What - no rooftop maps in digital???
Submitted: Friday, Nov 13, 2015 at 15:42
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vk1dx
I just got this from a map retailer.
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Hi Phil,
Sorry but there are no digital versions of the Rooftop Maps available
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Is he correct?
Phil
Reply By: Member - wicket - Friday, Nov 13, 2015 at 15:53
Friday, Nov 13, 2015 at 15:53
I've got some but they are quite old, if you're looking for detailed vic maps then the Spatial ones are pretty good
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Reply By: ExplorOz - David & Michelle - Friday, Nov 13, 2015 at 18:55
Friday, Nov 13, 2015 at 18:55
Phil,
They used to have some - I have some on my storage but looking at our
shop appears they may not. I will get Adele to have a look into this or at least she will know the answer?
David
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Reply By: Jackolux - Friday, Nov 13, 2015 at 19:28
Friday, Nov 13, 2015 at 19:28
Yep , he is correct .
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Reply By: ExplorOz Team - Adele - Friday, Nov 13, 2015 at 19:41
Friday, Nov 13, 2015 at 19:41
Hi Phil,
In reference to David's response, Rooftop used to sell their individual maps on CD, but they haven't been available for several years.
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Reply By: vk1dx - Friday, Nov 13, 2015 at 21:13
Friday, Nov 13, 2015 at 21:13
Thanks for the resposes. A shame as I have heard them mentioned quite a bit. May buy and scan a set for the car OziCE. We shall see.
Sorry for the slow response. Been watching the cricket.
Phil
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Reply By: Member - Boobook - Sunday, Nov 15, 2015 at 08:50
Sunday, Nov 15, 2015 at 08:50
I was lucky enough to get most of the maps on digital about 6 years ago just before they stopped selling them in digital form. Since then I buy them in rolled form and get them scanned at a printing
shop and I geo reference them Costs about $15 per scan.
I spoke to Rooftop about 4 years ago, and the guy said h has no intention of releasing them in digital form again until he updates them all - in about 10 years at best..
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Follow Up By: vk1dx - Sunday, Nov 15, 2015 at 09:22
Sunday, Nov 15, 2015 at 09:22
Ten years. I won't need them then.
Cheers mate
Phil
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Follow Up By: Sigmund - Tuesday, Nov 17, 2015 at 08:20
Tuesday, Nov 17, 2015 at 08:20
I'd heard that he got sick of people ripping them off.
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Follow Up By: vk1dx - Tuesday, Nov 17, 2015 at 08:52
Tuesday, Nov 17, 2015 at 08:52
Now that really does make sense.
Phil
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Follow Up By: Sigmund - Tuesday, Nov 17, 2015 at 08:57
Tuesday, Nov 17, 2015 at 08:57
Yep.
As an example, one ground-breaking Australian science ebook was estimated by the authors to have been pirated 80,000 times.
Their next book was issued in hard copy only.
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