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Maps, Mapping & GPS

Postby Trugga on Sat Apr 05, 2008 12:16 pm

Maps, mapping and GPS

Detailed (paper) Maps
Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 "Landranger" maps will suit most of our needs.
Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 "Explorer" maps offer a little more detail.

PC Programs (electronic maps)
Memory Map provides a free viewer (with sample maps) and sells both Ordnance Survey Landranger and Explorer maps in electronic form.
Google Earth

PDA Programs
TomTom is a Navigation Tool
Memory Map Full or part maps uploaded from a PC

PC mapping tools/utilities
POIEdit is a tool for managing and editing TomTom POI's (Points Of Interest) [Tip: install Google Earth for added funtionality]

Internet on-line maps
Google Maps
Street Map
Multi Map

Feel free to submit any other useful mapping/GPS systems you would reccomend

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Re: Maps, Mapping & GPS

Postby john (smifffy) on Sat Apr 05, 2008 12:20 pm

lawrence

memory map can run on a PDA i use it on my hewit packard pda
i use tom tom to get me to nearest acsses point to a lane

then memory map to show progress on lane
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Re: Maps, Mapping & GPS

Postby Trugga on Sat Apr 05, 2008 12:36 pm

john (smifffy) wrote:lawrence

memory map can run on a PDA i use it on my hewit packard pda
i use tom tom to get me to nearest acsses point to a lane

then memory map to show progress on lane

Er, yes, I know, but forgot to mention it, although you need to install it onto a PC before uploading to a PDA.

I'll amend the first post.

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Re: Maps, Mapping & GPS

Postby nitromotor on Sat Apr 05, 2008 4:29 pm

Anyone have POI for tom-tom with the start of some lanes, I have the one with fords.
I suspect that each lane from POI would have to me individually evaluated and checked that it’s still legal; however the POI would come in useful for some further research.
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Re: Maps, Mapping & GPS

Postby b19sin on Mon Jun 30, 2008 12:35 am

Hi
sorry if this is a little of the subject but i have recently brought an OS map and i was just wondering how to use the the key (which am i allowed to drive down) silly i know but rather look silly now instead of when im getting told off or shot lol.
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Re: Maps, Mapping & GPS

Postby bobbinsjob on Mon Jun 30, 2008 2:04 am

On the Landranger or Explorer OS maps BOATS (Byways Open to All Traffic) are shown as "++++++++" on Landranger and "+++++++++" on Explorer. However, it is very advisable to check with you local Rights of Way officer to check that the lanes are still legal to drive and that there are no TRO's in force (Temporary Restriction Order) in place. Get caught driving a lane that has been downgraded or has a TRO and you will get a section 59, 2 of them in a year and your lovely fronty will be reduced to a small cube :cry: :cry: :cry: Thanks for the heads up on that last lane in Wales Drift :wink:
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Re: Maps, Mapping & GPS

Postby yaki on Tue Jul 01, 2008 12:21 am

Join Glass and get access to the Wayfinder site so you can download the Wayfinder overlays and get access to lane info in the Wayfinder database.
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Re: Maps, Mapping & GPS

Postby Drift on Tue Jul 01, 2008 12:27 am

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Re: Maps, Mapping & GPS

Postby yaki on Tue Jul 01, 2008 12:33 am

Drift wrote:Or its here :wink:

http://www.way-finder.co.uk/

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Re: Maps, Mapping & GPS

Postby snapper on Sat Oct 19, 2013 12:44 pm

yaki wrote:Join Glass and get access to the Wayfinder site so you can download the Wayfinder overlays and get access to lane info in the Wayfinder database.


Yeah, couldnt agree more. However, have been trying to join GLASS for the last week, done the login bit, done the pay up bit, get emails back saying thanks for the cash and .....


..... Still trying to get on the main site (need a mod to 'authorise' the account it seems) and then it'll be off to the Wayfinder site to repeat the process...

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Re: Maps, Mapping & GPS

Postby Gazeddy on Sun Mar 16, 2014 5:33 pm

the link drift posted is dead now though
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