+BiT Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 (edited) Say for example that you want to go after a cache that has a 5 mi. hike or that evil urban micro. Why not take a few other map sources with you? For example, on the 5 mi. hike you may want a portion of the USGS 7.5' Topographic Map or a portion of a Digital Orthophoto Quadrangle. For that evil urban micro, how about those Microsoft Map Point Bird's eye views or some aerials? What you need to do is take screen shots (Ctrl/Alt/PrtSc) of all the available online map sources that you need and save them as .jpg files (open your Paint [start>Accessories>Paint], paste, and Save as). Then you push them to your CO's SD card. Voila, you now are able to view those resources while in the field. Sample screen shots from the CO. Edited February 27, 2008 by BiT Quote Link to comment
-Oz- Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 very clever. I don't have a colorado so can you zoom in on those so you could keep a full quality map and then zoom into the area you need? Quote Link to comment
+g-o-cashers Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Yes you can zoom in the image browser. I've used the Colorado in this way and as long as you can convert a map to a jpg image it works pretty well. GO$Rs Quote Link to comment
+verdugan Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Voila, you now are able to view those resources while in the field. BRILLIANT!!! Thanks for the tip. Quote Link to comment
+BiT Posted February 27, 2008 Author Share Posted February 27, 2008 (edited) deleted post Edited February 27, 2008 by BiT Quote Link to comment
toddm Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Now if you could georef those images and use them for nav as well they'd really have something. Quote Link to comment
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