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GPS and Topo maps
- Thread starter Mark / MO
- Start date
TwoDogsBob
New member
Purchased one about a year ago and use it alot both with Topo maps and without. I am fortunate to live in an area with hundreds of miles of forest where people have camped and deer hunted for years. If I'm out wandering around and happen to come across and old deer camp, usually identified by a piece of wood nailed between two trees used to hang a kill, it's nice to be able to set a waypoint so I can find my way back to it with my detector at a later date. Also there are web pages where you can put in your county and do a search for old Schools, churches, whatever and it will give you long. and lat. Enter it in your GPS and your on your way. Nice way to find your way back to where ever you parked the truck too, but that is another story.. Bob
puddlejumper
New member
I live in Arkansas, and we have a state dept. where you can pick up very detailed topo maps from the Geoligical Survey dept. These maps cover a 26 sq. mi. quadrant and are very detailed. When you inquire, just name a township close to where you want to hunt. These maps are very cheap, and they will print one while you wait. Hope this helps.
A
Anonymous
Guest
Mark, get USAPhotoMaps at http://www.jdmcox.com/ . It's free, and with it you can download just about all the topo maps and aerial photos you can think of. 
You can download waypoints and routes from your GPS into it, and they will overlay on top of the topos and photos.
HH.
Jim
You can download waypoints and routes from your GPS into it, and they will overlay on top of the topos and photos.HH.
Jim
careful eugene
New member
Mark,
I use both Mapsend and Maptech. The Mapsend software came with the GPS. I download the topos right into the unit from there. I dump my "Marks" & "Waypoints" into the Maptech from the GPS (and vice versa) just because I like fooling with it better.
I use both Mapsend and Maptech. The Mapsend software came with the GPS. I download the topos right into the unit from there. I dump my "Marks" & "Waypoints" into the Maptech from the GPS (and vice versa) just because I like fooling with it better.
Jim(Ark) Wrote:
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> Mark, get USAPhotoMaps at http://www.jdmcox.com/ .
> It's free, and with it you can download just about
> all the topo maps and aerial photos you can think
> of. You can download waypoints and routes from
> your GPS into it, and they will overlay on top of
> the topos and photos.
> HH.
> Jim
WOW, this is an incredible piece of freeware!
Tagamet
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> Mark, get USAPhotoMaps at http://www.jdmcox.com/ .
> It's free, and with it you can download just about
> all the topo maps and aerial photos you can think
> of.
You can download waypoints and routes from> your GPS into it, and they will overlay on top of
> the topos and photos.
> HH.
> Jim
WOW, this is an incredible piece of freeware!
Tagamet
TwoDogsBob
New member
http://george.peabody.yale.edu/gnis/
This link should get you there.. If not get back to me.
Select a state and county then something like "school".
Sorry for the slow reply, had computer problems.
Five minutes with one of these guys who writes virus or spyware programs is all I want..
This link should get you there.. If not get back to me.
Select a state and county then something like "school".
Sorry for the slow reply, had computer problems.
Five minutes with one of these guys who writes virus or spyware programs is all I want..
TwoDogsBob Wrote:
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> http://george.peabody.yale.edu/gnis/
> This link should get you there.. If not get back
> to me.
> Select a state and county then something like
> "school".
> Sorry for the slow reply, had computer problems.
> Five minutes with one of these guys who writes
> virus or spyware programs is all I want..
Most excellent on the reference. You'll need to take a number to get in line for the spyware guys. I spent two hours last night removing the worst of them (the spyware, not the guys), but one is still in there (argh)
Thanks again,
Tagamet
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> http://george.peabody.yale.edu/gnis/
> This link should get you there.. If not get back
> to me.
> Select a state and county then something like
> "school".
> Sorry for the slow reply, had computer problems.
> Five minutes with one of these guys who writes
> virus or spyware programs is all I want..
Most excellent on the reference. You'll need to take a number to get in line for the spyware guys. I spent two hours last night removing the worst of them (the spyware, not the guys), but one is still in there (argh)
Thanks again,
Tagamet
Tagamet Wrote:
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> TwoDogsBob Wrote:
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> -----
> > http://george.peabody.yale.edu/gnis/
> > This link should get you there.. If not get back to me.
>Select a state and county then something like "school".
> >Sorry for the slow reply, had computer problems.
>Five minutes with one of these guys who writes
>virus or spyware programs is >all I want..
>
> Most excellent on the reference. ....
>Thanks again,
> Tagamet
That's a GREAT site! It's especially nice that it lists spots that are "abandoned", and labels them as such.
Thanks yet again,
Tagamet
PS Down to 3 problem pop-up files...
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> TwoDogsBob Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > http://george.peabody.yale.edu/gnis/
> > This link should get you there.. If not get back to me.
>Select a state and county then something like "school".
> >Sorry for the slow reply, had computer problems.
>Five minutes with one of these guys who writes
>virus or spyware programs is >all I want..
>
> Most excellent on the reference. ....
>Thanks again,
> Tagamet
That's a GREAT site! It's especially nice that it lists spots that are "abandoned", and labels them as such.
Thanks yet again,
Tagamet
PS Down to 3 problem pop-up files...