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Calgary, Alberta
Canada
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Posted - 07/16/2010 : 11:47 AM
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What do you folks think of this data set? It's from the Mapitfirst package (just a sample area of course). I've taken out many of links and information due to copyright issues. Download the file from the link below and unzip it. Open up Google Earth and simply 'open' the files. You can do them all at once. Let me know if the symbols come across. Most of them should be obvious.
What's cool is you can set the transparency of the map so you can see both the map and the sat image. To do this, click on the map sheet in the Layers list (82O04) and use the transparency bar below. All the icons have links to something or rather. I'm always adding more but this should give you a sense. I'd like to pretty it up some more so any ideas, feel free to post them.
I don't know what to do with this type of stuff. It's got lots of possibilities, I just don't know if there's a demand or if it's just fluffy cool stuff to look at. I do like the 5.2 Google Earth features. The elevation profile is a goood feature for trip planning.
http://www.mapitfirst.ca/updates/sample data 82O04.zip
user = mapitfirst
password = outside
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Edited by - mapitfirst on 07/19/2010 11:20 AM |
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Vancouver, bc
Canada
1008 Posts |
Posted - 07/16/2010 : 12:16 PM
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North Vancouver, BC
Canada
679 Posts |
Posted - 07/16/2010 : 2:20 PM
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Hi,
Instead of using the hyperlink that your browser will show you, make sure to manually copy it and paste in your browser:
http://www.mapitfirst.ca/updates/sample%20data%2082O04.zip
There is a space in "sample data", that confuses most browsers. If you copy it manually things do work
Bas |
Edited by - ge-an_bas on 07/16/2010 3:16 PM |
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Vancouver, bc
Canada
1008 Posts |
Posted - 07/16/2010 : 2:28 PM
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Instead of using the hyperlink that your browser will show you, make sure to manually copy it and paste in your browser:
Sweet!! Thnx |
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Calgary, Alberta
Canada
264 Posts |
Posted - 07/16/2010 : 5:18 PM
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| Thanks Gearhead. First time setting up a link like that. |
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 Trail blazin', backcountry bushwackin', pine huntin', photo takin', long winded story teller
3838 Posts |
Posted - 07/26/2010 : 3:47 PM
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Originally posted by Irkutianin
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Originally posted by Wildman
I found a down side to this new version.
My garmin is a little older and all my customized GPS.gpx file tracks from MapSource will not load into this new version.
It gives me this error message instead.
It's a good thing I saved Version 5.1.
I uninstalled this version 5.2 and reinstalled 5.1 and now all my gpx files load and display in Google Earth again.
Anyone else have this problem?
Have you tried to download from Microsoft and install the last version of MSXML Parser?
Found out you can not use ampersands in discriptions for Waypoints like; Road & Trail Meet.
They worked in 5.1 but do not work in 5.2 beta.
Also 5.2 has a different opening box that pops up when you load in the GPS Track.
I have to change the default selections.
Create KML Tracks - take out and have no check in that box.
Create KML LineStrings - check or put in check mark in that box.
Adjust altitudes to ground height - put check in that box.
Also my Mapsource program finally has updates which show direction the tracks were plotted in.
This happens with Windows XP, I do not know if it happens with Vista and/or Windows 7, 32 or 64 bit.
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Happy go lucky, plaid wearin, postholin, safeway gaitor sportin, old-school film shootin, giver of many regards
Abbotsford, B.C.
Canada
13441 Posts |
Posted - 07/26/2010 : 7:23 PM
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Next question is how can you remove a GPX track you uploaded into Google Earth ?
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Trail blazin', backcountry bushwackin', pine huntin', photo takin', long winded story teller
3838 Posts |
Posted - 07/26/2010 : 8:37 PM
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Originally posted by KARVITK
Next question is how can you remove a GPX track you uploaded into Google Earth ?
K
Zoom down to the track and click the hand cursor on it or if you click on a track point the cursor will change to a arrow. As long as you click on that track some how then you get the delete options.
Then go to top left corner and click on, EDIT, and in the drop down click on, DELETE, and DELETE CONTENTS.
Keep repeating by clicking on one and then the other until all tracks, logs and waypoints are deleted and the only thing it allows you to delete is GPS DEVICE.
But even better after you load a track simply go to, EDIT, and then click on DELETE, before you exit from Google Earth. Or if you click on the, X, in top right corner a box will show and then click on DISCARD and the track will not be on Google Earth next time you load it.
PS. Please note that the upper case words in the above text does not signify yelling but rather a clear understanding of what to click on apart from the other text in the paragraph. |
Edited by - Wildman on 07/26/2010 9:25 PM |
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Happy go lucky, plaid wearin, postholin, safeway gaitor sportin, old-school film shootin, giver of many regards
Abbotsford, B.C.
Canada
13441 Posts |
Posted - 07/26/2010 : 9:05 PM
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[Thanks Wally, I will give it a try.
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Utah's canyon trekking,deck chair packing desert explorer who dreams of visiting Canada someday
3988 Posts |
Posted - 08/21/2010 : 8:28 PM
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why doesn't this forum use it as a working link so no matter what computer we are on, it will
work? Why download it on our computers? I was on a hiking forum that used google earth and I could hit it and go wherever I wanted to.
So? Can we get it here as a working link?
it would only enhance the site in my opinion.
I'll shoot an email.
reason being, I'm using my son's laptop and he doesn't want it downloaded since he would never use it.
It would be a great tool at CT think? Possible? |
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Surrey, BC
Canada
947 Posts |
Posted - 08/21/2010 : 8:32 PM
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Totally off topic, but somebody in here has to know this. Is there anyway to turn off or get rid of the hundreds of blue squares that start to appear as I start to zoom in. they are names with small pictures attached to them, and all they do is clutter the overhead view.
Thanks in advance. |
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double-double seeking, snow-chasing, short-cutting, vertical feet collector
4523 Posts |
Posted - 08/21/2010 : 8:50 PM
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| uncheck Panoramio pictures. |
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Courtenay, BC
Canada
128 Posts |
Posted - 08/22/2010 : 08:46 AM
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Originally posted by Rented Mule
why doesn't this forum use it as a working link so no matter what computer we are on, it will work?
Why download it on our computers?
Are you perhaps confusing Google Earth with Google Maps?
-There is a limit to the amount of KML that can be rendered in Google Maps and there are just too many great KML resources out there to ignore.
-The 3D Google Earth plug-in for Google Maps is almost as large as GE itself.
-I frequently use GE where I don't have an internet connection but so long as the imagery is cached for my area of interest then everything works.
-etc
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I'm using my son's laptop and he doesn't want it downloaded since he would never use it.
Never use it? INCONCEIVABLE!
I agree it would be nice if CT had some geospatially aware functionality.
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Calgary, Alberta
Canada
264 Posts |
Posted - 11/16/2010 : 09:28 AM
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This is a very early, (can I repeat that) very early model of mapitfirst - Google Maps.
poke around and give us some feedback. We're still struggling with the volume of data on some older browsers. There's lots for us yet to do in terms of functionality (route profiles, trip planning an such)and the aestethics needs some work. Regardless, let me know what you think.
http://logicwell.com:8080/MapItFirst/MapItFirst.html |
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Google Earth 5.2
