3marketeer Posted May 15, 2002 Share Posted May 15, 2002 I'm looking for a good source of Topo Maps for Ontario. I'm considering either paper/ scanning, or digital but I'm not sure of prices or where to start my search. Any help would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment
Recce Posted May 15, 2002 Share Posted May 15, 2002 Mountain Equipment Coop has a number of Topographic maps of Ontario available, and they are printed on weather resistant paper for field use. Don't know how much they cost, though. Quote Link to comment
+PDOP's Posted May 15, 2002 Share Posted May 15, 2002 Check out http://www.maptown.com/ for paper and digital, as well as http://www.gpscentral.ca/ or http://www.canadianmaps.ca/ for digital. Don't forget Toporama for free low resolution digital maps http://toporama.cits.rncan.gc.ca/ Hope this helps Quote Link to comment
+PDOP's Posted May 15, 2002 Share Posted May 15, 2002 Check out http://www.maptown.com/ for paper and digital, as well as http://www.gpscentral.ca/ or http://www.canadianmaps.ca/ for digital. Don't forget Toporama for free low resolution digital maps http://toporama.cits.rncan.gc.ca/ Hope this helps Quote Link to comment
Bearington Posted May 15, 2002 Share Posted May 15, 2002 http://www.fedmaps.com/topoOntario.html Quote Link to comment
+TheGertridgeExplorers Posted May 15, 2002 Share Posted May 15, 2002 Here is the provincial gov't link: http://www.lio.mnr.gov.on.ca/lioweb/purchase/maps_photos.asp Many of the mapping products can be purchased at the Government Information Centres also. Just don't complain too much about errors - you'll make more work for me! -Donna G [This message was edited by DonnaG on May 16, 2002 at 06:55 PM.] Quote Link to comment
+mrcpu Posted May 18, 2002 Share Posted May 18, 2002 Fedpubs has pretty well every map, while MEC only has a few for southern Ontario. Also the Fedpubs maps are on Tyvek while the only ones I've seen at MEC recently (last week) were paper. Fedpubs also carries a wide range of mapping software including Softmaps. Softmaps is cheap and pretty good excpet for the lack of any way to import and plot waypoints. You can manually create each waypoint but it's tedious for more then a couple. Softmap does do a really nice printing job though! Rob Mobile Cache Command Quote Link to comment
+Zartimus Posted May 21, 2002 Share Posted May 21, 2002 I've worked with a guy for years and just found out this month that he has his own map biz. You could check this out. Turned him onto geocaching a few weeks ago. www.dogears.com Quote Link to comment
gpsmapnut Posted May 21, 2002 Share Posted May 21, 2002 To find several sources for Canadian maps, check the CanadianDigest section of www.gpsnuts.com Andrew Kalinowski www.GPSNuts.com Recreational GPS and mapping (hobby) www.CanadianMaps.ca Raster topo (and some other) maps Quote Link to comment
+Ducky Posted July 10, 2002 Share Posted July 10, 2002 One thing to check when buying a topo map. Check the datum at the bottom of the map as there is still a lot of them floating around with the 1927 datum instead of the newer 1984. I caught this because when i ploted the co-ords on the map it was about 10 clicks NW of my position. Quote Link to comment
+Binrat Posted July 10, 2002 Share Posted July 10, 2002 If anyone is unsure as to where to find the Datum on a topo map look at bottom centre of map below the map name and scale you will see a few lines below that. They will reads as follows...NORTH AMERICAN DATUM 1984(or other years) also to the right of the map name at the bottom centre will be the year printed, this is also a big one to look for. Quote Link to comment
+Binrat Posted July 10, 2002 Share Posted July 10, 2002 If anyone is unsure as to where to find the Datum on a topo map look at bottom centre of map below the map name and scale you will see a few lines below that. They will reads as follows...NORTH AMERICAN DATUM 1984(or other years) also to the right of the map name at the bottom centre will be the year printed, this is also a big one to look for. Quote Link to comment
+MrGigabyte Posted July 10, 2002 Share Posted July 10, 2002 quote:Originally posted by Oddball: I caught this because when i ploted the co-ords on the map it was about 10 clicks NW of my position. If you are 10 Km off in your position, then you have a much bigger problem than the datum. As you did not say where you are, I will generalize and state that the maximum difference between NAD27 and NAD83 is about 100m. In Vancouver it is 96m. In Toronto it is 20m. In Halifax it is 61m. Also, in ALL cases, the shift is almost in a true east-west direction. If you are 10 clicks North West, then the problem is not with the datum. Also, to my knowledge, there is no recognized datum called NAD84. There is a NAD83 in widespread use and for all intents and purposes, is identical to WGS84. Quote Link to comment
binthair Posted July 10, 2002 Share Posted July 10, 2002 I just found out that World of Maps in Ottawa won't honour a gift certificate that I received with the intention of purchasing Ontario Southern Vol. 1 CD-ROM by SoftMap. Their website advertizes that product, but when I arrived at the store they said that the product no longer exists. Try as I might they just would not refund the certificate. binthair (and sorry I went!) Quote Link to comment
binthair Posted July 10, 2002 Share Posted July 10, 2002 I just found out that World of Maps in Ottawa won't honour a gift certificate that I received with the intention of purchasing Ontario Southern Vol. 1 CD-ROM by SoftMap. Their website advertizes that product, but when I arrived at the store they said that the product no longer exists. Try as I might they just would not refund the certificate. binthair (and sorry I went!) Quote Link to comment
+PDOP's Posted July 10, 2002 Share Posted July 10, 2002 Wait a while and check again. Softmaps is being reborn. http://www.fedmaps.com/great_news.html Quote Link to comment
eastickfamily Posted July 10, 2002 Share Posted July 10, 2002 I use OziExplorer and digital ontario topos from QuoVadis. http://www.qvn-canada.com/anglais/bas.html fyi, doug Quote Link to comment
petespee Posted July 22, 2002 Share Posted July 22, 2002 You can get the Canadian Government topo maps from Fugawi at www.fugawi.com but you will have to use their software to see them. Works well with a Garmin GPS tho. Quote Link to comment
+mrcpu Posted July 22, 2002 Share Posted July 22, 2002 I got an email from Softmaps the other day. They are back in business. I've also been bugging the guy to support GPX format in their regular version and not as part of some GPS add on. Email them, bug them and see if you can get them to support GPX too!!! Rob Mobile Cache Command Quote Link to comment
+TheGertridgeExplorers Posted September 24, 2002 Share Posted September 24, 2002 I was sent this link today: http://www.firstbasesolutions.com/ They are a distributor of Ontario Base maps. They sell the GeoTIFs (geographically referenced TIF images) for $20 a sheet. They have other map products, but I have not investigated further. Happy Caching, -Donna G Quote Link to comment
+TheGertridgeExplorers Posted September 24, 2002 Share Posted September 24, 2002 I was sent this link today: http://www.firstbasesolutions.com/ They are a distributor of Ontario Base maps. They sell the GeoTIFs (geographically referenced TIF images) for $20 a sheet. They have other map products, but I have not investigated further. Happy Caching, -Donna G Quote Link to comment
Cache Canucks Posted October 1, 2002 Share Posted October 1, 2002 ...you might find this useful: MNR's 'Toporama' Quote Link to comment
+TheGertridgeExplorers Posted October 1, 2002 Share Posted October 1, 2002 Toporama is the Federal NTS series mapping 1:50000 scale for all of Canada. The OBM geoTIFs are 1:10000 in Southern Ontario and 1:20000 in most of Northern Ontario. First Base Solutions also seems to have mapping for some cities as well.(probably 1:1000 or 1:2000 scale) These would be a municipal gov't product. -Donna G Quote Link to comment
+TheGertridgeExplorers Posted October 1, 2002 Share Posted October 1, 2002 Toporama is the Federal NTS series mapping 1:50000 scale for all of Canada. The OBM geoTIFs are 1:10000 in Southern Ontario and 1:20000 in most of Northern Ontario. First Base Solutions also seems to have mapping for some cities as well.(probably 1:1000 or 1:2000 scale) These would be a municipal gov't product. -Donna G Quote Link to comment
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