Free Geoscience Australia Series 2 Topo maps
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Free Geoscience Australia Series 2 Topo maps
Hi. It seems that you can now download the Series 2 topo maps from Geoscience Australia for free. See <a href="http://www.ga.gov.au/bin/mapserv36?map= ... 0">here</a>. I have not tried any yet, but they seem to come in a couple of formats that Ozi Explorer should be able to import.
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(ad break - 14 decibels louder than the program) Of course you could buy the just-released version 3 from your favourite map shop. A seamless Australia wide image of the latest 1:250,000 scale paper maps - all 513 of them in one easy to use package. Just imagine - no more annoying edges, no "battle at the corner of four maps". Works great with OziExplorer (also available from your Map Shop). But wait! There's more! Not only the scanned maps but national Satellite coverage as well, free with every copy. And if you order right now you'll also get the 1:1million and 1:5million mosaics as well! As paper maps you would pay over $4,500 but this special offer is only $99.00. Why would you bother stealing unreliable data or wasting good caching time with slow downloads when you can have all this for just $99.00. Available at good map shops everywhere (but particularly Carto Graphics, Adelaide). ... (program resumes, volume drops)
Free Geoscience Australia Series 2 Topo maps
<br>$90 at GPSOZ including postage.<br>riblit wrote:alex wrote:I get 10% discount at the map shop in Parramatta and no delivery charges.<br>...you can have all this for just $99.00 Available at good map shops everywhere (but particularly Carto Graphics, Adelaide)
Your turn.
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I have used the GA maps to load into my Garmin eTrex Legend and get around needing MapSource. I downloaded the GIS shapefiles from Geoscience Australia (http://www.ga.gov.au/bin/mapserv36?map= ... ap_gaz_y=0), ran it through mapedit088b (http://kgy.narod.ru/util/mapedit/mapedit_e.htm), saved as Polish text, run that through GPSmap (http://kgy.narod.ru/util/mapedit/mapedit_e.htm) to converted to a .img file and then used sendmap.exe (same website as last one) to load into the unit.
Time consuming and takes work, but it's free and works quite good. I can now see where hills, roads and streams are in relation to waypoints.
Currently putting together a decent map of Canberra and surrounds for myself (naming some roads and regions). When I get my act together I'll write more detailed instruction. I am happy to provide the .img file for ACT when finished and swap maps of other regions with others.
Simple isn't it
Time consuming and takes work, but it's free and works quite good. I can now see where hills, roads and streams are in relation to waypoints.
Currently putting together a decent map of Canberra and surrounds for myself (naming some roads and regions). When I get my act together I'll write more detailed instruction. I am happy to provide the .img file for ACT when finished and swap maps of other regions with others.
Simple isn't it
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Not sure as I've only concentrated on what I needed - bit like searching for a cache in the dark
Try this page as it has some good informataion: http://www.keenpeople.com/index.php?opt ... 0&Itemid=3
Try this page as it has some good informataion: http://www.keenpeople.com/index.php?opt ... 0&Itemid=3