Route planners you deserve some more recognition

[m3dragon]

I find Google and Viewranger and swapping Satellite maps on the fly helps get mapping done faster. This way you have all the SAT images at your finger tips. Only issue and why we all know to pre-run is you can't always see those darn gates. Give those a try and hopefully they help cut the time you need to make the routes.

 

[t_j]

Google Earth Pro is now free: Get Google Earth Pro for free - CNET



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[Jimbo]

When are you planning another run....?

 

[Yukon Joe]

Oh, that's nice!

Thank You for your donations to Avery. We hit our goal!

Yukon Joe
Snoball 3
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[Kanakry]

Nice just switched over.

Already working on a Route for 2016

 

[m3dragon]

I just downloaded it yesterday... OMG so nice

 

[RaptorWifey]

Heck yeah... Thanks t_j!

 

[KaiserM715]

I have learnt several things:

* US Forest Service MVUM maps suck (B&W with huge tables of date restrictions plastered over the top)

While MVUM maps do indeed suck, make sure that the ones that you have are current. Sometimes they change yearly, depending on what trails have opened or closed (mainly closed - get active in keeping them open!!). The last thing you want is to be on a closed trail and to get stopped by the Forest Service.

Take a look here to see what kind of issues go along with closing trails down and how often things change:
Recreational Land Use Issues - FORD RAPTOR FORUM - Ford SVT Raptor Forums - Ford Raptor

 

[t_j]

Ok I just found something new and awesome. Google Earth Pro can import GIS files, and the forest service publishes publishes this data for us to consume.

Per forest example: Shoshone National Forest - Geospatial Data

Country wide dataset: USDA Forest Service FSGeodata Clearinghouse - Download National Datasets


If you are using the country wide dataset download the shape file, you will also need to zoom to the area you are interested in, you probably will not be able to open the whole file.

* Unzip the download
* Open google earth, select file, import and select the .shp file you extracted.
* When using the country wide set and prompted select only import items in the current view.
* When asked to apply a style select yes, for name field select name from the drop down, and set your color on the color tab.
* If you want to save the style you can, I dont.
* Enjoy your new route planning power.

Google Earth Outreach

 

[t_j]

LOOK AT ALL THE SQUIGGLES!!!!!!