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Submitted: Sunday, Mar 02, 2008 at 17:28

WA Joe

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Hi everyone.
Which maps have the most detail of roads and tracks in particular North QLD. I have found road maps just don't have enough coverage once off the tar.

Is there a really good detailed mapping program that I can down load then print pages I want on the market.

Haven't taken the next step to GPS mapping yet. If I do which ones are going give me the best detail.

Thank you,
Joe.
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AnswerID: 290463   Submitted: Sunday, Mar 02, 2008 at 20:00

Member - Barnesy replied:

The Hema raster map series mapping program (available on this site) along with Hema maps also has around 150 more detailed off road maps produced by Geoscience Australia. I use these just as much as the Hema ones.
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AnswerID: 290472   Submitted: Sunday, Mar 02, 2008 at 20:27

Member - Doug T (FNQ) replied:

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AnswerID: 290490   Submitted: Sunday, Mar 02, 2008 at 21:25

Andrew from Vivid Adventures replied:

You can buy paper versions of the 1:50,000 maps for a lot of North Queensland, and the 1:250,000 maps too.
You can get the 1:250,000 on the Natmap series from Geosciences Australia which is I believe about to be, or perhaps has just been, updated. That doesn't necessarily mean that much will have changed in FNQ.
You need to find a map shop like The Map Shop which I think is an Adelaide only institution, and get some professional advice probably.
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AnswerID: 290750   Submitted: Tuesday, Mar 04, 2008 at 13:35

ExplorOz Team - Michelle replied:

Hi WA Joe,
Perhaps our article Using Digital Maps and Mapping Software will explain it for you (go to Topics - Navigation to find it).
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