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geodeticman · 03-27-2006, 08:42 AM

Hi guys the "frapper-mapper" is a great idea !

Am preparing a photo of my signed-by-Gord canoe paddle (per Sir John's suggestion) to attach to my map entry ( us odd and wordy mapgeeks call them nodes, pass-points, pug-points and other utterly fascinating cartographic terms to most end-users... not..).

If it is of interest to anyone ( raising shields, captain...) the satellite imagery-based process is the same as mapquest's newest on-line geoprocessor, and originated from USGS Terrabyte Project.( U.S. Geologocal Survey ).

if you all new how much interactive editing and cubic hull-warp polynnomial splines it used to take us in the mid-80's just to get the linear features (as in the mapquest version with center-of-oil road centerlines) to overlay correctly with the imagery, you would think that was the cretacous period.

This excellent application of the Terrabyte project is the same exact map engine less all the linear features as mapquest,and also is appearing on higher-end handheld GPS-receivers for gear-toting mountain-folk hacks like me..

Well I digress. It obviously excites me to see spatial data e.g. maps and remotely-sensed imagery become so user-friendly a desktop product. It used to be the career-making or breaking pervue of GIS "power-users" waiting for one tile to process on a rather large mainframe.

I'm adding my 2 locations in Colorado if I can stay awake here in a minute, after scouting it out ahead. What a wonderful addition to corfid !

Thank you for adding this cork-popper exciting addition to corfid, from a loquacious old mapper in Colorado ! - Steve (GEO)

03-27-2006, 08:42 AM	#51
geodeticman Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Colorado Rockies- Rampart Range Posts: 261	Hi guys the "frapper-mapper" is a great idea ! Am preparing a photo of my signed-by-Gord canoe paddle (per Sir John's suggestion) to attach to my map entry ( us odd and wordy mapgeeks call them nodes, pass-points, pug-points and other utterly fascinating cartographic terms to most end-users... not..). If it is of interest to anyone ( raising shields, captain...) the satellite imagery-based process is the same as mapquest's newest on-line geoprocessor, and originated from USGS Terrabyte Project.( U.S. Geologocal Survey ). if you all new how much interactive editing and cubic hull-warp polynnomial splines it used to take us in the mid-80's just to get the linear features (as in the mapquest version with center-of-oil road centerlines) to overlay correctly with the imagery, you would think that was the cretacous period. This excellent application of the Terrabyte project is the same exact map engine less all the linear features as mapquest,and also is appearing on higher-end handheld GPS-receivers for gear-toting mountain-folk hacks like me.. Well I digress. It obviously excites me to see spatial data e.g. maps and remotely-sensed imagery become so user-friendly a desktop product. It used to be the career-making or breaking pervue of GIS "power-users" waiting for one tile to process on a rather large mainframe. I'm adding my 2 locations in Colorado if I can stay awake here in a minute, after scouting it out ahead. What a wonderful addition to corfid ! Thank you for adding this cork-popper exciting addition to corfid, from a loquacious old mapper in Colorado ! - Steve (GEO)