Maps & Mapping Forum

With WIndows seven there is a snipping tool that is great for getting captures of maps,whole or sections!

Any questions,feel free to ask.
Harold Reese

Be sure to see Part 2 also Overlaying images on Google Earth.



Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 02/11/2013 06:13AM by LabradorBob.

Thanks Harold. I've been wanting to try this but was having a hard time understanding Google Earth instructions. I'll give your method a try on some old maps that I believe have old adobe sites.Hopefully I can make it work Thanks again.

El

Once you have completed the overlay process, enter the coordinates on your handheld GPS.

I have found cellar holes in deep woods using this method. The GPS will get you within 15-20 feet.

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awesome!! thanks a bunch! never gave that a thought!!

I was wondering how do i look for cellar holes in my area?thanks

I would say,try to find maps with old houses showing,this will probably be old quadrangle maps.
they are hard to find,i actually have found some on terra server.
http://terraserver-usa.com/
the thing is,you have to know there was an old house there at one time,usually leads you hear from someone.
then look for it on terraserver.
i also compare old maps to newer ones,if a house,Depicted by a tiny black square,shows on an older map,
but not on a newer one,you can bet its not there anymore,but if you know it was there at one time,
do an overlay on google earth,go find it,sometimes,all that will be there is an old cellar hole or foundation.
Hope this helps.
Harold

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Missouri




Remember to keep those coil covers clean!
Go to the Maps and mapping forum here:
http://www.findmall.com/list.php?69

HI Folks; Thanks Bob. I'm now a new user for this program. have not tried it yet but I know I'll like it. Thanks for your hard work. It's not taken for granted. I'm just returning to detecting after a long time out due to a serious injury and I'm dying to get back in the field. We are frozen in now here in Boston with the snow but it will be digging time in about 10 weeks or so.Gives me a lot of time to do research ha ha.Anyway I will be a constant guest here. Thanks. Its great to be back. PEACE:RONB

Does anyone know how to make the overlay transparent?

Nice tool, thanks for all the info!

You are very welcome.

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Missouri




Remember to keep those coil covers clean!
Go to the Maps and mapping forum here:
http://www.findmall.com/list.php?69

Thanks,
I was able to overlay the old plat map on top of Google Earth and line it up.
Then I overlayed my Treasure Map over both the above maps
.......Now I can find old and new land marks a lot easier and make pics of them.....

Cool

This is one of the most useful tools I've EVER found! Grab and old topo image, overlay it, and you can get immediate access to all sorts of great stuff. Best of all is you get exact coordinates to old cellar holes! I'm scoring big with this...glad to see the idea being shared.

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Steve from Iowa
Does anyone know how to make the overlay transparent?

When adding a Photo overlay on to Google Earth, there is a slider that will make it transparent.

Yes,If you go to your places section on the left and find it ,Right click on it and choose properties to bring it up again!

Labradorbob

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Missouri




Remember to keep those coil covers clean!
Go to the Maps and mapping forum here:
http://www.findmall.com/list.php?69

Yes, great stuff.
I'm doing it with old aerial photos, too:

http://menotomymaps.com/projects.asp