Moore Energy & Mapping — Precision Mapping, Spatial Data & Energy Resilience

What we do

Geospatial tools and energy knowledge for the communities that need them most

Moore County is rich in land, community, and natural resources. We apply professional-grade geospatial analysis and energy expertise to problems that matter at the local scale — trails, land stewardship, solar resilience, and open data.

Community Mapping

Trail maps, park maps, and land use analysis for Moore County communities, nonprofits, and local government. Products range from trailhead kiosk prints to spatially accurate GIS datasets in NC State Plane NAD83.

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Energy Resilience

Education and guidance on solar, off-grid power, and community energy planning for rural Moore County. We map energy infrastructure vulnerability and help residents understand their options — no product to sell.

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Open Geospatial Data

Publicly licensed vector and raster datasets covering Moore County land cover, hydrology, recreation infrastructure, and renewable energy siting potential. Built on open-source tools, hosted without restriction.

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Featured project — Bear Creek Trail System · Robbins, NC

A 16-year-old kiosk map replaced with a production-grade GIS product

The Bear Creek Trail System operated without an updated map since a local engineering firm produced the original trailhead kiosk in 2010. That map served trailhead visitors well but lacked machine-readable data, a GIS dataset, and current trail use designations. Moore Energy & Mapping delivered a full cartographic rebuild: print PDF, attributed GeoPackage, and a terrain-draped KMZ superoverlay, all authored in NC State Plane NAD83.

BEAR CREEK TRAIL SYSTEM · TOWN OF ROBBINS · MOORE COUNTY, NC NC ONEMAP · USGS NATIONAL MAP · CARTO · OSM · MARCH 2026 · EPSG:32119

7Trail routes

10.8Miles — longest loop

18Disc golf holes

Par 56Course total par

3MTB-permitted routes

329KMZ tiles · z13–17

Original 2010 trailhead kiosk map — reference only, no machine-readable data or GIS dataset

2010 local engineering firm · trailhead kiosk

2026 Moore Energy and Mapping production map — EPSG:32119 NC State Plane NAD83

2026 Moore E&M · EPSG:32119 · 300 DPI

Downloads Print Map PDF KMZ Superoverlay GeoPackage (GPKG) Trail Schematic Full project page →

KMZ Superoverlay — terrain-draped map tiles

The map draped directly on the terrain

The KMZ superoverlay is a multi-zoom tile pyramid — 329 georeferenced map tiles spanning zoom levels 13 through 17 — that loads in Google Earth and lays the full Bear Creek trail map across the actual 3D terrain model. Trails follow creek corridors. Disc golf holes sit on their real ground positions. The contour data from the original USGS DEM aligns with Google's elevation surface beneath it.

At zoom level 17 — the finest detail available for this area — individual trail segments, basket locations, and parking areas resolve cleanly against the hillshade landscape. This level of deliverable is uncommon for a community trail system at this scale.

FormatKMZ (compressed KML + georeferenced image tiles)

Zoom levels13 (regional overview) → 17 (full detail)

Tile count329 tiles — PNG + JPG mixed

Center point35.4334°N 79.6050°W

LookAt range~3,697 m altitude from ground

SoftwareGoogle Earth Pro (free) · any KML-capable viewer

Download KMZ Superoverlay

Data products

Everything we make, you can use

All Moore Energy & Mapping spatial products are released under open licenses. Vector data ships as GeoPackage in EPSG:32119. Raster products distribute as GeoTIFF and KMZ. No account required, no embargo period.

Print-Ready Trail Map PDF

24"×36" cartographic layout at 300 DPI with full legend, north arrow, scale bar, disc golf inset, and full data source citations. Suitable for professional print production or digital distribution.

PDF · 300 DPI · 24"×36" · EPSG:32119 · March 2026 Download PDF

KMZ Superoverlay

329-tile pyramid across zoom levels 13–17. Drapes the full trail map on Google Earth's 3D terrain model. Open in Google Earth Pro for the most immersive view of the trail system in landscape context.

KMZ · Zoom 13–17 · 329 tiles · PNG + JPG · 5.4 MB compressed Download KMZ

GeoPackage — Vector Layers

Four attributed vector layers: trails (name, surface, permitted use, length in miles), amenity points, reservoir water body polygon, and system boundary. Compatible with QGIS, ArcGIS Pro, and any OGR tool.

GPKG · EPSG:32119 NC State Plane NAD83 · 4 layers · Open license Download GPKG

Trail Schematic — HTML

Standalone SVG reference diagram with color-coded trail routes, disc golf basket locations, waterways, and MTB use designations. No install required — opens in any browser, works offline.

HTML · Standalone · Offline-capable · No install Open Schematic

Bear Creek Disc Golf Course

18 holes on the reservoir

The Bear Creek Disc Golf Course wraps around the central reservoir — an 18-hole layout documented with basket locations, distances, tee type (S/L/X), and par. All hole positions are captured in the GeoPackage amenity layer. Par 4 holes shown in bronze.

Course summary

Total holes18

Course par56

Par 3 holes16

Par 4 holes2 (12 & 16A)

Shortest hole165 ft — #9

Longest hole540 ft — #16A

Tee typesS · L · X

SettingReservoir peninsula

267 ftShort · Par 3

225 ftLong · Par 3

255 ftExtended · Par 3

188 ftExtended · Par 3

305 ftLong · Par 3

194 ftShort · Par 3

220 ftExtended · Par 3

300 ftLong · Par 3

165 ftExtended · Par 3

175 ftExtended · Par 3

188 ftExtended · Par 3

480 ftLong · Par 4

180 ftExtended · Par 3

250 ftLong · Par 3

290 ftLong · Par 3

16A

540 ftLong · Par 4

17A

255 ftLong · Par 3

18A

220 ftShort · Par 3

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