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Location: Massachusetts
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 |  | Re: useful way to find drains
<Reply # 20 on 12/8/2009 8:12 AM >
|  | | | I took a course once on GIS systems and we used a program called Arc GIS which was basically a graphical program made to interpret maps and integrate them with GPS coordinates.
You could download a map of your town, then download the watershed data layer, open the map of the town in Arc Gis, import the watershed data layer, throw in some street names data layers and its basically the same as adding all the drain information into google maps, except its a different program.
For example, the page i would use to find some of that info for my state would be something like this: http://www.mass.gov/mgis/vwr_wa1.htm
Now I havent done that in a few years so dont quote me on the specifics, just giving a general idea that the tools are out there and the information is public and free for the taking if you know where to look.
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Urbex Cleveland
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<Reply # 21 on 11/3/2010 6:06 AM >
| | | | I found the following websites to be incredibly valuable for locating drains:
- Identify creeks/streams/rivers on http://mapper.acme.com/ with their topographic maps.
- Then copy & paste the latitude and longitude into the search box at http://www.bing.com/maps/. Zoom in all the way & go to the Aerial drop down menu and select Bird's Eye to change the view to a fairly detailed aerial photograph. Zooming in once is possible now, if desired. Follow the stream/river until you get to a drain! If you combine this method with an analysis of the topographic maps (keep them both open and switch back & forth), then you will find a lot of 'em without all the legwork.
- If you really must, then check out a street view with http://maps.google.com/. I rarely do, but it is nice to know about. Click & drag the little orange guy onto the street you want to view. If the street is not highlighted in blue while you are dragging him, then the view is not available for that street.
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EVmAN
    
Location: Mississauga, ON
Gender: Male
and I-- I took the path less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.
| | Re: useful way to find drains
<Reply # 22 on 12/2/2010 4:18 PM >
| | | | I've found some using just google maps zooming all the way in. Just find a pond or drainage reservoir. As long as you know what an outfall looks like, you should be able to recognize it from aerial view.
The sign said "Anybody caught trespassin will be shot on sight"
So I jumped on the fence and I yelled at the house,
"Hey! What gives you the right?" http://www.flickr.com/photos/evman/ |
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maester
Location: Des Moines, IA
Gender: Male
| | Re: useful way to find drains
<Reply # 23 on 12/7/2010 4:10 AM >
| | | | Just get on Google Maps/Earth or any other similar satellite photo program and follow streams through cities. I've found a lot of drains that way.
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Viveiros
Location: South Attleboro
Gender: Male
Parkour + Urbex = New Locations
| | Re: useful way to find drains
<Reply # 24 on 1/17/2011 4:06 AM >
| | | | I actually just typed in "city-name" storm water utility map
and after a little bit of looking around I came across a public works page with info and (most importantly) a map of all the outfalls in my area  now to go and look in those locations for called outfall.
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M0rtifiedM0nkey
| | Re: useful way to find drains
<Reply # 25 on 1/23/2011 3:32 PM >
| | | | Posted by DrainMunkey
Okie...ill check out some of the bigger libraries instead of the suburbs ones....maybe I will get lucky and they will have some for the suburbs as well...and maybe I can get lucky...hmm...maybe I'll try the historical society...
Thanks!
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Micro film always has a tremendous amount of information.
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M0rtifiedM0nkey
| | Re: useful way to find drains
<Reply # 26 on 1/23/2011 3:36 PM >
| | | | Posted by shadowbot
I took a course once on GIS systems and we used a program called Arc GIS which was basically a graphical program made to interpret maps and integrate them with GPS coordinates.
You could download a map of your town, then download the watershed data layer, open the map of the town in Arc Gis, import the watershed data layer, throw in some street names data layers and its basically the same as adding all the drain information into google maps, except its a different program.
For example, the page i would use to find some of that info for my state would be something like this: http://www.mass.gov/mgis/vwr_wa1.htm
Now I havent done that in a few years so dont quote me on the specifics, just giving a general idea that the tools are out there and the information is public and free for the taking if you know where to look.
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That's a great idea. The only difficult part would be finding a good DL of Arc Gis.
I've looked for one when I used it in school and had no luck.
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