+PDOP's Posted August 21, 2003 Share Posted August 21, 2003 A trial version of the revised Toporama site was up for a while for users to try out. It was structured like MapQuest with a map window in which the user could zoom and pan. Digital Elevation Data was also available. Unfortunately the feature to access and download complete map sheets didn't seem to be there in this new version. Hopefully this will be in the final version as well as access to the map directories for bulk downloads. I received the following from Centre for Topographique Information about the trial. Toporama II and your comments Hi! Thank you for taking the time to register with NRCan Toporama II prototype a few weeks ago. More particularly, we want to thank those who took some of their precious time to provide us with comments. Your comments, quite numerous in fact, are essential to us and will be reflected in the orientation we will give to our site. The high number of comments as well as their relevance are an excellent indication of the interest shown for this kind of tool and you may rest assured that we will do our best to offer a friendly and efficient site as soon as possible. Here is a summary of the most frequent comments: - The response time is unsatisfactory - Toporama II should allow for requests by co-ordinates - Toporama II should allow for the loading of a complete topographic file (NTS) - Research by toponym (place name) is inadequate - The loss of the current view when you choose another product is irritating - Display problems: shift, legend, text, etc. - Topographic data is inaccurate - 1:50 000 data missing We'll spare you the 350 comments (constructive or not) received but be sure that as far as possible, they will all be taken into account. Toporama II prototype is now closed until we can offer a tool that is up to your expectations and that will meet our quality standards. Changes suggested by your comments are important and will likely take some time to be addressed but we hope to have Toporama II opened within a few months. Web Services Team Centre for Topographique Information Natural Resources Canada Email: wms_cits@NRCan.gc.ca PDOP's GPS Pages Quote Link to comment
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