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Tigatigatiger

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I wonder how many of you have a large box or suitcase full of OS maps, in my case a large number of mostly explorer ones some very tatty and very well used. I have thought it over again and again about electronic-but there is something lovely about pouring over a map before you set off, fighting with it in wind and rain when trying to refold back into the pouch. Plus if your battery runs out you should carry a map etc as a back up.

As we are off to scotland, it means buy more maps? well I have found two ways in the last week of saving money so I thought I would share them with you.

Firstly "quo2" a free downloadable system-used by many mountain rescues now, you can jsut buy the area or "tile" (a download) that you want at a much reduced cost than buying OS map, they also support there own GPS system etc. Once you have downloaded you "tile" you can add routes etc and then print it off yourself.

Secondly and my fav, our local library loans out landranger maps (would of prefered explorer-but what the hell we can manage)! fully waterproof ones and bless the staff they booked them out until after we return from scotland.
 
Must admit I prefer to look at a map but also use GPS. If you are looking for cheap prices for Ordnance survey maps try Welcome - Dash 4 It. Currently about £5 a map including delivery which is normally within 1 - 2 days.
 
Don't know why that has defaulted to welcome dash 4 it. It should be dash4it.co.uk
 
I have all the UK OS25k maps for Memory map & the equivalent ones for France. I can print out any bits I want or even put them onto my PDA & with my bluetooth GPS I can see exactly where I am on the OS map. Like the paper maps but there are too many to carry them around. :rolleyes: The benefit of using Memory map is you can easily plot out a route to walk & then see how far it is & the profile of the route showing how difficult it might be.
 
We recently joined the Camping & Caravan Club, looking at the way they list their sites they give a sheet number then a 6 digit number i.e.
MR 149/593283. Now I understand how they work where the six digits give you the location within the sheet 3 for up & down & 3 for across (easting & north). Is there anyway to convert these to GPS co-ords? I doubt it but maybe somebody knows of some easy way of doing it. If they had used the OS map reference of giving the letters & numbers I have a program that can convert those. :confused::confused:
 
GPS/OS Converter

Kontiki said:
We recently joined the Camping & Caravan Club, looking at the way they list their sites they give a sheet number then a 6 digit number i.e.
MR 149/593283. Now I understand how they work where the six digits give you the location within the sheet 3 for up & down & 3 for across (easting & north). Is there anyway to convert these to GPS co-ords? I doubt it but maybe somebody knows of some easy way of doing it. If they had used the OS map reference of giving the letters & numbers I have a program that can convert those. :confused::confused:
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Hi

Try this:

Coordinate Converter Conversions - Grid Reference - Lat/Long

Works with Landrangers if you put 149/593283 - haven't tried Explorers or smaller scale yet, but this is such a good site, I'm sure something will work.

Cheers
John
 
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Tigatigatiger said:
I wonder how many of you have a large box or suitcase full of OS maps, in my case a large number of mostly explorer ones some very tatty and very well used. I have thought it over again and again about electronic-but there is something lovely about pouring over a map before you set off, fighting with it in wind and rain when trying to refold back into the pouch. Plus if your battery runs out you should carry a map etc as a back up.

As we are off to scotland, it means buy more maps? well I have found two ways in the last week of saving money so I thought I would share them with you.

Firstly "quo2" a free downloadable system-used by many mountain rescues now, you can jsut buy the area or "tile" (a download) that you want at a much reduced cost than buying OS map, they also support there own GPS system etc. Once you have downloaded you "tile" you can add routes etc and then print it off yourself.

Secondly and my fav, our local library loans out landranger maps (would of prefered explorer-but what the hell we can manage)! fully waterproof ones and bless the staff they booked them out until after we return from scotland.
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I have too agree we are planning our holiday in The Jura France and the first thing I did was to purchase a real map to have a look at and also a proper travel guide, the webs great but like you I do like to have a poper map to paw over :)

A little gem of a website I found for those that like walking is this one, puts up a google sat image and an ordanance survey map side by side, also allows you to plan your walk and then save it to a handheld gps. Ignore the 2 popups that come when you start the page they are harmless

Where's the path ?
 
I think I might have tried that site before, but hadn't looked at it carefully enough. The GPS co-ords are part way down the page :rolleyes:
 
Kontiki said:
I think I might have tried that site before, but hadn't looked at it carefully enough. The GPS co-ords are part way down the page :rolleyes:
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Yeah, was going to edit my post to say that, but I thought I'd wait and see if you sussed it! It's a bit of nerd's site, but there's an embarrassment of riches there.

Cheers
John
 
biggirafe said:
A little gem of a website I found for those that like walking is this one, puts up a google sat image and an ordanance survey map side by side, also allows you to plan your walk and then save it to a handheld gps. Ignore the 2 popups that come when you start the page they are harmless

Where's the path ?
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Thanks,
That's really a gem :)
 
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