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Title: How to: Aerial map with topo lines
Post by: Joseph on February 02, 2014, 10:15:48 AM

In case anyone finds it useful, here is how you can display topographic lines on top of an aerial.

The following link starts Gmap4 (I am the developer) and if you zoom in until the scale in the lower left says 500 ft then you will see topo lines on the Google aerial for anywhere in the U.S.

http://www.mappingsupport.com/p/gmap4.php?ll=38.640824,-83.571710&z=5&t=h,Topography_lines&rest=http://services.nationalmap.gov/ArcGIS/rest/services/USGSImageryTopoLarge/MapServer?name=Topography_lines&layers=34,35&transparent=true (http://www.mappingsupport.com/p/gmap4.php?ll=38.640824,-83.571710&z=5&t=h,Topography_lines&rest=http://services.nationalmap.gov/ArcGIS/rest/services/USGSImageryTopoLarge/MapServer?name=Topography_lines&layers=34,35&transparent=true)

To start zooming in to your area of interest, try Menu ==> Search to get close and then zoom/pan.  To manually zoom, use your mouse wheel or the sliding control near the upper left corner of the map.

To turn the topo lines on/off, click the button in the upper right corner of the map then scroll down to the Overlay section and click "topography_lines".

The topo line data comes from a GIS (Geographical Information Service) server run by the feds. That GIS data displays the topo lines on top of any basemap.

The Gmap4 homepage has a FAQ, examples, quick start info (in the Help file) and more to quickly get you up to speed.

Gmap4 default map: http://www.mappingsupport.com/p/gmap4.php (http://www.mappingsupport.com/p/gmap4.php) (does not include GIS topo line overlay)

Gmap4 homepage: http://www.mappingsupport.com/p/gmap4.html (http://www.mappingsupport.com/p/gmap4.html)

Joseph, the Gmap4 guy
Redmond, WA

Title: Re: How to: Aerial map with topo lines
Post by: CoyoteCowboy on February 02, 2014, 10:55:29 AM

thanks for posting!

Title: Re: How to: Aerial map with topo lines
Post by: skidynastar33 on February 02, 2014, 12:46:41 PM

 Awesome!

Title: Re: How to: Aerial map with topo lines
Post by: Eli346 on February 02, 2014, 01:33:16 PM

Just tried it and it works great! Possibilities abound.

Title: Re: How to: Aerial map with topo lines
Post by: raydog on February 02, 2014, 02:02:04 PM

Tag for later use. Thanks for posting

Title: Re: How to: Aerial map with topo lines
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on February 02, 2014, 02:17:10 PM

Tagging

Title: Re: How to: Aerial map with topo lines
Post by: Joseph on February 03, 2014, 05:34:28 AM

Thanks for the kind words.

Joseph, the Gmap4 guy

Title: Re: How to: Aerial map with topo lines
Post by: Carl on February 03, 2014, 08:11:07 AM

Thanks for posting the tip.  Tagging

Title: Re: How to: Aerial map with topo lines
Post by: pd on February 03, 2014, 10:54:00 AM

Tag.  Good work, Joseph.

Title: Re: How to: Aerial map with topo lines
Post by: cvandervort on February 03, 2014, 03:51:04 PM

Major cool points!
Who said you can't buy friends  :chuckle:

Thanks a ton!!!

Title: Re: How to: Aerial map with topo lines
Post by: Dadx6 on February 03, 2014, 04:04:43 PM

Love it!  :tup:

Title: Re: How to: Aerial map with topo lines
Post by: Damnimissed on February 03, 2014, 09:59:01 PM

Finally, someone has done it! Now if someone could show me how to tag this...

Title: Re: How to: Aerial map with topo lines
Post by: Bigluke1981 on February 04, 2014, 02:21:42 AM

Very cool, thank you.  :tup:

Title: Re: How to: Aerial map with topo lines
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on February 09, 2014, 11:26:25 AM

This thread would be a good one to sticky so it can be easily accessed, any moderators want to do it.  :tup:

Title: Re: How to: Aerial map with topo lines
Post by: mikelonsford on February 09, 2014, 12:51:14 PM

Cool!  Thanks!

Title: Re: How to: Aerial map with topo lines
Post by: B-Nut on February 09, 2014, 01:01:59 PM

This is awesome, thanks for posting!  :tup:

Title: Re: How to: Aerial map with topo lines
Post by: huntnphool on February 10, 2014, 01:59:56 AM

Quote from: Damnimissed on February 03, 2014, 09:59:01 PM

Finally, someone has done it! Now if someone could show me how to tag this...

You just did!

Very cool, thanks. :tup:

Title: Re: How to: Aerial map with topo lines
Post by: jon.brown509 on February 10, 2014, 05:10:41 PM

Thank you very much  :tup:

Title: Re: How to: Aerial map with topo lines
Post by: Joseph on February 10, 2014, 06:03:01 PM

Thanks again for all the kind words.

Today I traded email with the USGS and asked if they have similar topo line data I can display when the user zooms out 1 or 2 levels.  Alas, they do not.  I pointed out how well received their topo line data is in forums like this one and recommended they provide topo line data for the next two broader zoom levels.  Hopefully that will happen at some point.

Joseph, the Gmap4 guy

Title: Re: How to: Aerial map with topo lines
Post by: summerb67 on February 11, 2014, 06:14:14 PM

Thanks for the info

Title: Re: How to: Aerial map with topo lines
Post by: 6x6in6 on February 11, 2014, 07:03:12 PM

Very cool, thanks!

Title: Re: How to: Aerial map with topo lines
Post by: hollymaster on February 12, 2014, 09:48:25 PM

Saved as a favorite. Thanks!

Title: Re: How to: Aerial map with topo lines
Post by: fish vacuum on February 13, 2014, 02:48:01 AM

 :tup: :tup: :tup:

Title: Re: How to: Aerial map with topo lines
Post by: Evoac05 on February 13, 2014, 06:46:29 AM

Thanks!  :tup:

Title: Re: How to: Aerial map with topo lines
Post by: Joseph on February 16, 2014, 03:30:21 PM

The ability to see topo lines on aerials got such nice reviews that this feature is now built right into the program.  From now on you do not need any special Gmap4 link to use this feature.

For more info please see the “What’s new” page:
http://www.mappingsupport.com/p/gmap4_whats_new.html (http://www.mappingsupport.com/p/gmap4_whats_new.html)

Joseph, the Gmap4 guy

Title: Re: How to: Aerial map with topo lines
Post by: Ice monkey on February 17, 2014, 03:38:34 AM

Awesome! Thank you


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Title: Re: How to: Aerial map with topo lines
Post by: REHJWA on February 17, 2014, 09:38:31 PM

Thank You :tup:

Title: Re: How to: Aerial map with topo lines
Post by: mrmoskillz on February 18, 2014, 09:54:01 AM

genius

Title: Re: How to: Aerial map with topo lines
Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on February 18, 2014, 12:22:17 PM

Cool program! Is there a way to see where natural water springs are? I have seen them on maps so I would figure you would be able to see them here?

Title: Re: How to: Aerial map with topo lines
Post by: Joseph on February 18, 2014, 12:31:24 PM

Quote from: HUNTINCOUPLE on February 18, 2014, 12:22:17 PM

Cool program! Is there a way to see where natural water springs are? I have seen them on maps so I would figure you would be able to see them here?

Here is a topo map with a number of spings shown.
http://www.mappingsupport.com/p/gmap4.php?ll=47.308334,-120.534543&z=15&t=t4 (http://www.mappingsupport.com/p/gmap4.php?ll=47.308334,-120.534543&z=15&t=t4)

Joseph

Title: Re: How to: Aerial map with topo lines
Post by: scottcrb on February 18, 2014, 12:53:21 PM

Quote from: raydog on February 02, 2014, 02:02:04 PM

Tag for later use. Thanks for posting

:yeah:

Title: Re: How to: Aerial map with topo lines
Post by: DaleVR on February 18, 2014, 10:39:05 PM

Very cool! Thanks