This post isn’t aimed at any particular group, but I suspect that folks who are interested in things like the Kentucky Adventure Tour (KAT) will find it to be useful. Navigating the KAT requires...
It’s been a while. I last posted at the end of 2018. Honestly, I started a couple posts last year but they are still hanging around as a saved draft. Oh well. In early...
A rundown of what happened . . . It had been my plan to do a blog post about each day on the Tour of Idaho but I felt like it was important that...
The last time I touched upon this was way back in September. Since then, Jeff and I have spent an enormous amount of time on mapping, lodging, logistics and of course more bike preparation....
Why you need a dedicated navigation device for the Tour of Idaho Martin asked me to provide some guidance regarding dedicated navigations devices (GPS units) and smart phones, specifically, the roles these devices play...
As users of this nation’s public or private trails, Sharetrails.org/BRC members likely rely on a variety of mapping technologies for navigation. Being able to visualize where you are, and where you’re going is important....
November 1, 2017
Updated – 04/23/18 For many decades, the USGS Topographic Quadrangle Map series was “THE” base for anything mapping related. A wide array of Federal programs required that they be utilized for submittals, surveyors included...
In my opinion, bike preparation must be the easiest part of getting ready for the Tour of Idaho. Lots of other folks have done their homework and shared their successes accordingly. Martin has some invaluable...
Day 4 of riding in Idaho was great as usual. Dwayne, Chip and I set out on the Little Casino trail around 9:30am or so. Dwayne hadn’t ridden this trail since the re-route they’d done...
August 18, 2016
Background A little over ten years ago an article entitled “GIS as a Utility: Kentucky’s Enterprise Implementation” appeared in Esri’s 2005 summer edition of ArcNews. The article provided an overview of Kentucky’s new Enterprise...