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thurs wrote:Anyone recommending ArcGIS for personal use in this thread -- SHAME!!!!
ESRI hater eh... At least I did suggest QGIS first.
If you use ESRI a lot (especially enterprise level) you develop a sort of intrinsic burning hatred for the company, its seemingly unbounded greed, and shoddily-developed products. That's particularly from a developer and admin standpoint, mind you.
- Walk the earth and perform your own independent surveys.
And then be sure to document those surveys on OSM, hehe!
OK, I have several generations of Trails Illustrated maps dating back to the 90s. Every few years they changed the branding and whether "Trails Illustrated" or "National Geographic" got top billing. But there's your evidence I only care about them to the extent there isn't some better map around.
You never know what is enough until you know what is more than enough. -- William Blake
Wrote up a workflow that I use to create my own maps, primarily for hiking purposes. I highly recommend Avenza's PDF maps app, I use it for everything from climbing mountains to making sure I'm on walk-in access hunting land.
TravelingMatt wrote:OK, I have several generations of Trails Illustrated maps dating back to the 90s. Every few years they changed the branding and whether "Trails Illustrated" or "National Geographic" got top billing. But there's your evidence I only care about them to the extent there isn't some better map around.
Heh. If you have TI maps that are old ENOUGH - you'll note there is no mention whatsoever of Nat Geo anywhere. In fact, the only additional billing given on those old maps is "Ponderosa Publishing" out of Evergreen...
WARNING: Don't give these old maps to your spouse to use on a trip to Moab. They are missing a lot of information.
Climbing at altitude is like hitting your head against a brick wall — it's great when you stop. -- Chris Darwin
I'm pretty tired. I think I'll go home now. -- Forrest Gump
