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Post by SA Hunter on Oct 14, 2018 19:26:06 GMT 10
(This is a US article, so convert to Aus - still, it is quite good common sense to have local maps).GPS is one of the miracles of the information age. In 25 years it’s gone from being an expensive technology mostly used by the military and oil companies, to so cheap and ubiquitous that almost every cell phone now doubles as a navigation device. This is great for getting around, but unfortunately it also means we’re slowly forgetting about a much more reliable navigation aid – maps. www.askaprepper.com/5-maps-you-should-have-at-home/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=AAP
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Post by Joey on Oct 15, 2018 11:15:21 GMT 10
I keep several toppo maps of all over CQ where I play around.
Do they still make the UBD?
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Post by SA Hunter on Oct 15, 2018 13:09:45 GMT 10
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Post by Beno on Oct 15, 2018 14:01:06 GMT 10
fyi topo maps won’t be available in printed format in the near future. they will come as a digital file instead. if you want paper you will be required to print them yourselves. there is good and bad points to doing this but it is clear the world is pretty digitised.
i was out surveying on a dry lake last year using an ipad with the relevant mapping software, the ipad stopped working due to high heat and shut down on me. it was only 44 degrees.
a map in the hand is a valuable asset...a heat stroked ipad is not.
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Post by Pion on Oct 17, 2018 8:40:14 GMT 10
Yep just experienced the same in the car yesterday! I have had it happen in NZ to incidentally from both hot and cold...
So can someone give me the preferred supplier of paper and digital mapping for WA?...
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Post by Peter on Oct 17, 2018 10:00:13 GMT 10
This is a book I always have in the 4WD. It shows a lot of dirt "roads" and tracks, but many require a capable 4x4 with someone competent behind the wheel - I especially like using it to plan contingency routes before a country trip.  |
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Post by spinifex on Oct 17, 2018 15:30:34 GMT 10
For south australians theres no need to mess around. Just get the CFS map book for the region you live in. Spiral bound, waterproof, all topo features, infrastructure etc included. Scale is 1cm = 1km. I have one in my car at all times and it covers all of Eyre Peninsula (basically an area the size of tasmania.)
Available from services sa offices (ie the place where motor reg, licencing etc. happens. And where you go to argue about your EMS levy. )
Other states should have something similar.
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Post by Pion on Oct 17, 2018 20:54:47 GMT 10
I'll look in the WA office too next time I'm there to get cocked around over changing my NZ licences to the WA version...phew! they're special in that office!
Rivalled only by Medicare where I'm sure the woman who was 'assisting' me (serving me is to strong a words) had formerly been a death camp guard...mind you with the smell coming off all the other 'clients' I could perhaps understand her demeanor...christ it was like a lineup at a South Auckland Police cellblock...
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Post by Peter on Oct 17, 2018 21:50:11 GMT 10
Pion, welcome to WA...
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