Map Creation Made Easy

[Hawk]

For those that want to create their own maps, there are two options. You can find both at this link: http://hawkdawg.com/rrt/rrt3/Xtras/Tips_Tuts_Utils.htm

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Edited Feb. 17, 2014 - Changed link.

[RulerofRails]

Hawk, I don't see anything to make maps on that page? It seems to be the Buildings and other Structures page.

[Blackhawk]

I think this post refers to: http://hawkdawg.com/rrt/rrt3/Xtras/Tips_Tuts_Utils.htm
Using the RT3 Map maker or using the more complicated, but more accurate method, of using Microdem data. Although the Microdem way may need an update. I remember looking at it awhile ago and as with everything on the internet things get moved around and relocated/renamed.

For those that want to create their own maps, you can either use the Map Builder that came with RRT3,
(if you bought a copy of RRT3 that didn't include the Map Builder, you can download it here.)

RT3 Map Builder - 219 MB

or you can use Wolverine's tutorial, using Microdem and USGS DEM Data.

[RulerofRails]

I think the MicroDEM way does need an update. A few months ago I tried it, but got all kinds of error messages from the old version of MicroDEM. And couldn't get anywhere with it.

[Gumboots]

I was going to write an update of it, as I got it to work but a few things were different. I'll see if I can remember how it works.

[Hawk]

Hawk, I don't see anything to make maps on that page? It seems to be the Buildings and other Structures page.

I think this post refers to: http://hawkdawg.com/rrt/rrt3/Xtras/Tips_Tuts_Utils.htm

Yep! That link in the original post was an old link (6 years old ), before I changed the name of the web pages.
I've updated that link in the original post.

[Wolverine@MSU]

Spring Break is coming up week after next. I'll try to revise the MicroDem tutorial to incorporate the newest version of MicroDem and GTOPO30 dtabases.

[RulerofRails]

Spring Break is coming up week after next. I'll try to revise the MicroDem tutorial to incorporate the newest version of MicroDem and GTOPO30 dtabases.

Excellent, sounds great. Thanks. I don't know what I am doing on my own.

[Hawk]

I don't know what I am doing on my own.

You're not the only one.

[Wolverine@MSU]

I don't know what I am doing on my own.

You're not the only one.

That's why we have wives!

[RulerofRails]

Ok. I decided to try again. After lots of internet research sifting through a lot of meaningless stuff, I discovered my issue was with User Account Control (UAC). For some reason MicroDEM stores a file it writes to often in one of the temporary folders that Win7 makes read-only (C:/**/Users/Apps/Roaming/microdem). I got it to run correctly by installing it straight in C:/**/Users/microdem. So far so good. The link is still dead for USGS though. Time to try it out now. Thanks again for the guide!

[Wolverine@MSU]

The GTOPO30 database mirror is no longer functional. It's now at the USGS site, and I just went there to try and get some data. There are a lot more hoops to jump through, so when I figure it out I'll post something.