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TopoFusion Pro / Wilderness Boudaries in GIS Layers

« on: December 05, 2008, 01:41:22 PM »

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TopoFusion Pro / Wilderness Boudaries in GIS Layers

« on: December 05, 2008, 12:17:08 PM »

Talked to Ley - the Asthecrowflies waypoints are so similar because they are generated from his file.  '>

I got the federal lands files today, but they are 7 files with the same name (federal_Lands.) with different files extensions - .dbf, .prj, .sbn, .sbx, .shp, .xml, and .shx. The .shp is the largest file of them, being around 15 megabites. The others are small.

I put the .shp file in, and it seemed to be really complicated and don't know how to decipher it.

The total file size is 16.7 mb for all files - I've uploaded them to filefactory, and can give you their address.Will you take a look at them scott?

Best,

-DS

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TopoFusion Pro / Wilderness Boudaries in GIS Layers

« on: December 03, 2008, 01:33:38 PM »

Looking at the current wilderness file with Ley's CDT waypoints shows a lot of sections where the CDT follows the border of wilderness areas, and I am a bit worried about these areas. When you zoom close onto the crossover sections, toggling between topo and colored aerial though, there looks to be a few options via roads where one can get creative.

Red = CDT (Ley)
Blue = GDMBT
Yellow = TF Wilderness Areas
 


I've compared CDT waypoints from AsTheCrowFiles to Ley's and they seem to correspond closely in many areas.

My current plan is to spend the next few months getting meticulous with the CDT mapping resources I can gather, then mapping out a new CDT route waypoint file. I am finishing school in Colorado Springs, and hope to test run the waypoint file when it gets warmer on a section in CO before we leave.
 
I'll post back after I get the shapefiles.

-DS

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TopoFusion Pro / Wilderness Boudaries in GIS Layers

« on: December 02, 2008, 07:45:09 PM »

I've followed your trips carefully on the bikepacking.net website, and really do appreciate the work you've put towards documenting them (not to mention providing all of us with the software to plan these trips!)

I am going to get some shape files of national parks, monuments, and federally designated wilderness from a friend who does GIS work on Wednesday or Thursday, and will let you know how they compare to the ones on TF.

I'm planning this trip with one other, who I've toured with before, and are hoping to start in late May/early april. We are using the few online CDT way points that are available with Jonathan Ley's CDT file for planning purposes (they match closely in many areas). We are currently using the GDMBT for re-routing, but in the next few months will also look closer for other options. our focus is on single track. We are using the standard resources for CDT resupplies, but will also have other options if our route takes us significantly off course.

Thanks for the info on carrying bikes. I had no idea, and this changes our outlook for a few areas.

More later,

-DS

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TopoFusion Pro / Wilderness Boudaries in GIS Layers

« on: December 01, 2008, 04:29:56 PM »

Hello! I'm Having a wonderful time with Topofusion!

I have a question regarding the GIS layering feature - Does this include federally designated wilderness, National Parks, and National Monuments?

If not, does anyone have a recommendation towards how to integrate the data into topofusion?

I ask as I'm currently planning a bikepacking trip along the CDT, and trying to navigate around non-bikable zones, but focusing on single track. I will be rerouting on forest roads, possibly joining the the GDMBT. If wilderness zones are low milage/elevation, I will hike through.

Any advice would be appreciated!

-David M. Sullivan