Map of US Course Measurers

Woo Hoo!

Nice job, Mark!

Mark I just emailed you. Great job.

I noticed Joe Galope in AZ doesn't appear

Thanks,

Gene

The omission that Gene discovered was actually a more general issue with multiple measurers in the same location. I have fixed that now.

It looks like measurers with PO Box addresses do not appear?

I don't think that happens. I belive it just goes by their city. I think what happens, if there are more than one MEASURER in a city that is the proble. I am in the process of Checkong for omissions, let Mark now the ones you are referring to.

Bob Giambalvo is in Delhi, NY not Delphi, NY. Jeff John is not listed, Amherst, NY. Don Hughes is not listed in Syracuse, NY.

Don't know what the problem with, but the other two live in cities with other measurers.

Thanks Kevin. I am compiling a list of mistakes I have found for Jane. There are several cities that were not found in the geocoding, and the reason in most cases was that the city was misspelled. But I didn't find the Delphi mistake (should be Delhi), maybe because Delphi is also a city?

The folks you mention that you do not see might be for a couple reasons. Make sure you refresh your browser. The multiple people in the same city was originally a problem. It was fixed but if your browser is not refreshing it is using the old version. The second reason is that you will need to zoom in fairly close to the city to see the multiple dots for the multiple measurers.

Keep those error checks coming!

Such an awesome job Mark. Thank you for putting this together. I get emails all the time from RDs looking for a measurer referral and it was a challenge to locate them. Next level would be a search option based on miles from the event.

Really great job here!

Sweet.

Mark, I see measurers listed that don't want to be shown as available to measure courses. At one time, Gene and Jane removed measurers who did not want to be listed, from appearing in a search for measurers in a state.

For instance, at a glance, I see Creigh Kelley and Alan Lind listed in the search results, but neither wants to be listed as a measurer for others to contact. Did the db lose that flag, and the search again lists everyone who has measured a course? (Question for Gene and Jane)

But, I love the concept of the map!

Mark,

The ones that I was told to de-list do not show. The names Duane mention to my knowledge are not de-listed as I don't recall being told to de-list

If there are people who don't want to be listed as measurers in the USATF database, you should contact Jane Parks to let her know. I don't want to remove people from the map if they still appear in the USATF list.

I have updated the map so that when you click on one of the circles a small box comes up with the measurer's name. If you click on that name, in a separate tab you'll get a listing of all measurer's with that last name.

Great Mark. Let me know when we can add this to our search engine?

Mark,
Great job with this map. As Regional Certifier for Utah and Kansas, I sometimes get request from RD for a Measurer near them. But not that familiar with location of cities in Utah and Kansas so this will be quite useful.
If you get really bored this winter and need another challenge, a similar map for Calibration courses could be quite useful.

Once again - thanks for putting this map togeather. I've already sent it to one RD who was needing a measurer.

Excellent idea Ken. The only concern is that the only location information is the city,state. It would be much better if we had more precise info on locations.

After creating a map for cert courses with just city,state, I will get more precise info for calibration courses in Michigan. If anyone would like to volunteer to do other states let me know.

I've also used the link to assist an RD with finding a measurer.

Love the new link to the measurer's profile

Regarding the Cal Course search, I can handle my region, perhaps each Regional Certifier could do the same.

Would a GPS location be sufficient?

Thanks Nathan. GPS is what I need in the format below:

Cert#,latitude,longitude

The coordinates need to be decimal degrees. The latitude should be positive and the longitude negative.

The other option for people who might be interested in helping would be to do it in google earth.

1) Put a waypoint at each cal course location.
2) Make the name of each waypoint the cert#.
3) Put all those waypoints into a single folder in GE.
4) Right-click on that folder and select "Save Place As..."
5) Select kml as the file type
6) Save it to your hard drive
7) Email me that kml file. runnermark at gmail.com

Thanks Mark,

I'm utilizing GE to find them so I'll just carry that forward as you described.

Also, are you being updated with new measurers to update the map?

Jane is going to notify me when she adds a new measurer. But certifiers can help her when they send in a new certification by letting her know that the measurer is new if that's the case.

Mark, that is not necessary for the Certifiers to inform Jane. You see, every time she enters info the measurers information is checked. Henc, she should know immediately.

On another note, if you add one to the list will it change the RRTC.net site for searching? Finally, I will see if USATF can get this on their site.

Mark, sorry for the delay in replying but I think Andy (in Eugene) has moved to Massachusetts.

Thanks Lee. But he's still listed as Eugene in the list on the USATF website. I don't want to have different info on the map than is on the website list. Especially since clicking on the their dot on the map takes you to their entry on the list.

Once he measurers a course in MA, the database should be changed by the registrar. If this has not been done and he has measured a course in MA, then the Registrar should be informed. I will check on this.

After checking on this, I don't see that he has measure any courses in MA.

I agree with Gene’s handling of this. If a measurer moves, the listings will be updated only when he or she measures another course. A measurer who moves is treated just like a new measurer when they are added to the location map and online directory listings. In the meantime, the measurer’s old location and contact information is left as is. Seems like an unnecessary burden for the registrar to keep up with and to create a new measurer listing before the measurer measures another course.