[Cdt-l] Handbook and GPS Data

[ron guay]

Thanks.

There are lots of data sets to look at.  The sub-meter from Bear Creek of
the whole trail looks very interesting.  I'll start there.

I've obviously sent an email to J. Ley for his 2012 maps.  It should be
Interesting.

Blister
On Jan 14, 2012 1:12 AM, "Frank Gilliland" <frankgilliland at gmail.com> wrote:

> There are several sets of data that is/are floating around in the
> webosphere.
>
> First is a really in-depth looking set of alignment tracks that are based
> off a "dated" Google Earth file of a now "dated" J. Ley alignment.  These
> tracks are DATED and have many changes to the current track.  I think this
> version does not show the Crazy Cook alignment at all for instance.  But a
> lot of it is still good.
>
> Second is the Out of Order "OOO" track alignment that is pretty darn good
> and follows a more current version of the J. Ley alignment(s) and also
> several of the alternatives.  This was as of last year the Gold Standard.
>  But with each year, it is getting dated.
>
> Third is the NEW Jerry Brown (Bear Creek)alignment that is based off of
> the "Official" CDTA alignment.
> This data is very, very, very accurate for that alignment.  It looks like
> the entire trail following the ONE alignment should be available this year.
>  You can't get better data than this and it is all based on field
> collection.  The only thing to keep in mind is that this is the official
> recognized trail and many, many alternatives are out there.  But, WOW, what
> great work that Jerry and crew has done!!
>
> Other sources that I have available for downloading is a shotgun of
> various waypoints of various alignments taken in the field.  Some are
> accurate, others are dated.  You have to filter out the dated and recognize
> that alternates and new alignments can happen over time.
>
> There is also a J. Ley compass rose set of waypoints that can be used as a
> stand alone location technique as explained on the J. Ley site. ( I will
> check these compass rose points again as the 2012 maps are released)
>
> I have a download web site at:
>
> https://sites.google.com/site/frankgilliland/
>
> that has all of the above links and downloadable .gpx files of the above
> mentioned files.
>
> If anyone has any other files of data (or any error corrections) please
> send them to me at:
>
> frankgilliland  at  gmail  dot  com
>
> Remember that all of this GPS data is only as good as the brain that is
> interpreting them.  AND please
>
> PRINT AND TAKE THE J. LEY MAPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  GPS is a back-up.
>
> Good luck and Happy Hiking
>
> StarMan
>
> ************************************
> (and what Peanut Eater said…….)
>
> I'm not familiar with the waypoints you  cited, but I used a combination of
> Jerry Brown's waypoints (the "official" CDTA route) and a track file from
> Out of Order. OOO's file had all of the Ley alternate routes and for the
> most part was pretty accurate even though he generated them on a computer
> from the Ley maps (as opposed to walking the trail to create the track). My
> gps could display both OOO's track and Jerry's waypoints on the screen at
> the same time, so it was easy to see the alternate routes.
>
>
>
> Peanut Eater
>
>
>
>
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