(Almost) 100 years of trail mapping: The story of the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club
summary
All-volunteer club maps over 1,100 miles of trails using field-collected GPS since 2010, moving from compass and measuring wheel to Trimble DA2 for centerlines and consumer Garmins for POIs. GIS edits live trail geometry in ArcGIS Online, exports finished art via Adobe Illustrator and MapPublisher, and publishes print, web and mobile maps. Recent work removes obsolete routes, records 10,000 volunteer hours annually, and secures a 50-foot right-of-way from five landowners.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Introduction to PATC
- 1:05Club history and mission
- 2:33Trail protection and land management
- 3:15Early trail mapping methods
- 5:06Transition to digital mapping
- 7:11GIS workflow and data collection
- 9:00Boundary and easement challenges
- 11:51Volunteer opportunities and resources
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