qgis-user] QGOS maps fort Garmin GPS
I am running QGIS 2.18.3 and am at a very early learning stage. I wish to
create simple maps, with 2 or 3 shape files for my Garmin GPSMaps 76CSx. This
map would consist of Trails and Streams shp files and maybe Contours. It would
also be accepted by Mapsource and Base Camp.
There were some tutorials that seemed like they were what I wanted, but they
all failed in one regard or another: 1.) They were using an 'ancient' version
of qgis. 2.) The maps they produced worked in just about every Garmin GPS
except the one I own. 3.) They use a plug-in with a disclaimer that it will
demolish my data. There were other issues, but my memory fails me.
If someone out there is familiar with my situation (and possibly has the same
GPS) and can either point me to a site I missed, or outline the steps for me, I
would be grateful.
[If it is easier to do in ArcMap, I have access to the ESRI software
also.]
Please keep in mind that while I have a general idea about GIS work and have
been making some maps, for plotting, that satisfy my needs, I get very lost
when I am subjected to acronyms and technical jargon. If is not clear and
straightforward, it will probably be wasted on me.
TIA,
Stephen
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