Lots of people have requestd GPS coordinates of places and routes. I've decided to give it a go.
Ok, I admit it, I'm a bit ignorant of GPS (although I have been googling to read up about it all), I've always used paper maps, so .... I need some help.
Firstly, what sort of information do you want?
What do you need, what would be helpful.
What software do you use to plan trips?
Please take a second to fill out the poll or reply to this post if you want something else.
It'll help a lot. Thanks.
Tim.
GPS coordinates
Typically I'd store only coordinates of the actual pass (i.e. one point), and use my roating GPS to tell me the road from where ever I happen to be.
But in some cases, coordinates (and possibly directions) of the most important crossings would be usefull, too. Particularly I remember one case this summer, when heading from Aosta to Grand Saint Bernard pass. fortunatelly I was told about the crossing, otherwise I'd missed it and ended into the tunnel (just like I did a week earlier, when coming from north).
Complete route would be helpfull, but different vendors have different formats (i.e. you'd have to have them in Magellan, Garmin, etc. formats). Trackdata sure would be nice, if it contains the altitude information. But the same "incopatible formats" -issue is there, too.
So, after this long explanation, my vote would be for both the first and the second (but due to limitations of the voting sw, it was counted on the second one only).
But in some cases, coordinates (and possibly directions) of the most important crossings would be usefull, too. Particularly I remember one case this summer, when heading from Aosta to Grand Saint Bernard pass. fortunatelly I was told about the crossing, otherwise I'd missed it and ended into the tunnel (just like I did a week earlier, when coming from north).
Complete route would be helpfull, but different vendors have different formats (i.e. you'd have to have them in Magellan, Garmin, etc. formats). Trackdata sure would be nice, if it contains the altitude information. But the same "incopatible formats" -issue is there, too.
So, after this long explanation, my vote would be for both the first and the second (but due to limitations of the voting sw, it was counted on the second one only).
I downloaded a list of all the passes in Switzerland that I found quite useful. It is a MapSource file & I am happy to share it. I can see where other "key" points, like the entrance to a particularly good route, would also be important.
Greg
[url=http://www.naisp.net/gjarvis/]Greg's Stuff[/url]
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[quote="tim"]Greg,
would you mind sending me a copy of that file? email me via the email link below.
would you mind sending me a copy of that file? email me via the email link below.
mail sent.
I have another with a couple of loops north of Lake Garda if you'd like.
Actually, I just uploaded them to my web. Look under
[url]http://www.naisp.net/gjarvis/Europe_04/maps/[/url]
Greg
[url=http://www.naisp.net/gjarvis/]Greg's Stuff[/url]
08 Moto Guzzai Norge
04 Honda XR 650 L
96 Triumph Sprint
[url=http://www.naisp.net/gjarvis/]Greg's Stuff[/url]
08 Moto Guzzai Norge
04 Honda XR 650 L
96 Triumph Sprint