Should Casey Green, cartographer for the Adventure Cycling Association, really embrace GIS systems?”
Adventure Cycling Embraces Geographic Information Systems Technology Upgrade to GIS promises superior maps and speedier updates for bicycle travelers in North America Missoula, Montana — Adventure Cycling Association — the largest membership cycling organization in North America — today announced that its world-renowned cycling maps will now be produced using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology. Kevin McManigal, Adventure Cycling’s GIS specialist, and cartographer Casey Greene recently completed the conversion of one map section of the Association’s Great Parks South Bicycle Route from a strictly illustration software-based format to a GIS and illustration software-based map. It is the first map in Adventure Cycling’s Route Network to receive this treatment, which adds new features such as shaded relief, and a revised north arrow and scale bar. “GIS utilizes a database to generate road representations with greater accuracy,” says routes and mapping director Carla Majernik,
Adventure Cycling Association, the largest membership cycling association in America, announced that their cycling map will now be produced using Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Casey Greene recently completed the conversion of the one map section of the Association’s Great Parks South Bicycle Route using the system. It’s good that he’s already getting used to the change.
