Issues with GPS and maps in WA
Posted: Thu 01 Feb, 2024 10:35 pm
Hi,
I've had some frustrations with available published maps and GPS units in Western Australia and would be grateful for advice on a few issues:
1. I currently use a Garmin GPSMap 66i, but have found that Garmin Australian Topo V6 lacks a lot of detail in the field and some of the contouring is a bit sus.
2. I downloaded some maps from Geoscience Australia, but all these were hopelessly out of date (like 20 years)
3. I then looked at WA Landgate maps, but these only download in PDF format, which you can't directly load into my GPS or Garmin Basecamp.
As I travel to fairly remote areas, I'm pretty keen to get hold of nav data I can rely on. Also I often collect data in the field and geotag a lot of additional information onto Basecamp.
I did look at Hema and other commercial maps, but they are not really flexible enough when it comes to the type of data I want to collect and add.
Therefore I would be grateful if someone could advise me on the following questions:
1. Does anyone know of an application that will convert geo attributed pdf files into GPX format?
2. Are WA Landgate maps generally detailed and accurate recent surveys - or do they simply tend to rehash old map data with a few updates
3. Has anyone else had on the forum had issues with Garmin Australian Topo V6's lack of detail?
Any feedback would be welcome.
I've had some frustrations with available published maps and GPS units in Western Australia and would be grateful for advice on a few issues:
1. I currently use a Garmin GPSMap 66i, but have found that Garmin Australian Topo V6 lacks a lot of detail in the field and some of the contouring is a bit sus.
2. I downloaded some maps from Geoscience Australia, but all these were hopelessly out of date (like 20 years)
3. I then looked at WA Landgate maps, but these only download in PDF format, which you can't directly load into my GPS or Garmin Basecamp.
As I travel to fairly remote areas, I'm pretty keen to get hold of nav data I can rely on. Also I often collect data in the field and geotag a lot of additional information onto Basecamp.
I did look at Hema and other commercial maps, but they are not really flexible enough when it comes to the type of data I want to collect and add.
Therefore I would be grateful if someone could advise me on the following questions:
1. Does anyone know of an application that will convert geo attributed pdf files into GPX format?
2. Are WA Landgate maps generally detailed and accurate recent surveys - or do they simply tend to rehash old map data with a few updates
3. Has anyone else had on the forum had issues with Garmin Australian Topo V6's lack of detail?
Any feedback would be welcome.