Since the beginning, CalTopo has had the ability to make maps publicly visible, i.e. someone can find the map without knowing its URL. However all this did was add the map to an obscure page that few visited other than Google. Today that changes with the introduction of the shared maps layer. It’s available as an overlay […]
Elevation profiles are one of the few remaining gaps people have noticed when comparing CalTopo to desktop software. No more. There are now two profile modes – the existing interactive one that uses Google elevation data, and a full-page version that builds on the terrain statistics dialog with CalTopo sourced elevation data. You can get to the […]
CalTopo now has a source for NOAA weather stations – some are in standard airport and urban locations, but a number of others are in quasi-backcountry locations useful for trip planning. Note that the data is screen-scraped off of a web page rather than coming through a documented web service, so it may be less […]
One of CalTopo’s core features has always been the ability to blend multiple map layers together. Until now, that’s been done by creating a layer stack and varying the opacity of each layer to suit. This works, but shaded relief has always been a weak point. In order to keep the relief layer from washing […]
CalTopo just gained a redesigned user interface. Normally I hate invasive UI rewrites, and I’m sure this one won’t please everyone. However, over time it’s become apparent that CalTopo’s previous long-standing UI had too many obscure and confusing features. It was painful watching people struggle with the same issues over and over, and while I […]
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