Topo Maps

[Boyan B]

Yes – Gaia, Gmaps, BCNAV, or any other app that will import gpx, kml, or kmz formats.

I would usually trace out 4WD or hiking routes in CalTopo then import into Gmaps. When I need a particular route I export the layer it is on from Gmaps and import into BCNAV. The only exception is dirt roads in the desert which are often not on any topo maps but are more or less visible on the hirez satellite layer of Gmaps.

[Pedestrian]

“Can I prepare customized maps in CalTopo and export them for use in Gaia?

 

RTFM.

 

 

 

[BPLwiia]

Thanks Boyan B!  Just so I am clear, I could export the entire map file from CalTopo, with all its layers, routes and waypoints, which could be opened by Gaia?

@Pedestrian…RTFM…what does that mean?

[Roger Caffin]

RTFM: Read The F*** Manual. Very old computer slang.

Cheers

[Pedestrian]

RTFM – Read the FINE manual :).

 

 

[BPLwiia]

RTFM.  That’s neither helpful nor friendly.

[Boyan B]

RTFM – Read the FINE manual :).

I am personally more fond of Roger’s translation.  But I do agree that it should be used sparingly on discussion boards

Just so I am clear, I could export the entire map file from CalTopo, with all its layers, routes and waypoints, which could be opened by Gaia?

No you cannot export layers (such as Mapbuilder, slope shading, etc).  You can only export tracks and waypoints.  Yes, Gaia should read the gpx file that Caltopo generates.  You can then put it on top of any layer you want in Gaia.  I only own a very old version of Gaia that is no longer supported and find the UI rather clunky, so I can’t say for sure that this works.

 

 

 

[Roger Caffin]

We were using ‘RTFM’ in the 80s in the computer industry.

Cheers

[Pedestrian]

I hadn’t used RTFM on a forum (aka Usenet at the time) since around 1989…..I guess I’m old…

 

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