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Navigation in the 21st Century Part 2 – Home Printing Maps Using OS Maps Online and Other Tools

13th February 2016 by Gilad Nachmani

Map printed from OS Maps

In the last 10 (or so) years, as internet and information have become more accessible, services like Google Maps, Open Street Maps and the like have started offering open source mapping that threatens traditional mapping services. The increasing quality of the open source maps led to an explosion of web-based mapping and annotation services to […]

Filed Under: Skills Tagged With: Caltopo, Navigation, Ordnance Survey, OS Getamap, Topographic Map

Navigation in the 21st century Part 1 – are you up to date?

19th December 2015 by Gilad Nachmani

Navigation tools for the 21st century

Navigation is a very personal thing, each person has their own tools and methods, different approaches and ways to implement finding their way around the outdoors. There are a few things pretty much all of us can agree on: have a physical map and know how to use it, have a compass and know how […]

Filed Under: Skills Tagged With: Garmin Fenix 2, land navigation, Navigation, Ordnance Survey, OS Maps, Samsung Galaxy S4, Silva Explorer, US Topo Maps, Viewranger

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