OnX color-coding options

[Bama_Xander]

When I first got OnX color coding wasn't yet an option. When they added the color option (and more icons) I was pumped. I'm an IPB nerd and obsess over keeping my maps, scouting notes, etc organized and detailed. I spend A LOT of time on OnX, GE, and CalTopo.

Yellow treestand Icons = pre-set trees
White treestand icons = trees I want to sit but haven't prepped
Coyote head Icon = Area-of-interest (AOI)... areas that I want to scout or check out when I go in blind
Purple coyote head icon = Primary (most promising) AOIs
Red coyote head icon = all other AOIs
Red bordered area = No-hunting zones
Blue Icons = Permanent features (parking, boat ramps, etc)
Light blue, thin dotted line = Creeks
Dark blue, heavy dashed line = Rivers
Yellow thin dashed line = Access routes
White thin line = trails not already marked on topo or not visible on aerial
Brown icons = Deer & turkey sign (rubs, scrapes, beds, etc... I use the appropriate icon)

When I'm in the field and add waypoints I just use the red default red X and then go back and change/color code them when I get home on the computer. If I want to save a track, I change it to yellow and label it so I don't confused when I start a new track in the same area.

Rambling complete....

I feel like we are brothers from different mothers. I have an extensive system too. I too started before color coding and then flipped out when we got it.

Yellow Icons = Point of Interest (I have not been to yet)
Red Icons = Most of my Deer or Turkey sign marked in the field with the appropriate icon
Purple tent = Deer Bed
Light blue icons = Hunter Pressure sign - usually the Sasquatch icon unless it's a deer stand
Dark blue icons = Only used for boat ramp icon
White dashed line = My access to hunt
Dark blue dotted line = deer trails
White Deer (buck/doe) icon = Where I have shot a deer
Black Deer (buck/doe) icon = Where I have recovered deer (or if a deer dropped where I shot it)
Red dotted line connecting the white and black deer icon = Blood trail
Brown icons = Reserved just for the Squirrel icon to denote squirrel sign
Black Turkey = Where I have shot a turkey


Black bold line area = avoid - lots of hunter pressure
Red bold line area = Area of interest
Blue solid line or lined area = pond/lake/ditch
Yellow solid line = food plot
Yellow dashed line/outline = Edge habitat/habitat diversity (example = group of pines in hardwoods)
Dark purple bold line = sanctuary areas on private lands

I also just mark in the field and change color when I get back to the computer.

 

[jwilkstn]

I started using onX many years ago before it got to be as good as it is now. Originally, they had alot more icons to choose from it does even now, and you had the ability to hide or turn off markups to reduce clutter on your screen. With many years of markups, I chose to color code by year. Because I wanted my system to be effective beyond just this season, and there are "only" 9 colors to choose from, I lumped all 2014 and older into Brown. 2015 is the Dark Red, 2016 is Yellow. You get the point... basically the older the markup the further to the right the color is located in the current version of the app. This year is black, and that leaves me with 3 more colors for the future. I use the icons to represent what the sign or location is, and use the wolf sign (no wolves where I hunt) to signify hunting pressure. I used to name the markup with a description, but now leave them as the default date/ time and put my description in the Notes section.

 

[DelaWhere_Arrow]

I started using onX many years ago before it got to be as good as it is now. Originally, they had alot more icons to choose from it does even now, and you had the ability to hide or turn off markups to reduce clutter on your screen. With many years of markups, I chose to color code by year. Because I wanted my system to be effective beyond just this season, and there are "only" 9 colors to choose from, I lumped all 2014 and older into Brown. 2015 is the Dark Red, 2016 is Yellow. You get the point... basically the older the markup the further to the right the color is located in the current version of the app. This year is black, and that leaves me with 3 more colors for the future. I use the icons to represent what the sign or location is, and use the wolf sign (no wolves where I hunt) to signify hunting pressure. I used to name the markup with a description, but now leave them as the default date/ time and put my description in the Notes section.

Clever all around. Thanks!