100 000 / 1 maps set????
Submitted: Saturday, Aug 23, 2003 at 11:06
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DINGO
Hi everyone, i have just purchased the Raster 250K cd rom map set and think it is fantastic, would be better if i had a 3 foot moitor or a A2 printer but it is still great. but i was wondering if you can get the same thing in a 100000 to 1 scale ???also it does worry me the idea of taking a lap top scrub and relying on it as your map and it goes bang!!! any idea's??????
Reply By: Mad Dog Morgan (Vic) - Saturday, Aug 23, 2003 at 11:35
Saturday, Aug 23, 2003 at 11:35
Electronic devices are always susceptible to going bang. Not much you can do apart from taking a spare everything or backup paper maps. Motor vehicles are also susceptible to going bang but does that stop you.Hooroo
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Follow Up By: DINGO - Saturday, Aug 23, 2003 at 11:49
Saturday, Aug 23, 2003 at 11:49
Fair point mad dog, but i am sure that you must leave yourself in the best possition possible and i wouldn't like to end up 300k scrub without a map!also i feel happy that my old 60 seris is not run by a computor as some of my mates have computor controlled tractors and they are very unreliable in the dust, heat and rain vs the older versions that can often do 5000 hrs with basic sevices, and some of the new models are now moving away from complex electronics.
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Follow Up By: Mad Dog Morgan (Vic) - Saturday, Aug 23, 2003 at 20:02
Saturday, Aug 23, 2003 at 20:02
Dingo, 100k maps are available but nothing as cheap as the 250k series
Have a look here
http://www.ja-gps.com.au/maps_maptrax_list.html#anchor184798
What state are you in....hang on......what state do you live in...hmmm you know what I mean :)
Hooroo
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Reply By: Member -BJ (Sydney) - Saturday, Aug 23, 2003 at 15:11
Saturday, Aug 23, 2003 at 15:11
I have OziExplorer running on a pda conected to my gps for moving map but also take paper maps as a backup.Regards Bob
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Reply By: Member - Colin (ACT region) - Saturday, Aug 23, 2003 at 18:44
Saturday, Aug 23, 2003 at 18:44
1:100 000 maps - have you done a calculation of the numer of maps in Aust at this scale ? 6 times as many 1:250 000 maps !! (although there is not a complete coverage at 1:100 000)
Everything is likely to go bang, as mentioned (Car, GPS, laptop, camera, frig etc)
I try and keep my camera in a pillow case to stop dust, maybe putting the Laptop in a bag would help.
I always carry a few paper maps, especially ones of the more remote areas - just in case.Subaru Forester
size isn't everything !
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Follow Up By: DINGO - Sunday, Aug 24, 2003 at 15:07
Sunday, Aug 24, 2003 at 15:07
Thank you for the replys i will look into the OziExplorer option.
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Reply By: Member - Bob - Monday, Aug 25, 2003 at 08:48
Monday, Aug 25, 2003 at 08:48
Dingo,
yep, take paper maps too. One precaution I take is to copy the CDs into the hard drive, but also take a backup CD with you. That way, at least if your CD drive fails you've got the maps backed up anyway, or if you lose a lot of data, you can reinstall from CD.Bob
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