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How many people use the link to Mapquest on the cache pages and how many prefer to paste the location into streetmap.co.uk to suss out where a cache is and how to get there?

 

I use streetmap.co.uk as it uses OS 1:50000 maps the same as the paper ones that I have.

 

I get fed up with having to cut and paste co-ordinates into streetmap, so as an experiment I have created a link to streetmap on our Uncle Sam cache page.

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.asp?ID=7339

 

I'd like to see other people adopt the same thing if possible. Ideally I'd like to see a streetmap link generated on the UK cache pages the same way as the mapquest one. If there are enough people who would find that useful, then I'll post a request to Jeremy on the appropriate forum.

Posted

That is a good idea. I will add links to my (sadly only two so far but more planned) cache pages forthwith.

 

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el10t

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Posted

quote:
Originally posted by Richard Beth: I tend to browse caches using Rob and Lisa's page at http://www.roblisa.com/geocache/ as those lists have links to the pages, and also the relevant streetmaps. Certainly having a link on the main page would be much more useful.

Richard


I hadn't realised that you could do that. That's a useful resource too.

I download their stuff into mapsource.

Hasn't been updated for a little while now. I guess Rob & Lisa are away at the moment.

Posted

quote:
Originally posted by Chris n Maria:

When I print from streetmap.co.uk it always splits over 2 pages. Am I the only one who gets this?

Chris


 

If you print out the big map, it goes on to two pages. Click on "small map" and you will get a smaller map that fits nicely on one page.

 

Alex.

Posted

quote:
Originally posted by Kimrobin:

 

Hasn't been updated for a little while now. I guess Rob & Lisa are away at the moment.


 

Indeed, according to Rob's posting on the Waypoints Moved thread he is back on Monday, (22nd April), so will be updated then.

 

Richard

Posted

quote:
Originally posted by Kimrobin: If you print out the big map, it goes on to two pages. Click on "small map" and you will get a smaller map that fits nicely on one page.

 

Alex.


 

Thanks...Kind of obvious really if I had only read the screen embarass.gif

 

Chris

"We're not lost - we just don't know where we are"

London & UK Geocaching Resources: http://www.sheps.clara.net

Posted

I can't vote for any of the options. I tend to plot the point with Autoroute and then use a *real* OS paper map when I'm out there on the ground.

 

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