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johnny quest
07-24-2006, 17:35
i did a search and couldnt find anything on this so im starting a thread.
has anyone done an interactive a.t. map where you can put in a place name (shelter, attraction, etc.) and zoom to it. maybe with distances of the location from each direction, with side trails and such? would that not be cool beans?
hopefully it is right under my nose and someone will kindly rub my face in it.
generoll
07-24-2006, 17:39
yeah, i have one from maptech that kinda has that. they don't have pictures of every shelter, but they have some pictures that are a part of the program and you can print out the maps. all the quads are included so you kinda have to track the trail to rpint out the part that you need, if that makes any sense. there is some data included, but less then you'd get from the A.T. trail guides.
RITBlake
07-24-2006, 17:44
there is a file you can download to run on google earth that has every AT shelter way point, it is VERY cool! because you can follow the whole AT, zoom in, zoom out.
johnny quest
07-24-2006, 17:48
where do i get this stuff guys????
generoll
07-24-2006, 18:39
you get google earth by downloading it. it's a free download. i don't remember where i got the Maptech program, but you can find it by doing a google. mine is an older version, the one's i see on their website are pretty steep ($100). i think i found mine at either a computer show or on ebay. whatever, is was a lot cheaper.
generoll
07-24-2006, 18:58
i found the file he's talking about here. neat.
http://www.googleearthhacks.com/
Darwin again
07-24-2006, 18:58
Find the overlay here: http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showthreaded.php?Number=21124
Has all the shelters. Of course, Google Earth is eminently zoomable, plus allows you to see the mountains heights dimensionally and from any angle.
JQ,
look at you personal email. I sent you one.
Darwin again
07-24-2006, 21:17
Screen shot of the Google Earth AT overlay here (http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/showimage.php?i=12214&c=514).
Darwin again
07-24-2006, 21:21
Don't know what I was thinking with the link above.
Fine the REAL Google Earth AT ovelay file here (http://www.googleearthhacks.com/dlfile2/Appalachian-Trail-and-Shelters.htm):
http://www.googleearthhacks.com/dlfile2/Appalachian-Trail-and-Shelters.htm
Krikey, sorry bout that.
World Wind has a complete AT Trail overlay. It's a huge program to download tho.. like 65mb and it's a resource hog when running. I still prefer Googl Earth.
Cove Rebel
07-24-2006, 22:33
I just downloaded the Google Earth version. Really neat stuff. I'll look at it good tomorrow but nothing beats a good paper map IMO.
johnny quest
07-25-2006, 10:44
the google map is way cool! wouldnt it be neat if it had altitudes?what is the thin green line though?
RITBlake
07-25-2006, 11:05
welcome to google earth, it can be addicting, especially once you start dropping in overlays. The AT is cool to see, but the PCT is even more impressive. It's amazing to see how the PCT cuts right through the Sierras, they look impassable on Google Earth, its very very cool.
Oh, and because the PCT is more wide open, its possible to see sections of the actual trail, especially, in the early desert sections.
johnny quest
07-25-2006, 11:09
i can see my house from here!!!!
RITBlake
07-25-2006, 11:19
There are some pretty amazing things captured on Google Earth. Car accidents, strange aircraft, concerts, crop circles, etc....
My friend showed me a google earth keyhole that took you up to the middle of nowhere in Canada. In the middle of the thousands acres of woods some logging company had cut a HUGE smiley face in to the trees. Somebody had too much time on their hands but it was awesome.
Amigi'sLastStand
07-25-2006, 12:35
i found the file he's talking about here. neat.
http://www.googleearthhacks.com/
I just downloaded all the AT hacks. Katadhin is very neat, but the AT/shelters hack is not very accurate. The shelters are right, but the AT is is in the wrong spot in the areas of NJ that I looked at. Still worth the effort. Rutherford shelter in NJ is neat to see from space.
Kevin A. Boyce
07-25-2006, 13:37
It is fun to find those anomalies and strange things... One fun is the Stratosphere Tower in Vegas... If you look for it, you will find the tower is missing, they photo-shopped it out, BUT.... They left the shadow! D'Oh!:eek:
johnny quest
07-25-2006, 13:43
i did a search but cant find a pct download. do i just have to find the trail msyelf?
RITBlake
07-25-2006, 14:16
quest,
Somewhere on the net I found a PCT overlay. Search google for Pacific Crest Trail Keyhole, or PCT Overlay
StarLyte
07-26-2006, 22:45
there is a file you can download to run on google earth that has every AT shelter way point, it is VERY cool! because you can follow the whole AT, zoom in, zoom out.
Thanks for posting this. I love it.