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[RC] A way to ensure accurately measured trails? - k s swigart

John Teeter said:


It (something like this for endurance riders) is
on the way. I've been making googleEarth/Map
tracks for as many rides as possible and will
soon have it all together. Then you can upload
your maps. Motionbased.com is an other way
to go as well. (but for now, I'm trying to put
googleEarth.kmz files up on each of the events
that steph is covering and I've a backlog of NW
region rides to integrate.?


And Lisa Salas said:


there is a program, (free) called
www.MapmyRun.com , (bike, hike and swim I think)
and they will be coming out next year with a horse
trails program. You can map a route and it tells you
your mileage, elevations, and has ways for you to
share your run with other runners. I have found
some trails in parks and rec areas but not always.


Perhaps the AERC will want to look into this as a way to ensure that
trails of sanctioned rides are accurately measured.  We now have the
technology such that it is NOT unreasonable to require ride managers to
map their trails in this way.  And since doing so will give participants
a much better idea of where they are during the course of an event, I
cannot imagine why any ride manager wouldn't want to.

kat
Orange County, Calif.





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