Are Hard Copy Maps Still in Fashion?

G’day Michael,
Hard copies are probably harder to find these days.but can be found.
I think I’m with you on looking at some paper. In recent times I’ve made myself do things like we used to (as much as I can) I look /study the map , then drive by memory, (have to pull up and recheck)wether in the built up areas or out I find it more enjoyable and take more of my surrounds in. Tends to be brain numbing to follow the electronic navigation.
Good luck finding some maps.

Cheers
Shane

I use the HEMA Australian Road and 4WD atlas as a backup. I have the 11th edition and it shows station names in the area you are interested in. I found the atlas in a book shop. But you can probably order it online.

Sad to say Michael but I think the art of getting lost has been lost.
Dave.

Hi MichealM34, you do state where you are from, but in Melbourne I have always used Melbourne Map Centre for all my Topo maps, they are located in Holmesglen. They have now closed their shop but still sell online. I have purchased many maps for the Scout group over the years. Not sure if this is the type of map you are looking for, 1:25000 or smaller

Thanks to all for your help, I guess I'm back to my Garmin Nuvi, iPhone, iPad, Laptop and vehicle GPS - I'm just too old school I guess.

As a matter of interest the Australian Army trains in the use of Topo maps still. They don't fail or discharge I guess.
Secondly the Australian Navy, while not training in Topographical Maps ;) still train their captains and first mates in the use of Sextants.

KISS

Cheers

Map availability has certainly declined, every roadhouse, servo as I guess they’re called now , had a rack of state maps. Same overseas as well, when travelling (on a bike so can’t carry much anyway) a paper map gives you an easy to see overview of the region. With electronic maps you seem to forever zooming in and out , trying to get a better picture.
I was just thinking I’ll definitely have to treat them with respect . I used to tear them up to fit in my motorcycle tank bag easier.
Cheers
Shane

Six maps can sell you the NSW 1:100,000 topo maps for the area ($16.95 ea + postage), but you would be up for quite a number, as the map boundaries are rarely convenient. You can though download for free the PDF map files, to check out whether they are what you would want anyway.
Cheers, John

If you look at EOTopo maps on the website in the free web engine, you are viewing map data without the Places overlays however when you view EOTopo maps in our app (ExplorOz Traveller) it also shows the Places overlays - as this app is designed for navigation and for trip planning etc.

Stations are just one of many Place types that are shown on the map - they are shown with a symbol and in the app you click on these symbols to see a pop up showing the name of the Place and can then click another link to open a full page of info about that Place.

This is Harcourt Station shown on EOTopo maps when viewed in the ExplorOz Traveller app.


This is Harcourt Station shown on the EOTopo maps when viewed on the Places section of the ExplorOz website.


This is Harcourt Station shown on the EOTopo online webpage on the ExplorOz website


There is a 4th option to view EOTopo maps and that is the RASTER version which requires other brands of mapping software (eg. OziExplorer, TrackRanger) to view - I don't run that on my desktop so cannot send you a screen shot quickly in the post, but again, it displays differently as these are more like printed maps in that they don't zoom so whatever is produced at export to build the map for that scale is what you see. As there are nearly 90,000 POIs, it is impossible to show the icons for every Place for everywhere in Australia that we have available, so instead for the Raster maps we mostly show text labels for Places, but include symbols for camps/caravan parks, and major POIs - this is to ensure the map is not too cluttered with symbol overlays. In the app - you can control which symbols by a simple click to hide/show the Place icons - or filter which types to show/hide.

Hope this helps.

I don't know where you're physically located, but The Map Shop in Adelaide is packed with paper maps and atlases! Anthony would be happy to talk to you about maps if you give him a ring. :)