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[can't putt]

OK, to make a short story long, I had to travel to Davenport this past Monday and thought I'd stop at the course in Freeport.  I found the Brett's course discussion quick links are broken and I had to search down quite a few pages to find the Krape Park thread.  So, I thought I would offer an enhancement ...

The Cincinnati Disc Golf site has an interactive map for area courses.  I talked to the site admin down there and got permission to steal their idea.  Here is the result:

Chicago Area Courses

Try it out and see what you think.  I haven't finished entering courses as yet, but there are enough here for you to get the idea.  If you like the concept, I can either keep it where it is and you can link to it or I can transfer the whole thing over to you.

Let me know what you think!  Thanks.

[CEValkyrie]

That is sweet! I would love to add a link on the DISContinuum Page. Could you add UW Parksode in Kenosha to that map?

[can't putt]

Yeah, that's on the list, as well as nearby Indiana courses.  I've been going in alphabetical order (mostly) and am currently on "M".

[tacimala]

Very cool! Thanks for doing that.

[Bruce Brakel]

I went north into Canada until I ran out of roads.  You could do all of North America with that map.  If I take the time to go to Europe, will i find it there or does the world end somewhere in the ocean?  I think I'll just have to go see.

[Bruce Brakel]

Oh, I see.  That's google maps.  You can do Europe and Australia too. 

[can't putt]

Well, let me fill out Chicago first, then I can start working on the rest of Illinois.  I should be able to get to Australia sometime in, oh let's say -- 2026. 

[stpitner]

the hard part is after you add all these, then you have to figure out when there are new ones added.  Unless I'm not looking in the right place, I can't find a way to see the "most recently added" courses or even a marking that says the course is new for 2006 (other than individually looking at each one).

Pretty sweet what you've put together so far though!

[can't putt]

Good point, Scott.  Check it out now -- scroll down to the Summit course.

[stpitner]

Good point, Scott. Check it out now -- scroll down to the Summit course.

awesome   So at least there will be ONE place that has the new ones marked

[tacimala]

It could be something that is database driven I think. I've been looking into it for a larger scale project and there are a lot of promises. Perhaps having the course pin spot be color coded by age. New courses could have a new color and then automatically it will change after a year or something based on the date in the database. There's really a lot of potential for a realy good resource like that. It's just a matter of putting the right tools together.

I wish I could have a projected date for this idea I've got, but just know that it will be big. Much bigger than just courses.

[Dan Michler]

Thats a really sweet map!  You should go blue baskets for 18+ holers and red for 9 holers and black for Leo Leathers.

[Tom McManus]

K2  This is excellent. Thanks for taking the time to put this together

[Cannon Boy]

Black = Best course Around

[CEValkyrie]

Black = Best course Around

Hmm. You wouldn't need that color in the Chicago Area.

[can't putt]

Thanks, all, for your kind words and feedback.  I like the idea of differentiating 9/18+ hole courses with basket color.  I'll try to do that in the next week or two.

[mirth]

That is very sweet. If you wanted us to host it you'd certainly get credit for your hard work. That map is exactly the thing I've been yearning for for a loooong time.
Would be awesome if there would be some way to get a db dump of the pdga's course directory & use the GPS coords to plot out basket pins.

[Jon Brakel]

Sweet! This is how far I got on a similar project. http://home.comcast.net/~discgolf.university/ILmap.htm

I was just beginning to do the links when I showed it to a friend of mine. He then showed me the stuff you can do with google maps. So, I shelved that project and decided to start fresh again this winter figuring out the google maps stuff. Now I don't have to unless I want to do the entire state like I started to.

[Tom McManus]

Sweet! This is how far I got on a similar project. http://home.comcast.net/~discgolf.university/ILmap.htm

I was just beginning to do the links when I showed it to a friend of mine. He then showed me the stuff you can do with google maps. So, I shelved that project and decided to start fresh again this winter figuring out the google maps stuff. Now I don't have to unless I want to do the entire state like I started to.

Jon,

That is sweet.  The entire state on the Google Map would be nice.

[pickax]

Y'all realize that the PDGA site already has this on a Google map (obviously minus the links to the threads).

http://www.pdga.com/course/gindex.php