Use TopoUSA. It's easy to work with, very detailed etc. And the new ones allow you to overlay Sat. images on your maps. I've not done that part but I know it's an option. marlon
----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, December 12, 2009 6:35 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] OT, help with mapping stuff > Is there a versiom of Google maps that is freestanding that can be used on > a laptop or PC without an Internet connection? I just need a small region > like NYC or Washington DC Metro. > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > > -----Original Message----- > From: Brian Webster <[email protected]> > Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2009 01:06:32 > To: WISPA General List<[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [WISPA] OT, help with mapping stuff > > The suggestion to convert to Google Earth/Google Maps kml/kmz file > format is probably best. The issue most will have is that different GPS > companies can format the data differently for their particular GPS and > even > the same company can format it differently for various models. The Google > mapping file formats seem to have become a defacto standard that most of > the > software packages support and can import and export. > Converting to kmz will also allow the data to be shown easily in > Goggle > Earth and with a little programming can also be displayed in the Google > Maps > API on a web site. Nice thing about the Google Maps API is being able to > display street maps, aerial images as well as terrain relief. There are > plenty of ways to skin this cat and I am sure others with suggest their > favorite tools of the trade. Whichever you chose just realize that you > should do whatever supports the most brands of GPS's possible. > > > Thank You, > Brian Webster > > > > On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 6:18 PM, D. Ryan Spott <[email protected]> wrote: > >> If Mr Webster does not speak up. Perhaps I can help! >> >> ryan >> >> >> >> On Dec 11, 2009, at 2:58 PM, "Marlon K. Schafer" >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > Hi All, >> > >> > I'm working on a trail system for our local Chamber of Commerce. We >> > know >> > the routes to be used etc. >> > >> > I've got a Garmin Etrex Summit and we've used that with TopoUSA to >> > map the >> > routes. I can't seem to figure out how to get that data into a >> > format that >> > others can use to download into their own GPS units and come out >> > here to >> > follow our routes. >> > >> > Ideally I'd like to find a way to get the GPS data off of the GPS >> > unit and >> > upload that to a file that others could import into their own GPS, >> > Google >> > maps, TopoUSA or whatever. >> > >> > Or, I could draw out the routes on Google maps, but I don't know how >> > to do >> > that or to export that data to something others could download. >> > >> > Anyone here good with such projects? >> > >> > thanks! >> > marlon >> > >> > >> > >> > --- >> > --- >> > --- >> > --- >> > -------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> > http://signup.wispa.org/ >> > --- >> > --- >> > --- >> > --- >> > -------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > >> > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] >> > >> > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> > >> > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
