[Cdt-l] Jerry Waypooints, POI's and Jonathon Maps

[Dry Camp]

I totally agree with Frank and really disagree with Scott. Of course, two
of us are actually hiking. Lot of self appointed critics out there.

So far I have found the mileage markers to be very useful. I for one really
appreciate the idea of having a reference point within a mile of where I am
at all times.I've never tried this poi thing before but will definitely
check it out.

On Tuesday, March 6, 2012, Frank Gilliland <frankgilliland at gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks Jerry for posting the POI file.  From a hiker and small gps user
(Etrex20) view point, I find it very useful to have all of the CDTA
Waypoints Points shown as POI points (including the ones marked mileage)  I
would keep ALL of the POI points active because the file size is very small
anyway !
>
> With over 7,000 points, it is very cool to have ALL of the points not
taking up the waypoint max limit.  It is like an electronic
bread crumb trail.
> But, as I always say; Hike Your Own Hike(HYOH), Cary Your Own Gear(CYOG),
Pick Your Own Route (PYOR) and now:  Choose Your Own Data (CYOD)
>
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> Second Thank you to Jonathon Ley!  Got my maps yesterday, all updated and
ready for viewing and printing fun.  Thank You, Thank You, Thank You !
> I will be checking the Compass Rose Lat/Long of this year's maps to the
file from the prior year (and will post if any changes).  I have the
old Compass Rose file along with the "OOO" track file and other track and
waypoint files files at:
> https://sites.google.com/site/frankgilliland/
> Good Hiking (and Stay Found)
> StarMan
>
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>
> Using gpsbabel you can convert this to a .csv file (or whatever):
>
> gpsbabel -i garmin_gpi -f CDT.gpi -o csv -F cdtpoi.csv
>
> Many of the POI's just say 'Mileage' with no mileage, which is useful
> for a waypoint, but not a POI.
>
> Removing those, you have 3,329 POI's out of the 7,111 POI's, which is
> still considerable. Most of the 'stream' and 'creek' POI's don't have
> names, but still you can't complain.
>
> -postholer
>
>  >>>> Jerry states:
> I have just put a POI file for the entire trail on the bearcreek website
> which you can download free of charge.  Follow the Waypoints link to get
> the file.  It contains the entire CDT waypoint list (over 7,000 points)
> Thereis a pdf file zipped up with the POI file.  Read that and it will
> explain how to put the file in your Garmin.
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