Superimposing maps and photos over routes

[cascaderailroad]

I read about Basemap A, and can't get it right. How else do you resize and superimpose a Topo map, or Google Earth satelite image over top of a Trainz route you are building ? I need detailed instructions on how to do this as I am not very computer literate. Trainz 2006

[BLACKWATCH]

Have a look here, and go through the threads, there are some instructions within them.
http://forums.auran.com/trainz/search.php?searchid=632335

[BLACKWATCH]

The link does work, I've just used it to fetch this page.
http://forums.auran.com/trainz/showthread.php?t=14863&highlight=trainzdem

If you can't use that link, the you will struggle with Trainzdem.

[vulcan]

I have used Google Earth images, my tutorial might help you:

http://www.ianztrainz.com.au/Trainz%20Using%20Google%20Earth.zip

Note that this method allows you to position and locate objects, but does not give you ground texturing or 3D information.

Ian

[Tokkyu40]

And, getting back to the basemap problem, here's the basemap tutorial.

http://www.g0akh.f2s.com/Trainz/Basemap_tutorial.html

:cool: Claude

[geophil]

There are several manual approaches to this.

A few months ago another Trainz route builder presented his method of adding floating "base maps" with Google Earth images to HOG-created TIGER/DEM-terrain. Unfortunately, I can't find it now.

Although there was a good deal of approximation in it, the method addressed the problem of matching the base map objects to the DEM terrain, using TIGER-based ground textures as orientation.

Basically, automation of this process in TransDEM (see above) implements a similar concept, but relies on proper, absolute coordinates throughout.