Google Earth Community: Bigfoot Reports - Comprehensive Mapping Project

NOTE: This file now contains approximately 6225 placemarks.

The attached placemark .kmz is the result of a long-term project I have been engaged in to geo-locate reports of encounters with bigfoot / sasquatch creatures. The reports come primarily from bigfoot resource organization web sites. This is my initial test effort to share this information via Google Earth. I welcome input by more experienced Google Earth users who might want to offer suggestions to improve the organization and display.

The reports were originally mapped with another software product and I am in the middle of the process of converting the data to .kml format, so this file will be growing as I migrate my remaining data.

Please Note: Users of this information should not assume that locations are accurate. Do not assume that a location is precise enough to apply to a particular property. The location coordinates are approximate and the margin of error will depend on the degree of precision included in the source report. Hyperlinks to the source reports are included. While some locations are quite precise, generally I believe that the margin of error is on the order of one mile. If the likely error is greater I have included an estimate. e.g., ~2mi, ~5mi, etc.

Users of this information should respect all property rights.

I welcome discussion of the maps and how I am presenting them here. Debate or discussion regarding the existence of and/or search for these creatures would be better held in other forums, such as: Bigfoot Forums.

[Edit 2006-03-05 - Icons' shape and color now differentiate report type and source.]

[Edit 2006-03-22 - Tweaked icon sizes, worked around icon bitmap addressing bug in Google Earth to correct icon display errors.]

[Edit 2006-03-26 - Further icon modification for better visual clarity. Reduced label font scale to minimize screen clutter. Added descriptive text and resource URL]

[Edit 2006-08-16 - Corrections may be reported via private mail here. Please include the state and nearest community or the URL of the associated report.]

[Edit 2006-11-18] - Strengthened language regarding approximate nature of locations and need to respect property rights.]

[Edit 2007-01-27 - Further reduced icon and label scales to ease map clutter.]

[Edit 2007-03-18 - Included valid TimeStamp tags to allow Timeline viewing with Google Earth 4. To view all placemarks it is necessary to move the Timeline sliders. Changed icons to Google Earth 4 types.] Note that GE version 4.3 hides the timeline slider by default, unless it is moused over.

[Edit 2007-08-04] - Added reports from the WCSRO. (Western Canada)]

[Edit 2007-12-09 - Added reports from OregonBigfoot.com]

[Edit 2008-01-15 - Added reports from Winnipeg River Sasquatch Association (Manitoba). Further reduced font scale to 0.6 to diminish map clutter.]

[Edit 2008-02-26 - Completed reports from BigfootEncounters.com, now includes CA, OR, and WA,]

[Edit 2008-02-27 - Added reports from Ontario Sasquatch Research]

[Edit 2008-05-14 - Revised links for older Texas Bigfoot Research Conservancy reports. The TBRC totally redesigned their web site earlier this year which resulted in breaking the map links for all reports mapped from the original web site. Those URLs have now been revised to link to archived web pages stored by The Wayback Machine.

[Edit - Now Includes all of my data as of last edit date.]

Edited by Mangani (08/18/08 11:33 AM)

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