I am planning to spend two weeks in Quetico Provincial Park this May. I want to use my Garmin GPS12 but have not been able to find a source for longitude/latitude way points. Because I will be doing very little backtracking I would like to use the GPS as a forward looking navigational device rather than a recording device. Where can I find maps of this area that show longitude and latitude? Or is anyone willing to share GPS way points of this area? Thanks in advance for any assistance. Kent Van Hoesen *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
In my last quest, this is what I found: http://edcwww.cr.usgs.gov/webglis/ a multi layered site, it took some time to get where I wanted. good luck Kent Van Hoesen wrote: > > I am planning to spend two weeks in Quetico Provincial Park this May. I > want to use my Garmin GPS12 but have not been able to find a source for > longitude/latitude way points. Because I will be doing very little > backtracking I would like to use the GPS as a forward looking > navigational device rather than a recording device. Where can I find > maps of this area that show longitude and latitude? Or is anyone > willing to share GPS way points of this area? Thanks in advance for any > assistance. Kent Van Hoesen > > *************************************************************************** > PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List > Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net > Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ > *************************************************************************** -- Gabriel L Romeu http://studiofurniture.com -------> furniture http://users.aol.com/romeugp ---> paintings, prints, photos + stuff http://members.xoom.com/gabrielR --> a daily journal of observations *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
and in a later quest I found this for the USA only, fairly precise though http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/gazetteer Gabriel L Romeu wrote: > > In my last quest, this is what I found: > > http://edcwww.cr.usgs.gov/webglis/ > > a multi layered site, it took some time to get where I wanted. good > luck > > Kent Van Hoesen wrote: > > > > I am planning to spend two weeks in Quetico Provincial Park this May. I > > want to use my Garmin GPS12 but have not been able to find a source for > > longitude/latitude way points. Because I will be doing very little > > backtracking I would like to use the GPS as a forward looking > > navigational device rather than a recording device. Where can I find > > maps of this area that show longitude and latitude? Or is anyone > > willing to share GPS way points of this area? Thanks in advance for any > > assistance. Kent Van Hoesen > > -- Gabriel L Romeu http://studiofurniture.com -------> furniture http://users.aol.com/romeugp ---> paintings, prints, photos + stuff http://members.xoom.com/gabrielR --> a daily journal of observations *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
Kent Van Hoesen wrote: > > I am planning to spend two weeks in Quetico Provincial Park this May. I > want to use my Garmin GPS12 but have not been able to find a source for > longitude/latitude way points. Ordinary topographical maps will have latitude and longitude marks on the borders, and you can use dividers and parallel rule to interpolate between ticks on the borders to get waypoint information on any identifiable feature on the map. Don't know the best source for Canadian topos, but I bet someone on the list does. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
Kent Van Hoesen wrote: > > I am planning to spend two weeks in Quetico Provincial Park this May. I > want to use my Garmin GPS12 but have not been able to find a source for > longitude/latitude way points. ... Where can I find > maps of this area that show longitude and latitude? ... You can enter waypoints into a Garmin 12 without knowing latitude and longitude. The Canadian topos that I use on my paddling trips in northern Canada all have UTM grids. I suspect that the same is true for Canadian topos in the Quetico area. If you are entering waypoints manually, it is actually easier to do so using the UTM format, since the grid is symmetric, and of constant size. (Depending on the map scale, the grid will be shown in either 10-kilometer or 1-kilometer squares.) This makes it very easy to identify the UTM coordinates for any point on the map. The UTM coordinates can then be entered into the Garmin 12 (simply set the position format to UTM in the navigation setup page). An even easier approach is to mark the waypoints on your map, scan the maps into your computer using a flatbed scanner, and then use software such as Ozi Explorer or Fugawi (both of which work very well) to calibrate the map and enter the waypoints into your Garmin (by double-clicking on the marked waypoints, and typing in a name). Dan Hagen *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
I can't help you with the waypoints, but I have a few suggestions. First, instead of lat/long, use UTM coordinates instead. Those are those little blue tick marks on the edge of a topo map. Those distances are in meters and of a fixed length so they are far more convenient to enter into your receiver. There is also some shareware available to transfer data between your receiver and your computer. Here in NJ, EMS has cables to connect the two. Also, Magellan has a GPS Topo-Guide which has lots of info, plus some overlay cards that you can line up on your topo sheet and read off the UTM coordinates directly. $15 or so. When you do find your points remember always to plot your route, not just the destinations. It's no fun in late evening to discover that you now have to paddle across an island to get to your campsite! JP -----Original Message----- >I am planning to spend two weeks in Quetico Provincial Park this May. I >want to use my Garmin GPS12 but have not been able to find a source for >longitude/latitude way points. Because I will be doing very little >backtracking I would like to use the GPS as a forward looking >navigational device rather than a recording device. Where can I find >maps of this area that show longitude and latitude? Or is anyone >willing to share GPS way points of this area? Thanks in advance for any >assistance. Kent Van Hoesen > >*************************************************************************** >PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List >Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net >Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net >Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ >*************************************************************************** > *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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