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**Pdarassenko** · 07-17-2008, 12:08 AM

would make it easy, and by that I mean easy for us "non-techies" to click-copy and post on threads that ask for directions....
While I still laugh at people talking about Route 1 or 29 or whatever, nobody here in the DR ever does that and I doubt that if you asked 1000 people about what route they are on, five might know it but probably fewer!!
Everything here is by name or destination, or features (the one that uses the tunnel, for example)

So,, yes, perhaps a GPS I could use would be much appreciated...

HB

HIllybilly, the one time I met you I took you for a techie...

You are absolutely right about directions. Add to that roads that are not on maps and no roads where the map says it should be and I guess it will be a long time before there will be a basemap of the DR.

If the expectation is a track that is "Santo Domingo to Santiago" or "Jarabacoa to Pico Duarte hike start" then this would work well. Basically, a track is electronic breadcrumbs that you can see your relative position on the GPS with the track superimposed. With enough of a library, you can load multiple tracks and get just about anywhere.

With so many great trip reports, the the track for the associated report could be included in a library and someone could easily follow it or you could upload it to Google Earth and see it superimposed on the satellite images.

If a library is started, I will contribute my trips. Will offset my guilt for not submitting trip reports. I should take a scribe

07-17-2008, 12:08 AM	#10
Pdarassenko Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 443 Senior Member	would make it easy, and by that I mean easy for us "non-techies" to click-copy and post on threads that ask for directions.... While I still laugh at people talking about Route 1 or 29 or whatever, nobody here in the DR ever does that and I doubt that if you asked 1000 people about what route they are on, five might know it but probably fewer!! Everything here is by name or destination, or features (the one that uses the tunnel, for example) So,, yes, perhaps a GPS I could use would be much appreciated... HB HIllybilly, the one time I met you I took you for a techie... You are absolutely right about directions. Add to that roads that are not on maps and no roads where the map says it should be and I guess it will be a long time before there will be a basemap of the DR. If the expectation is a track that is "Santo Domingo to Santiago" or "Jarabacoa to Pico Duarte hike start" then this would work well. Basically, a track is electronic breadcrumbs that you can see your relative position on the GPS with the track superimposed. With enough of a library, you can load multiple tracks and get just about anywhere. With so many great trip reports, the the track for the associated report could be included in a library and someone could easily follow it or you could upload it to Google Earth and see it superimposed on the satellite images. If a library is started, I will contribute my trips. Will offset my guilt for not submitting trip reports. I should take a scribe
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