Mapquest v Streetmap

[Slytherin]

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.

[+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

[el10t]

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

mobilis in mobili

[Slytherin]

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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

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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.

[+Gary & Jane]

Good idea. We already create links to streetmap or multimap on our cache pages but an automatically generated link would save some time so it gets our vote.

[LazyLeopard]

I use the MapQuest links because they're there, but links to Streetmap would be good too. The ones on Rob & Lisa's page are excellent.

 

Purrs... LazyLeopard http://www.lazyleopard.org.uk

[LazyLeopard]

I use the MapQuest links because they're there, but links to Streetmap would be good too. The ones on Rob & Lisa's page are excellent.

 

Purrs... LazyLeopard http://www.lazyleopard.org.uk

[+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

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

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

[Slytherin]

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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

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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.

[+Richard & Beth]

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Originally posted by Kimrobin:

 

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

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

 

Richard

[+Chris n Maria]

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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.

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

 

Chris

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

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

[+jeremyp]

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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jeremyp

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