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Maps online ?? Equipment

PostPosted: Tue 31 Jul, 2012 9:28 pm
by andrewa
Can anyone direct me to an online source of maps for Oz? I was fluffing around producing the "ultimate map of Mt Bogong" for skiing next weekend - it involved joining 2 map sheets, and then photocopying them x times to get what I wanted. V time consuming.

Years ago I bought mapping CDs for the South Island of NZ -about $150. I can search any part of the Sth island and print it at whim. Is a similar facility available for Vic/NSW/Oz??

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Re: Maps online ?? Equipment

PostPosted: Wed 01 Aug, 2012 4:14 pm
by andrewbish
www.melbmap.com.au

If you have an iPhone, you can get the Mud-Maps app and then buy topo maps from their website, which you can then download to the iPhone.

Re: Maps online ?? Equipment

PostPosted: Thu 02 Aug, 2012 3:53 pm
by LandSailor
If your running Windows, Garmin Basecamp is a free download. Then you can download and install various free Garmin maps like :-

Contours Australia
ShonkyMaps
Tracks4Australia
Open Street Maps Australia

Need to experiment with that though as quality can be a bit patchy. I find sometimes that just a screen print from Google Earth can give you a reasonable map if the walk is not too complicated.

Re: Maps online ?? Equipment

PostPosted: Thu 02 Aug, 2012 4:34 pm
by tastrax
andrewa wrote:Years ago I bought mapping CDs for the South Island of NZ -about $150.


All NZ is now available for free from here - http://www.linz.govt.nz/topography

Not so lucky in Oz

NSW has an online map if you just want to print small areas - https://six.nsw.gov.au/wps/portal and click on the VIEW tab
Likewise Tasmania with the LIST system - http://www.thelist.tas.gov.au/listmap/listmapstart.jsp

Not sure with VIC

Re: Maps online ?? Equipment

PostPosted: Fri 03 Aug, 2012 3:19 pm
by christophermoore
You can also make your own with a little computer know-how.

Re: Maps online ?? Equipment

PostPosted: Fri 03 Aug, 2012 9:44 pm
by dplanet
fyi