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[at-l] A.T. Snowfall Maps now online
Thanks. I love it. It is now linked from NYNJTC pages.
www.nynjtc.org/trails/AT (in the AT related links section.)
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> From: at-l-bounces@mailman.backcountry.net
> [mailto:at-l-bounces@mailman.backcountry.net] On Behalf Of
> The Weathercarrot
> Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2003 4:07 PM
> To: at-l@mailman.backcountry.net; pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
> Subject: [at-l] A.T. Snowfall Maps now online
>
>
> Hi -
>
> I just wanted to let you all know that my Appalachian Trail
> mapping project
> of average annual snowfall is finally nearing completion, and
> is now ready
> for viewing on the internet. Please feel free to check it
> out. This is a
> project I started planning and researching more than ten
> years ago, and have
> spent the last two and a half years producing. Originally intended as
> something I just wanted to create for myself, the general
> quality has risen
> to a level that has made me want to make it available for
> anyone to see.
> Even for those not especially interested in the depiction of
> snowfall along
> the trail, these maps have also appealed to people with
> interests in art,
> physical geography, climate/weather, Appalachian geography,
> the A.T. in
> general, and to those who are just into maps.
>
> The front page of the site takes some time to load - some
> patience may be
> required. We decided to try out image titles instead of text
> because it
> looks so much better, but it has it's time-consuming down
> side. The good
> part is that once it's on it can stay there because
> everything else opens in
> a new window. If there is enough negative feedback about load
> time, we may
> switch it to text.
>
> Regarding the site content - there are also some background
> items, including
> a detailed description and history of the project, "behind
> the scenes"
> photos, a full list of data sources, including links to the
> associated web
> sites, and a page for selected trail and climate/weather
> related links.
>
> Every map on the site appears in two formats. The first one
> you get to is
> the screen size version. This gives you a good overview of
> the whole map.
> You can then click on the link below that to see a zoomed in, larger
> version, which will allow you to clearly see every small
> detail of the map.
> There had been some ideas previously to have it more
> interactive, with
> extensive zoom-in and zoom-out capabilities, but I think this
> is simpler and
> very effective.
>
> Internet Explorer users: some things here to keep in mind -
> The large
> versions of the maps, as well as the enlarged pictures in
> "Project Photos"
> are often reduced to screen size by the browser after
> loading. To see the
> correct size, you then have to hold the curser over the
> image, find the
> little orange and blue icon (lower right corner) and click on
> it. Several
> people who saw the test version of the site were not aware of
> this feature
> and did not see the correct size images until they were told of it
> afterwards. So it may not be quite that obvious.
> Additionally, the two map
> versions (which will be in their own windows) are best seen
> in the full
> screen setting (F11). Finally, due to the selection of font
> and size for the
> text portions of the site, it may be best to set the "text
> size" setting to
> smallest.
>
> If you like what you see and you have your own web site, you
> are definately
> invited to include a link to this site on yours. If you do
> that, please let
> me know (just so I can have an idea of where this all goes).
> In addition,
> everyone is encouraged to share these with others, to copy
> and save the
> images, send them elsewhere, or just point people in this
> direction. This is
> something that I want to share with others for free and have
> no intention to
> sell it or use it for any other commercial-type purposes. I'm
> hoping they
> will soon be available in a higher resolution form, which
> would make a
> printed version higher in quality. This form would exist
> either through an
> FTP site (which would then be downloaded) and/or on CD. In
> both cases it
> would still be free, and I can only see the possibility of
> money changing
> hands in a postage/cost of blank CD situation. Regarding the
> whole copyright
> issue, I would just ask that if these maps are used elsewhere, please
> mention where they came from.
>
> So, here is the link to the A.T. snowmaps site:
>
http://friends.backcountry.net/snowmaps
I hope you will enjoy this. For me it's definately been quite an experience
to create. I look foreward to hearing from you. Thanks,
The Weathercarrot
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