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Map Keys
« on: October 19, 2011, 12:09:51 AM »
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« Reply #1 on: October 19, 2011, 12:18:31 AM »
Nice one Adi, a useful reference point.
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« Reply #2 on: October 19, 2011, 12:28:31 AM »
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« Reply #3 on: October 19, 2011, 12:41:18 AM »
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« Reply #4 on: October 19, 2011, 10:05:53 PM »
Nice one. Thanks
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« Reply #5 on: October 20, 2011, 07:51:33 AM »
Hi Adi, these are just terrific  :)

The Swiss entry reminds me of an anomaly that existed until very recently on the French IGN series, generally taken as the OS equivalent.

Swiss mapping contour intervals are double the height of that on the French maps, 20m and 10m respectively. In true French ‘vive le difference’ at border areas between Switzerland and France the French used different contour intervals for both sides of the Border.

I was ski-mountaineering, with my good friend Stu Johnstone, in France, crossing occasionally onto Swiss territory: the slopes seemed terrifyingly steep compared to the map, what a bonkers idea!

If it’s OK with you, I will ask Steve Web-guru to put these links on the Resources page for every visitor to access.

Good job!
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« Reply #6 on: October 20, 2011, 11:18:02 AM »
Yeah The contours on the Swiss French border caught me out once.

Have you seen the SwissTopo maps of Nepal? The Swiss one the contract to map Tibet around 10 years ago now and apparently they are some of the best Topo maps around. I have not seen one so can't comment but I have heard they are works of art.
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« Reply #7 on: November 12, 2011, 09:21:22 PM »
evening all, is there anywhere that explains what is on a map, i.e. min size water feature needs to be on a 1;25000 map as in the book only anything else similar to that if you get my meaning?
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« Reply #8 on: November 14, 2011, 11:48:27 AM »
Not really Sniperkona :(

Actually finding details of the conventions that Ordnance Survey use, including the size of bodies of water, the depiction of pylons, footbridges and the smoothing of roads and meanders is very difficult and Ordnance Survey are only moderately helpful.

I have recently met an expert who has, amongst other navigational interests, a passion for Ordnance Survey maps and knows more about them than myself. I have asked him to consider joining our Forum; this level of expertise is few and far between. Plus he has a detailed knowledge of lowland navigation and that again will be a benefit to us all.

I will keep you posted.
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« Reply #9 on: November 15, 2011, 12:42:25 AM »
I know there is some information provided by OS but I think it is available on a secure part of their website. I am sure i printed it off when I was selling OS select but I have been through the paperwork and can't find it.

When I get a chance to get my other computer out I will see if I saved it as a pdf or a link to the page. I am sure I kept it as I used to refer to it a lot.

One of my issues with OS is they have so much data that its bigger than them as an organisation. The girls I was in daily contact with could not answer my questions and although they knew they could get an answer they did not know who the best person to ask. I know some of my questions went up the ladder and were asked in meetings to try and get a definitive answer. I think they enjoyed my questions because I never asked simple questions because I knew the answers to them.

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Re: Map Keys
« Reply #10 on: November 15, 2011, 09:04:54 AM »
Quote from: sniperkona on November 12, 2011, 09:21:22 PM
evening all, is there anywhere that explains what is on a map, i.e. min size water feature needs to be on a 1;25000 map as in the book only anything else similar to that if you get my meaning?
This book by JB Harley is a very good reference for mapping information:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ordnance-Survey-Maps-Descriptive-Manual/dp/0319000001/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1321347728&sr=1-1

It has its limitations, as it is over thirty years old.
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