GPS map making

From : nathan w collier

Q: im a dedicated ruv/atv trail rider and montana has hundreds of miles of amazing trails. the only problem with them is that the trails arent mapped and youre lucky if you can find a blm official who can tell you where to find the trailheads. ive decided that i want to ride and map every trail i can find in montana to publish online. i want a setup that i can turn on drive all the trails to make the maps and save the maps to my computer. id like to also have the ability to mark and note certain spots such as a dangerous hill or camping spot. i dont know what i need to do this or how to go about it but i currently have a http//inlinediesel.com/tech/desk setup as well as a handheld gramin e-map basic not very impressive by todays standards. what would be the best way to accomplish this thanks! -- nathan w. collier http//utilityoffroad.com http//7slotgrille.com http//inlinediesel.com http//bighornrefrigeration.com http//concealedcarryforum.com .

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From : miles

nathan w. collier wrote im a dedicated ruv/atv trail rider and montana has hundreds of miles of amazing trails. the only problem with them is that the trails arent mapped and youre lucky if you can find a blm official who can tell you where to find the trailheads. ive decided that i want to ride and map every trail i can find in montana to publish online. i want a setup that i can turn on drive all the trails to make the maps and save the maps to my computer. id like to also have the ability to mark and note certain spots such as a dangerous hill or camping spot. i dont know what i need to do this or how to go about it but i currently have a http//inlinediesel.com/tech/desk setup as well as a handheld gramin e-map basic not very impressive by todays standards. most gps software i have seen will plot where youve been. microsofts streets and trips will do this. the map can then be saved as a web page. not sure about other file formats. .

From : nathan w collier

most gps software i have seen will plot where youve been. microsofts streets and trips will do this. the map can then be saved as a web page. not sure about other file formats. im aware of the tracking features but dont know how to annotate spots mark spots combine maps etc. -- nathan w. collier http//utilityoffroad.com http//7slotgrille.com http//inlinediesel.com http//bighornrefrigeration.com http//concealedcarryforum.com .

From : steve ackman

in a500g.75$uf.16695@.uswest.net on sat 15 apr 2006 000626 -0600 nathan w. collier wrote im aware of the tracking features but dont know how to annotate spots mark spots combine maps etc. usually its called a waypoint. look for that in the software menu. even on my handheld garmin i can set waypoints and assign 6 letter/number designations for them. bump6 curve1 hill13 etc. certainly you can get more descriptive than that when you have a whole computer at hand. .

From : tom r

nathan i think what you are looking for in ms streets and trips is the pushpin look at the bottom left corner of your screen when you open the program. hth tom most gps software i have seen will plot where youve been. microsofts streets and trips will do this. the map can then be saved as a web page. not sure about other file formats. im aware of the tracking features but dont know how to annotate spots mark spots combine maps etc. -- nathan w. collier http//utilityoffroad.com http//7slotgrille.com http//inlinediesel.com http//bighornrefrigeration.com http//concealedcarryforum.com .

From : tom r

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From : Annonymous

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From : mac davis

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