1. The Creation and Development of a Comprehensive Guide to Technical Rock Climbing in Ferguson Canyon, Utilizing GIS Technology Gary Horton Jr. Applied GIS I (GEOG 1820) Salt Lake Community College, Fall 2011

2. Geographic Orientation

3. Why make the guide? Existing maps and route data are either inaccurate and/or incomplete. Members of the climbing community are becoming accustomed to topo-maps and other resource materials in alternative (particularly electronic) formats. The general population is quickly adopting the use of internet and multimedia enhanced smartphones.

4. Materials Needed Traditional Guidebook Handwritten navigational information Notebook and pencil GPS unit (Garmin model Venture HC)

5. Methods Use the materials to collect the required data. Download the data onto the computer in a tabular format using DNR Garmin. Save the tabular data as a point shapefile. Add the *.shp to a sufficient basemap layer of orthophotography acquired from AGRC. Carefully compile additional information into the associated attribute tables.

6. The Past

7. The Present

8. The Future

9. The End Comments? Questions? Concerns?