Re: Test using Google Earth to display Mountain Bike trail

"Marz" <marzjennings@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Pete Rissler wrote:
>> Just trying to elicit some comments on using Google Earth to map Mountain
>> Bike trails. Here's a link to a test that I created.
>>
>> http://www.tccycling.com//maps/peavine/google_pea_test.htm
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>> Follow the directions on the page. The tour is still a little rough but
>> should be easily correctable.
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>> Thanks,
>> Pete Rissler
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> Nice job.
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> Do you have a gps system, 'cos if you do and for $20 a year you can
> download your gps routes into Google Earth. I track mine mainly because
> there's no high res coverage of Trinidad and Tobago and you can't buy
> trail maps. I should be able to create a pretty comprehensive trail map
> by the end of next year.
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>
> Laters,
>
>
> Marcus

GPS Trackmaker will allow you to convert your GPS tracks and waypoints to
Google Earth kml files, best of all it's free.
http://www.gpstm.com/
No need to pay for Google Plus.



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