{"id":2119,"date":"2023-02-23T13:17:25","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T21:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/owlsheadgps.com\/temp\/?p=2119"},"modified":"2025-10-15T14:00:02","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T21:00:02","slug":"about-owlsheadgps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/owlsheadgps.com\/owlshead\/about-owlsheadgps\/","title":{"rendered":"About the OwlsheadGPS Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2119\" class=\"elementor elementor-2119\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-516e650 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"516e650\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2143972\" data-id=\"2143972\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdd9782 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bdd9782\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.2 - 23-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the OwlsheadGPS Project<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5491d8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5491d8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.2 - 23-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>The OwlsheadGPS Project created an innovative process for bringing official, government agency OHV route GIS data to ordinary consumer GPS devices and computers. The project represents a breakthrough use of alternative and open source solutions in area long dominated by expensive professional software.<\/p><p>Government agency route data is fine for printing or viewing maps, or for data analysis needs. But typically this data is unusable by ordinary members of the public &#8212; including those familiar with GPS devices and computer mapping software.<\/p><p>Therefore, the OwlsheadGPS Project is focused as much on the technology that delivers the route data as it is on the route data itself. The current limited Project Area represents only a pilot program, one that we hope to expand to include designated OHV routes from government agencies all across the State of California.<\/p><p><strong>Why &#8220;OwlsheadGPS?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p><p>The mission of the Project is to help guide outdoor visitors safely on the back country roads and trails of our public lands. The name was born out of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/id\/wbna32340356\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the tragic death of an eleven-year old boy in the Owlshead Mountains of Death Valley National Park in August 2009.<\/a> It is believed that he and his mother got lost and stranded while following the inaccurate back country road data that came on their GPS device.<\/p><p>The tragedy inspired Friends of Jawbone to create this online, GPS-ready library of files with the official, legal back country motor vehicle routes in California.<\/p><p>The mission of the OwlsheadGPS Project is to encourage OHV and motor vehicle users to use only the designated roads and trails. Those who do so will:<br \/>1. Better protect their own safety by lessening the risks posed by abandoned mines and other hazards.<br \/>2. Better protect sensitive natural resources and threatened species such as the desert tortoise.<br \/>3. Better protect the future prospects for sustainable motorized recreation on public lands.<\/p><p>Therefore, first, the owl represents knowledge of the designated route system, and the wisdom of using only designated routes. Second, the up arrow is a directional symbol that points the way for outdoor visitors. 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