[pct-l] Halfmile at the kickoff

[Halfmile]

Giggles,
Sorry, I do not have a list of USGS quads for the PCT, and I fear
loading all of them in iTopoMaps will be a daunting task.

It's not flashy like some of the iPhone apps, but the Basic GPS app, a
small baseplate compass, and maps with UTM grids really are a powerful
set of navigation tools. With these you can easily locate yourself on
a map with better than 50 meter accuracy in any conditions. For best
accuracy your compass will have a ruler with a scale that matches the
UTM grid on your maps in some logical way. For example, if you print
my pdf maps with page scaling set to "none" each 1000 meter square of
the UTM grid will be 20/16 ths of an inch across so you can easily
measure distance across the UTM grid as 1/16th inch represents 50
meters on the map. I will be happy to show anyone how to do this at
the kickoff.

-Halfmile


On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 2:02 PM, Nia Schmald <nschmald1 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Halfmile,
>
> Thanks for the great info.  Do you happen to have a list of the USGS topo
> quads for the pct?  I'm trying to play with iTopoMaps and it's a pain to
> search for the relevant sections.
> As an aside the author of iTopoMaps is apparently working on downloading
> waypoints and entering them using WSG84.  iTopoMaps as of the last release
> will display WSG84 and lat/lon.
>
> I love your maps and will be carrying them on my attempt this year.  It's a
> great service to the community!
> For Tobin, I picked up a solar charger for the iphone
> (http://www.meritline.com/solar-power-charger-for-iphone-276---p-33107.aspx).
>  It's fully charged battery is enough for about a 2/3 charge of the iphone.
>  One day in the sun in my somewhat shaded back yard was enough for about a
> 1/3 charge of the iphone.  That should be enough for occasionally checking
> location and doing a short journal entry at night.  Not enough for rocking
> the tunes all day long.  But not bad for 1.5 oz and 16 bucks.
>
> Thanks,
> giggles
>
>