+xTerraCacher Posted January 7, 2004 Share Posted January 7, 2004 Apparently (at least I can't find it) there is no formal geocaching.com facility for benchmarking in British Columbia. I thought I would create a database and try to co-ordinate with geocaching.com to take care of this, but I can't get a list of BMs in BC. Any suggestions out there on how to compile a database of BM's in British Columbia? I have contacted *the* person in charge of maintaining the provincial governments database, but he says he doesn't have the time nor resources to create a text dump for me, which i can then load into my own database. I can specify online an area from which to download benchmarks, but if I outline an area with more than 70 marks, I can't get them for free, and my local area alone (8 square miles) has more than 70... Thanx! Quote Link to comment
+dino_hunters Posted January 7, 2004 Share Posted January 7, 2004 call a local survaying company. They should know where the bm's are. Quote Link to comment
+Klemmer Posted January 8, 2004 Share Posted January 8, 2004 *The* guy ay BC Provincal: See if you can make it worth his time. Nothing illegal, of course. Maybe lunch, help him out at his office sorting stuff, etc. Take him out geocaching, whatever. You get the idea. Worth a shot. Quote Link to comment
+xTerraCacher Posted January 8, 2004 Author Share Posted January 8, 2004 both good suggestions...i'll put them to task a.s.a.p. Thanx! Quote Link to comment
+GeckoGeek Posted January 8, 2004 Share Posted January 8, 2004 I have contacted *the* person in charge of maintaining the provincial governments database, but he says he doesn't have the time nor resources to create a text dump for me, Is the information even in electronic format? I don't think it's unusual to find it's still just a stack of paper somewhere. Quote Link to comment
+Team MickeyDs Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 Try one of these sites here http://search.netscape.com/ns/boomframe.js...s%2F13bench.htm or http://search.netscape.com/ns/boomframe.js....nrcan.gc.ca%2F the second one should have some info. I found some in Ontario from the federal site. The Geodetic Survey Division maintains and provides access to the Canadian Spatial Reference System (CSRS) which is based on primary vertical and horizontal networks of groundbased survey control and other georeferencing networks. Team MickeyDs Quote Link to comment
+Klemmer Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 Music-cachers: This looks like where you want to be: http://www.geod.nrcan.gc.ca/index_e/produc...ine_data_e.html Seems like you need a user name, but can get one free. I think I'll be in Vancouver this summer, and may check out a few there. If you set up a site to log them, please post it here so we can check it out! Thanks! Quote Link to comment
Armour Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 Think I found the cache. Check this out This is an incredible database! http://mascot.gdbc.gov.bc.ca/gsru/about.html Quote Link to comment
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