<div dir="ltr">Sounds like a reason to have another "PRCo List Get Together" at PTM. The mapping party would be the main event. Anyone interested?<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 4:00 PM, Stephen Titchenal <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:stephen@titchenal.com" target="_blank">stephen@titchenal.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Herb, I have the basics of the map in a GIS compatible format already. For a<br>
location such as Pittsburgh, adding digital elevation modeling helps to<br>
understand the line locations (as well as pick them out if still visible).<br>
See attached, or visit my website. Getting it geographically accurate for<br>
multiple time frames, single/double track/siding locations and location in<br>
street (center, left, right - off street) is a daunting task - especially<br>
for someone not from the area. I can see the data eventually being an<br>
interactive online map rather than a printed map. With a GPS equipped smart<br>
phone, I have already taken interactive maps similar to this "in the field"<br>
to confirm location information.<br>
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If there is anyone that wants to help, I would welcome it as I am working on<br>
a much broader project than just Pittsburgh. Perhaps it would be interesting<br>
to have a "mapping party" at PTM one day, where the map data can be<br>
corrected with input from multiple experts and we can try to find primary<br>
sources for anything we are not sure of.<br>
<div class="im"><br>
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Brannon<br>
</div><div class="im">Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2013 2:55 PM<br>
To: Western PA Trolley discussion<br>
Subject: Re: [PRCo] West Penn, Pittsburgh Railways, Penn-Ohio Maps<br>
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</div><div class="im">PDF's are no problem. I am fully familiar with the Adobe readers.<br>
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I used the link Derrick provided me to download the DjVu. I'm still hoping<br>
someone will produce a "well detailed" PRCo track map.<br>
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I have attached what my definition of a "well detailed" track map is. This,<br>
and other, TTC track and route maps are drawn by one of the members of the<br>
Transit Toronto discussion group.<br>
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