I'm Movin' On... Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 (edited) Does anyone know of a great, free, topo map site. The one I used to use closed down. If you jave any ideas please tell me I would be most appreciative. Edited May 17, 2006 by I'm Movin' On... Quote Link to comment
+JSWilson64 Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 You can make your own to put on your Garmin GPSr for free: http://home.cinci.rr.com/creek/garmin.htm Or are you talking about printed maps? Quote Link to comment
+Groovy Cachin' Dude! Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 Here are some you can try: http://www.topozone.com/ http://terraserver-usa.com/default.aspx http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/index.html Hope this helps...sorry to hear about Lost Outdoors Quote Link to comment
Keystone Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 The map tools at Geocachingadmin.com allow you to plot your own multiple waypoints for display on pannable, zoomable topographic maps and satellite imagery (U.S. only). Quote Link to comment
gpsvisualizer Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 Acme Mapper is very easy to use: http://mapper.acme.com/ (It's where I got the code that also enables topographic and aerial backgrounds in GPS Visualizer's map form.) Quote Link to comment
AZcachemeister Posted May 18, 2006 Share Posted May 18, 2006 May I suggest Maptech? Quote Link to comment
MapheadMike Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 Topozone is the only website that seems to match LostOutdoors for accuracy, but they don't have photos and you can't choose your print scale with them. From the caches that I test sites with, ALL the others mentioned (this thread and others) are OK for approximating, but not getting a spot exact. A couple of downloadable programs that seem to do OK for accuracy are USAPhotoMaps and ExpertGPS. ExpertGPS is shareware that can be tried free for a month. I really liked their export feature and small marks, but it costs more than I want to pay for this hobby. USAPhotoMaps's export feature is a pain and it won't export the waypoints (you have to manually mark the printed map), but the price can be right. Quote Link to comment
RubiconJW Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 Give USAPhotoMap a try.. available at: http://www.jdmcox.com It's a small download.. then you "fill" only the areas you want. Its source is from terraserver & it keeps the areas you fill on your computer for instant access. At the 4 meter per pixel scale it seamlessly swaps to topo or back to photo. Accepts inputs in D/M/S , DD/MM.MMM , UTM & others. You can plot waypoints, measure, zoom in to 1 meter per pixel. Well worth a looksee & its a freebee. JW Quote Link to comment
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