Re: [meteorite-list] Simple mapping software? (A little OT)

Hi Mark, Browse around a bit on http://www.sourceforge.net which is a well known large repository of open source software for all kinds of things. There is certainly mapping software on there (search with keywords like map and/or gps I suggest). - Marco - Dr Marco Langbroek Dutch Meteor

Re: [meteorite-list] Simple mapping software? (A little OT)

: Thursday, January 10, 2008 7:51 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Simple mapping software? (A little OT) Hi Mark, Browse around a bit on http://www.sourceforge.net which is a well known large repository of open source software for all kinds of things. There is certainly mapping software

Re: [meteorite-list] Simple mapping software? (A little OT)

Doug, That's very cool. I must have a play with it when I have a bit of time. From the look of the data files on the DIY Map site, it should also be reasonably easy to update once it's set up. I played with Google Maps earlier by grabbing and then manually adding layers in Photoshop for

Re: [meteorite-list] Simple mapping software? (A little OT)

List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 5:34 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Simple mapping software? (A little OT) Doug, That's very cool. I must have a play with it when I have a bit of time. From the look of the data files on the DIY Map site, it should

Re: [meteorite-list] Simple mapping software? (A little OT)

] Simple mapping software? (A little OT) Hi Mark, Browse around a bit on http://www.sourceforge.net which is a well known large repository of open source software for all kinds of things. There is certainly mapping software on there (search with keywords like map and/or gps I suggest). - Marco

Re: [meteorite-list] Simple mapping software? (A little OT)

- From: Jeff Grossman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: mexicodoug [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Meteorite List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 6:13 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Simple mapping software? (A little OT) There was a bug on the MetBull database site that reported

[meteorite-list] Simple mapping software? (A little OT)

Hi folks, I'm looking for a (free, ideally) tool to let me map out my colleciton. The kind of thing I'm after is just something which will colour up countries from where I have speciments, drop map-pins at long/lat co-ordinates of falls, etc. Nothing fancy. I keep my inventory in Excel so

Re: [meteorite-list] Simple mapping software? (A little OT)

Hello Mark: Google Earth can mark the locations with pins, but not sure about coloring countries. Lasrry On Wed, January 9, 2008 10:09 am, Mark Crawford wrote: Hi folks, I'm looking for a (free, ideally) tool to let me map out my colleciton. The kind of thing I'm after is just something

[meteorite-list] Simple mapping software? (A little OT)

I just found this on Google : http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showthreaded.php?Number=279959 it's a database of 26,000 meteorite finds or falls that can be displayed on Google Maps or Google Earth. One may contact the author to update it as it's from 2006. Pierre-Marie

Re: [meteorite-list] Simple mapping software? (A little OT)

There is little reason to use this file. The Meteoritical Bulletin database can plot any search results in google earth, and it is always up to date. Jeff At 04:11 PM 1/9/2008, Pelé Pierre-Marie wrote: I just found this on Google : http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showthreaded.php?Number=279959

Re: [meteorite-list] Simple mapping software? (A little OT)

Jeff/Pierre-Marie/Larry, Thanks for your replies. I know about Google Earth and the links from the MetBul db. I'm really after something a little (graphically) plainer and more tailorable. On a similar note, how do people catalogue their collections? Is there any preferred software out

Re: [meteorite-list] Simple mapping software? (A little OT)

Hi Mark, search in google for: Flickr + Google Maps You will fing many services that allows to corelate pictures that you have in Flickr with Google Maps (Flickr, Goolge Maps mash-up), e.g. very interesting flickrvision.com or www.geobloggers.com -- Pozdrawiam TomS