Thread: Maps

So which map series is the most detailed for the size, the getlostmaps 1/25000 is a 17 gig download.

Originally Posted by loanrangie

So which map series is the most detailed for the size, the getlostmaps 1/25000 is a 17 gig download.

If the issue about the 17Gigs is that because it's a single file, I reckon download the Vic East and Vic West sheets.
They're 7Gigs each, and the easiset way to use the maps .. rather than using individual sheets.

Or does your Ozi device have limited memory available and need to store only specific sheets on it due to not enough room?

The 7Gig large half vic sheets run fine on quite old hardware if this is a concern for you.

I have a Lenovo M10 which isn't the fastest device in Android land ... but moving either of the maps around by hand isn't an issue. Never runs out of memory whilst using moving map.
I regularly use the more detailed/less detailed feature of Ozi when driving around looking for either wider view maps(eg. a state map for driving situations), then switch to 1:25K if I want more details ... again no performance issues.

Same with Galaxy Tab 7 from about 10 years ago now.
This was my first mobile device running Ozi Android, and back then tablets seemed to be much more expensive for the features. So I got a barebones 7" due to value for money philosophy I had at that time. Stupid!
Anyhow, running these huge single files even on old hardware isn't so bad in terms of performance. The Tab 7 does take a sec or two sometimes to move the map image to where my finger wanted it to be .. but it's literally a split sec glitch that doesn't really impede on usability.

I'd recommend to get the two east/west maps. If the issue about the file size is a concern, you download one half one month and the other half another month .. etc.
The vic east/west sheets are just mosaic-ed versions of the entire 1:25000 series.

When Getlost first started with these, they didn't have the mosaic sheets .. and you'd have to do it yourself ... very slow tedious process!

Hi,
Some of the Open Street Maps are giving the Govt cartography a run for its money. Even the Toppo maps in Garmin Turn-by-Turn Navigators are now very good on minor roads and tracks.
I'm using some of the walking and mountain bike map sites to supplement map info and find tracks that are not on older paper based editions.
Being able to plot tracks that follow the road, and then change to satellite image and back to other themed maps on the fly before exporting to a .gpx file takes a lot of the effort out of actually navigating whilst driving. Well that is my experience.
I started with an old laptop and OziExplorer in 2004 using the 1:250k State series. No such thing as Google Satellite back then, but I did download a heap of Satellite images with some colour-shifting at 1 pixel = 35m. They were only usable to get some idea of upcoming terrain, but Ozi could read them. Even the rail line across the Nularbor blended into the background, so it was no use for minor roads.
Next few trips I used an 8" tablet and Ozi Android along with Hema. Both worked well despite being totally different, but the tablet's USB port and cable were a weak point and caused problems. A magnetic cable connection helped avoid more damage.
With only 16Gb the tablet is now over full of other stuff and I've had to delete Hema for space. Pity, cause the downloadable extra detail maps were most useful on a few occasions.
With Garmin advertising Hema maps on one of its 7" navigators, I bought one to try.
Everything is very 'Garmin' and getting it to do what I want it to do has proved taxing.
My latest victory over its 'Garminess' has been to import a long and convoluted .Gpx file of a gravel road trip across Victoria.
I have another .Gpx file following the Wimmera River from source to outfall which Garmin converted to a turn - by - turn route. Albeit broken into trips 1-4, but I can live with that. Garmin is not designed for finding every bridge over a river, but it did do it.
Yes, it is a long way from a Shell roadmap and a compass for sure.
Cheers

Originally Posted by AK83

If the issue about the 17Gigs is that because it's a single file, I reckon download the Vic East and Vic West sheets.
They're 7Gigs each, and the easiset way to use the maps .. rather than using individual sheets.

Or does your Ozi device have limited memory available and need to store only specific sheets on it due to not enough room?

The 7Gig large half vic sheets run fine on quite old hardware if this is a concern for you.

I have a Lenovo M10 which isn't the fastest device in Android land ... but moving either of the maps around by hand isn't an issue. Never runs out of memory whilst using moving map.
I regularly use the more detailed/less detailed feature of Ozi when driving around looking for either wider view maps(eg. a state map for driving situations), then switch to 1:25K if I want more details ... again no performance issues.

Same with Galaxy Tab 7 from about 10 years ago now.
This was my first mobile device running Ozi Android, and back then tablets seemed to be much more expensive for the features. So I got a barebones 7" due to value for money philosophy I had at that time. Stupid!
Anyhow, running these huge single files even on old hardware isn't so bad in terms of performance. The Tab 7 does take a sec or two sometimes to move the map image to where my finger wanted it to be .. but it's literally a split sec glitch that doesn't really impede on usability.

I'd recommend to get the two east/west maps. If the issue about the file size is a concern, you download one half one month and the other half another month .. etc.
The vic east/west sheets are just mosaic-ed versions of the entire 1:25000 series.

When Getlost first started with these, they didn't have the mosaic sheets .. and you'd have to do it yourself ... very slow tedious process!

Space isn't an issue as I have 96gig of storage space on my head unit including a 64gig micro SD card, I would prefer to just download one set of maps of which ever will work best.

For Victoria, the GetLost 25K maps are great. I just updated to the V15 maps on my iPad using the Avenza Maps app.

The other great thing about Avenza is you can also load the Parks Victoria visitor guide maps as well, plus the Geoscience Australia special maps which are all free. Good for planning where to go.

I have around 1000 maps loaded in total which are all free - and I still go looking for more maps.

If you do buy a bundle of the GetLost maps, the creator (Tommo Harrison) only gets about a third of what you pay to Avenza - but if you download all for free (can be done one by one) you can make a donation directly via his website to support the great work.

If you have internet access, the VicEmergency app has the maps used by the CFA which are brilliant. They look to have tied in the VicPlanning property details as they show every property boundary and lot number as well. Great for doing some pre-trip planning if going well and truly off road.

Plus GetLostMaps now also have an excellent on-line map tool which you zoom in on as well.

You can never have enough maps.

Originally Posted by loanrangie

..... I would prefer to just download one set of maps of which ever will work best.

yep!
Then download the two sheets from Getlost, Vic East and Vic West .. and whole of Victoria covered with just two maps. Ozi does the rest.

You could get the situation where it will change from one sheet to another if you travel east-west in the overlap area.
The west boundary of the East sheet is at approximately Deer Park, and the east boundary of the West sheet is Melb city .. so makes it about 25-ish klms or so of overlap.

Do the Vic East and VIcWest files download the calibration map file as well (for Ozi)?
Cheers.

A bit earlier than the last link I posted. Same sort of detail, but there is a huge expanse of Vic where 'no one' had been. The Murray upstream of the Gee is unknown country.

Great vegetation descriptions by H & Hovell.

cheers, DL

Australia. - David Rumsey Historical Map Collection