Remote Overland Travel: Route Planning and Navigation
Denali Rangers
March, 2019
Contact: Luc Mehl
These resources are described in some detail, including video tutorials, at thingstolucat.com.
A data-driven approach to remote overland travel allows you to identify best routes, bailouts, and best-guess at current conditions.
Remote Sensing
MODIS: 2x daily, low resolution, NASA Worldview
Landsat: Sentinel Hub
Sentinel 2 L2A: 4-5x /week, best resolution, EO Browser
Other imagery
Bing Aerial (ESRI Worldview)
Arctic DEM
Weather
Current conditions: AOOS Real-time Sensor Map
Forecast: windy.com
Historic: AOOS Historic Sensor Map
Route planning
- $20 annual subscription to access the superoverlay.kml (Free upgrade for SAR)
- Download the superoverlay.kml to view topo map, etc.
- printing maps
- 6-month Premium promo code only valid for new users
- If you already have an account, small discount code
- website features
- different flavors
- import topo (superoverlay.kml or Earth Point)
- layers
- historical imagery
- elevation profile
- slope % to degrees
- create route
- share route
Navigation
Gaia GPS app
- app features
- satellite layers: ESRI Worldview (premium) and custom import Google Earth basemap (zoom level preview, 63.1, -151), map source:
http://mt0.google.com/vt/lyrs=s&hl=en&x={x}&y={y}&z={z}&s=Ga
- slope angle shading overlay
- import route
- hidden features: line of sight, distance and bearing
- share/import/export/airdrop
- manually enter point (choose 2 of these)
- 63.065852°, -151.009386°
- 67° 4’46.94″N, 158°56’32.86″W
- 62° 6.858’N, 144° 39.006’W
- 4 V, 551721.70 m E, 6305751.73 m N
- import point/route from text or email
- battery life