Maps Digital and Hard Copy
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Des Lexic
G'day Travellers,
I'm in the early stages of planning a trip over to the South Western Corner of this great land of ours.
What maps are available either electronic or paper of the area from Esperence to
Perth.
I have the Hema and Westprint Desert ones (which don't cover ther area) and the Nataster DVD's but is there anything else available.
Thanks for your help peoples.
Reply By: SA_Patrol - Friday, Apr 20, 2007 at 13:53
Friday, Apr 20, 2007 at 13:53
There is Raster 50k for South West of Western Australia
www.gpsoz.com.au/sawa_50k.htm
If you've got a Garmin GPS you can load ShonkyTopo maps into it, they are much better than the T4A pro.
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Follow Up By: Strahan - Friday, Apr 20, 2007 at 19:40
Friday, Apr 20, 2007 at 19:40
I googled shonky topo and found nothing. Any more info?
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Follow Up By: SA_Patrol - Friday, Apr 20, 2007 at 20:17
Friday, Apr 20, 2007 at 20:17
They have been put together by a guy in
Adelaide, they are slowly getting distributed across Australia
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Reply By: warfer69 - Friday, Apr 20, 2007 at 14:07
Friday, Apr 20, 2007 at 14:07
Hi Des Lexic
If you go paper may i suggest you get them laminated asap...I have a few of the Survey and Mapping of areas and once laminated you can even put your cuppa coffee on them as a weight on your bonnet
a cents worth
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Reply By: Motherhen - Friday, Apr 20, 2007 at 14:52
Friday, Apr 20, 2007 at 14:52
I have the QPA map book Roads and Tracks of Western Australia. It has most roads and tracks - even the track to our farm
gate! I have noticed it does not have all the roads to the Pallinup Estuary - it has the tracks but not the road which we went on a few years ago, so it isn't perfect. I haven't been out and about to test it on any other areas since i bought it last year (i think it is now available on ExplorOz). It also includes the Nullabor in SA.
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Follow Up By: Willem - Friday, Apr 20, 2007 at 20:32
Friday, Apr 20, 2007 at 20:32
Hi Motherhen
When are we going to see a pic of the new rig???
Cheers
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Follow Up By: Motherhen - Friday, Apr 20, 2007 at 20:45
Friday, Apr 20, 2007 at 20:45
Hi Willem - It's hiding there as my second picture (green grass - taken at Pannawonica), but i need to take the Bushtracker out somewhere special, like my present picture, before it takes precedence. May be a while before we can do that. Meanwhile we got reasonable rain last Saturday, and the unstocked paddocks are showing a faint tinge of green today.
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Follow Up By: Willem - Friday, Apr 20, 2007 at 20:54
Friday, Apr 20, 2007 at 20:54
Ahh yes I saw it after I asked the question. Having a dimb night tonite...lol
Looks good. I take it that the Rooster is happy with it?
Cheers
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Follow Up By: Motherhen - Friday, Apr 20, 2007 at 21:27
Friday, Apr 20, 2007 at 21:27
Hi Willem; he wasn't going to be happy with anything less - he's been drooling every time he's seen one for years. This weekend it will get some exercise as we have to bring a family convoy towing farm equipment from the Gairdner property back home, as that is the farm that has been sold (we hope - settlement a couple of weeks away yet). I haven't driven it yet - it's so big. He's setting up the rear view screen and cameras - won't have time to get it working for this weekend, but i will appreciate a good view of what's behind.
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Reply By: Bilbo - Friday, Apr 20, 2007 at 16:16
Friday, Apr 20, 2007 at 16:16
Des,
As you know, I do a bit of 'rock-kicking' and therefore I use geological maps a lot. I find geo maps have a far better indication of tracks than any topo maps I've seen or HEMA maps etc. They are very detailed. I never use anything else.
And BEST OF ALL,,,,,,,,,,,,they're freeeee!
Here's the link:
Site Link
They are downloaded as JPEGs. I find it's best to then convert 'em to "ozf2" files, using Ozi-
Explorers "File Conversion" patch, which works very
well and is also FREEEEE!
Then simply calibate 'em as normal on Ozi-Explrorer and yer laughing all the way home,,,,,,,,,,after being out there of course ;)
Bilbo
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Reply By: Willem - Friday, Apr 20, 2007 at 21:14
Friday, Apr 20, 2007 at 21:14
Hey Uncle Donut
I have s heap of brochures and maps here on the edge of the outback.
Come up some time and take yer pick.
Or email me...lol
Cheers
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