Measurement scales, grids, and graticules for our printed map titles. Print them at home and use them in the woods to more precisely locate yourself with a GPS unit set to DD MM.MMM, on a UTM grid, or just measure linear distance.
These handy print outs have other information about the map they cover and fit in the polyzip carry bag.
Remember, don’t rescale these pdfs when you print them.
To download scales, visit: outrageGIS.com/scales
Over the past few months we’ve created some maps that are related to outdoor recreation and trails. While not guides for public recreation areas, they represent smaller cartography projects we like to do. The maps use GPS-captured data, aerial photography, and a slight 3D rendering technique to give the maps a unique and intuitive representation of the geography.
The image on the left is a screen-capture of the Town Branch Trail Plan. The trail is a proposed greenway that connects downtown Lexington, Kentucky with distant Masterson Station Park, one of the city’s largest park. The aerial photography is derived from high-resolution, 2ft-pixel imagery, and is
accentuated by a subtle 3D relief. Lexington spreads over a large anticline, a geological feature characterized by a broad uplift of land, and causes the situation that most streams flow away from the center of the city. Elevation relief in the downtown area is slight, but increases dramatically as one approaches the Kentucky River to west and south. Future plans for the map are adding more interactive features, such as pop-up info boxes.
The map to the right is part of 3-part map project for Red River Gorge Cabin Rentals, an exclusive resort area in the Red River Gorge. The maps were a 2D, 3D, and Google map showing cabins, trails, and roads. We GPS-captured roads and trails and created a simple shaded relief map for generic directions, and a more artistic 3D aerial photographic map of the resort.
Here is a quote from their website, “Located in the heart of the Daniel Boone National Forest in Kentucky lies a paradise of natural stone arches, caves, rock shelters and towering cliffs all encircling steep, forested slopes overlooking narrow stream valleys.” You can visit thier website here.
Great Smoky Mountains GPS Data Pack
Waypoints & track GPX data for trails, trail intersections, backcountry camps, summits, gaps, and many other locations for backcountry navigation.
Download: 36 megabyte
Format: GPX & PDF
Pieces: Map Guide, GPS Manual, Gazetteer, Data
Ownership: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, NPS
| Great Smoky Mountains GPS Data Pack: $6 |
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Our data pack contains 16 GPX files, companion gazetteer, and historic topographic map with 1-minute GPS grid. The product is offered only as a 36 megabyte download, which includes all documentation, maps, and data. Buyers have free access to new releases and updates.
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Great Backcountry Trips at Cumberland Gap
This webpage with zoomable map shows awesome backcountry trips in color-coded loops, all of which use some segment of the Ridge Trail. Trips are organized as weekend excursions with suggested camping and water access. The map is a simplified version of the full topographic trail guide found here. The full map also contains the useful elevation profiles for trails.
The page also has links to audio about recreation in Cumberland Gap. The audio is part of the free audio driving tour we produced entitled, The First Frontier Audio Driving Tour. The entire tour can be download for free at firstfrontier.org. The audio was part of a grant provided by Tour Southern and Eastern Kentucky (tourseky.com).
Cumberland Gap Trail Guide
Ownership: Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, NPS
Google to trailheads
| Cumberland Gap Trail Map: $12 |
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We introduce our new weather page for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
This site aggregates the best weather data and maps for the national park and surrounding mountain area. Maps are from the National Weather Service (NWS) and composited with the national park boundary for easy location. The data is fed from real-time NWS observations and watches, warnings, & advisories.
We think this is the best page for your weather needs if you plan to visit the smokies or long to be there now. For example, the map at left shows the visible satellite of the region centered on the park, shown in the yellow polygon. Cloud cover is good to consider for photographic trips. If the map is dark, well…you’ll need a flash or long exposure.
Other weather information and tidbits we include are links to the official NWS forecast page, which is an excellent site, and webcams for Look Rock and Purchase Knob. We have a link to the high & low temperatures, precipitation, and snow depth for the Sugarland Center, Newfound Gap, Cades Cove, Oconaluftee, & Mt. LeConte.
You can visit the page here: http://www.outrageGIS.com/weather/grsm. We also constructed a page that has current radar, visible satellite, and weather statements here.
