Wednesday, Feb 14, 2018 at 08:50
Hi Rod and OBJ
I have been sitting on the fence with this reply, but feel what your replies were to Zebra are not warranted and he was only expressing what he has found.
As a consumer, we buy a product on what we think is going to be a good purchase and trust what we have been told is correct.
We buy maps to help as an aid when travelling into areas where we have not ventured before in the hope that what we have is accurate.
I have had numerous behind the screen private emails with a couple of EO Members, with one of them being classed as a true professional in his field, who offered David his skills for free, which were rejected.
From where I see it, there is only one real way to produce accurate, up to date maps and it involves accurate field checking and then countless hours using the latest software available to cartographers to
check each area.
As for the Adventure Way Rod, can I ask how accurate your data was that you supplies to David, and what was your recording rate? According to the users tracks that you have submitted, the accuracy shows as only "Low".
Why I ask this as as I have also supplied David via my user
Treks this data recorded at a rate of no more than every 30 metres. Anything more than that is not accurate enough for producing accurate maps.
Zebra was only expressing his
views on an area that appears to be incorrect, and the questions now will hang over other viewers, this the only place or are there others.
David and Michelle do a fantastic job, but as I have always said, if the product that is produced is not up to date, there will always be someone to point it out.
This is not going to turn into a mud slinging match, but just my personal
views and there are always more behind the scenes facts that others will not be aware of.
Stephen
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