Thread: Maps

I love maps, I have possibly hundreds and two very large atlases

Plus I have a number of marine maps and navigation books from when I did my marine studies.

I hate getting them out because at some stage I have to put them away.

Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

I love maps, I have possibly hundreds and two very large atlases

Plus I have a number of marine maps and navigation books from when I did my marine studies.

I hate getting them out because at some stage I have to put them away.

I love 'em too. I much prefer hard copy maps, especially for trip planning, however GPS maps are great for the most important part of map reading, which of is course knowing where you are.

Nice one John, will load Avenza onto my android head unit and test the maps out next trip.

Originally Posted by loanrangie

Nice one John, will load Avenza onto my android head unit and test the maps out next trip.

Can't have too many maps.

Had a quick look John, it seems less detailed than Hema.
Do you have the Hema app?

Originally Posted by V8Ian

Had a quick look John, it seems less detailed than Hema.
Do you have the Hema app?

No. Hema lost me when they went to a subscription, I didn't have the old app. I did download some of the Hema maps into Memory Map. No, my app of choice is ExplorOz. Seems to have even more detail than Hema. I also have VMS as an app. Like I said, can't have too many.

I wanted to share the GetLost maps as thy are totally free and easily good enough for casual use. My little trip next week will test them out.

Yeah, I've been using Getlost for a while now.

Note that they did have a 'rendering' issue on one of the larger Vic maps, where the image itself was incorrectly stitched up.
I emailed the chap, and he reckoned he'd sort it quickly.

I had to search my emails, and it was the Vic East v14d map sheet, if anyone has downloaded it.
I noticed via JTs link this sheet is now v15a, so hopefully sorted. I'm downloading the updates as I type.

I use them in OziAndroid .. worth the $s ($25 I think) if you run droid.

I've checked Hema, and while their mapping is very high quality, some points aren't marked, where they may be on the Vic Topo series.
I regularly use the hema 150K digital map on my tablet in Ozi, but when I want detail, Getlost is now the option to go for as they're updated regularly.

I've had the vic firemap series for a good 20 odd years now, and tracks change but marked spots usually don't change too much.

Another very decent mapping app is OSMAnd. It uses the free OpenMaps data sets. Quite good. You can download maps for your area so no need to rely on live data/connectivity. Pretty much all free stuff, but has paid for addons if you need them.

I personally don't like using vector maps, and prefer bitmap mapping. Just a personal preference on my part .. maybe my years of heavy reliance on Melways.

So getlost can be used in OSMAnd if you wish .. ie. totally free.

I'm not so sure about Tins' comment that "you can't have too many maps" tho ... 236Gb of 'em .. I think maybe I may have reached this level.
And I'm yet to get much at all in terms of WA, NT and QLD too(I don't go out that way too much).

Nah! you're spot on .. can't ever have too many maps

As a kid my all time favourite map was Broadbent's Port Philip Bay.

Had all the nav light sectors, colours, timing, etc for every light in the bay including all the channel markers, piers and lighthouses.

A lot has changed (like the west channel being unused and no longer dredged).

DL