I’ve been plugging away with my tablet at Google’s new app. They’ve closed downloads to prevent a server overload (understandable on a mostly server-based, heavy data app) so I’ll mirror the Windows only (as yet) installer I downloaded when I remember.
First we flew half way around the earth
Our Route
No content with a simple route I realized I could get GPS coordinates and elevations for all of the points we stopped on Mt. Kenya.
Point Lenana at 16355ft, Mackinder’s Camp at about 14300, and so forth.
!http://wiki.wcp.muohio.edu/~thad/photos/qdig-files/converted-images/qdig-files/Google%20Earth%20Renders/med_Reproduce%20Landscape%20of%20MacKinder%27s.jpg!
Does this look a little familiar? Definitely not perfect but the EarthSat did a pretty decent job with the topography (that is what they used?).
!http://wiki.wcp.muohio.edu/~thad/photos/qdig-files/converted-images/qdig-files/Google%20Earth%20Renders/med_Reproduce%20Landscape%20of%20MacKinder%20%20%28actual%29.jpg!
I’m doing things a little differently than you. I’m climbing Mt. Kenya in April and am looking for GPS coordinates before I leave. I’ve picked a bunch off Google Earth but would love to have a few more accurate points.
We are supposed to do the Sirimon Routte from Nanyuki, and I think it will be fun!
Michael