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 […]
Map Reading – How to plan a route on a map
If this is the first time you are joining the Map Reading series, you should start from the first post. Planning a route is a tool that is used prior to actually going outdoors and helps you be better prepared so you know what to expect. You can look at route planning as setting expectations […]
Map Reading – Common Terrain Features In A Topographic Map
If this is the first time you are joining the Map Reading series, you should start from the first post. In the last map reading post, we went over contour lines and their part in representing terrain on the map. To make map reading easier, some terrain features tend to appear more ofter than others […]