Google Earth - Tracks4Africa layer
The release of the Tracks4Africa data layer for Google Earth was announced earlier. Here are the highlights of the press release for the data layer:
More than 6 years of efforts by the Tracks4Africa community
( www.tracks4africa. com ) have today culminated with the release of a
Tracks4Africa layer on Google Earth.
The T4A layer was been compiled using only GPS tracklogs contributed
by the T4A community: it covers the whole African continent and it
has been recognized by Google as world class data suitable to go
alongside with very high resolution imagery.
MadMappers is proud in the (small) contribution given to this
remarkable mapping exercise. Due to the nature of this voluntary
effort data coverage is excellent in some places but less so in
others.
We invite everyone with a GPS to join this pan African mapping
initiative aimed at creating a popular African GIS culture where
everyone can give a contribution towards the re-mapping of Africa. To
contribute by e-mail your GPS tracklog at the end of your journey
Please note that this initiative is not aimed at mapping major urban
centres (often for cities very good quality data already exists ) but
rather to put on the map rural roads and tracks (together with a road
surface description) .
Some examples of the T4A layer in East Africa:
http://www.madmappe rs.com/T4A- GE/SarEsSalaam. jpg
http://www.madmappe rs.com/T4A- GE/Serengeti. jpg
http://www.madmappe rs.com/T4A- GE/Killimanjaro. jpg
http://www.madmappe rs.com/T4A- GE/Addis% 20Abeba.jpg
To access the T4A layer on Google Earth activate "Tracks4Africa"
within "Layers" > "Primary database" > "Featured Content" i.e. where
the National Geographic layer is.
More instructions are available at
http://tracks4afric a.com/misc/ t4a_maps_ on_google_ earth.pdf
