Flinders Ranges & OziExplorerCE
Submitted: Thursday, Sep 29, 2005 at 00:09
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geocacher (djcache)
Hi all,
I'm off late next week for
Arkaroola and was wondering about maps for my PocketPC.
I haven't been able to find much in the way of electronic maps for the
Flinders Ranges.
I have some 1:50k stuff for the riverlands area but nothing further north.
I have the HEMA
Flinders Ranges map which I am thinking about taking into a plan scanning mob to have scanned so I can calibrate it.
Anyone got anything else?
I've left my run a little late I know but if you can help I'd be grateful.
Dave
Reply By: Member - Alan H (QLD) - Thursday, Sep 29, 2005 at 08:23
Thursday, Sep 29, 2005 at 08:23
NATMAP 250000 mosiac certainly covers this area. It covers the whole of australia.
With NATMAP I cut off sections as per instructions from Oziexplore and use them on a PDA holding them on a SD card.
It is a quick and easy and foolproof process but you need the NATMAP map to do it from.
Alan
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Reply By: geocacher (djcache) - Thursday, Sep 29, 2005 at 09:24
Thursday, Sep 29, 2005 at 09:24
Thanks for that. I have the Natmaps in sheet & mosaic forms. I was looking for something a bit more detailed. 1:100k or 1:50k would be nice.
I'll be using the Natmap stuff if I can't improve on it.
Dave
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Reply By: Member - David 0- Thursday, Sep 29, 2005 at 16:35
Thursday, Sep 29, 2005 at 16:35
Be sure to pick up mud maps locally, and look at the trek notes for my
Arkaroola 4WD Loop notes. I love
Arkaroola. Been told the accomodation stinks (literally) but we camped and I loved the place.
Dave O
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Reply By: Member - Phil G (SA) - Thursday, Sep 29, 2005 at 16:42
Thursday, Sep 29, 2005 at 16:42
You can buy a single CD which is the Raster 50k maps all stitched for the Flinders. Its a big .ecw file - 535Mb from memory, but its the one I use. If it is too big to run on the Pocket PC. you used to be able to get all the smaller 50k maps for the Flinders on one CD.
There are seamless 50k maps for most areas of SA. If you can't get them through Exploroz, then try Cartographics in Unley.
Cheers
Phil
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