New Maps and Data on website

[riverin...@gmail.com]

Hey everyone-- we have completed the data for Geary County and are almost done with Riley County. Please take a look at those two pages (they are under "maps and spreadsheets") and let us know what you think. We have also added Google Earth maps embedded on the website, which will greatly expand our capabilities since you can do far more with Google Earth than you can with the standard Google Map. We are very interested in comments on the website, and would like suggestions on where we should go from here. Thanks. Cynthia

[cynthia...@gmail.com]

Heidi-- good job figuring out how to add the watershed boundaries to google earth. It will be very helpful to have individual watershed boundaries in kml files added to the "kml for maps" page so that everyone can use them. You might try loading them onto a google map, although my experience is that google maps won't take shapes (only markers), but its worth a try. Cynthia

[cynthia...@gmail.com]

Way to go Heidi! Hey everybody-- check out the new maps

http://sites.google.com/site/kansasriverinventory/kansas-river-watersheds

[cynthia...@gmail.com]

Heidi has been building a new map with the HUC 8's and protected areas-- check it out

https://sites.google.com/site/kansasriverinventory/kansas-protected-areas

[Laura Calwell]

I'm good to test the workability of sites as a layman - this was hard for me to manipulate.  I know Heidi is working on this.  On one of the Google Earth pages when you open it the earth spins and focuses in on the area automatically.  It would be nice if this would do that and focus in on NE Kansas.  

[Heidi Mehl]

I'm working on turning off all of the sites except the ones in our priority watersheds.  Hopefully that will allow me to set it to zoom in on the NE part of the state.  I'll let you know when I get the new file loaded!

[Laura Calwell]

Sounds good! Laura

[James Steichen]

Heidi, this looks really good.
You could also add Pillsbury Crossing, which is on Deep Creek SE of Manhattan. Here is a web site about it:
http://www.kansastravel.org/pillsburycrossing.htm

Jim Steichen

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From: "Laura Calwell" <kawrive...@gmail.com>
To: kansas-river-i...@googlegroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 1:04:24 PM
Subject: Re: New Maps and Data on website

[Heidi Mehl]

I reloaded the map so it only shows the areas within our priority watersheds, and it now zooms into NE Kansas instead of the whole state.  Let me know what you think!  It's still a little cluttered, but you should be able to zoom into an area and have a pretty clear view.

Jim - I'll work on adding Pillsbury crossing (it looks beautiful!).  Any ideas who might have a shp file for it?

[Laura Calwell]

Much better!  Thanks

[cynthia...@gmail.com]

Heidi-- good job adding the Kaw. the outline really makes the river stand out. the map is looking great.