qwerty
01-07-2013, 15:59
OK, finally got the trail data assembled and ready for download! I made a page on my own site so I can more easily manage it:
http://stevenread.com/project/appalachian-trail-maps-2013
I am still making the page look prettier and stuff, but the zip download (338 MB) and basic instructions are all there. You can use these maps on your Android while hiking with your phone in "airplane mode" such that its feasible to go 4-6 days between towns on one battery charge. Test it out and post to this thread if you have any problems. Would love to hear what people think about the maps. Based on feedback I could make revisions, and possibly another version for iPhones. They are not the greatest topo maps you've ever seen, but they are functional and FREE open source data. ( from http://toposm.com ) I wish there was more data available like higher zoom levels, colored relief, landmarks, etc... for now this is the best I could legally assemble of the entire trail. Maybe next year we'll see more toposm data, or perhaps someone here can compile a better set!
Qwerty
http://stevenread.com/project/appalachian-trail-maps-2013
I am still making the page look prettier and stuff, but the zip download (338 MB) and basic instructions are all there. You can use these maps on your Android while hiking with your phone in "airplane mode" such that its feasible to go 4-6 days between towns on one battery charge. Test it out and post to this thread if you have any problems. Would love to hear what people think about the maps. Based on feedback I could make revisions, and possibly another version for iPhones. They are not the greatest topo maps you've ever seen, but they are functional and FREE open source data. ( from http://toposm.com ) I wish there was more data available like higher zoom levels, colored relief, landmarks, etc... for now this is the best I could legally assemble of the entire trail. Maybe next year we'll see more toposm data, or perhaps someone here can compile a better set!
Qwerty