For GPS, can try this - I think the format is proprietary though: http://fugawi.com/docs/mapstreetframe.html
On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 20:26:35 -0600, Joel Walker <jwalker17@earthlink.net> wrote: > > Can anyone recomend road/topo maps of Canada that are > > similar to the excellent DeLorme Atlas/Gazetteer maps? > > The Delorme maps are highly detailed, and usually > > pretty accurate, but they don't seem to make them for > > Canada. > > you can use some NOAA low-altitude pilotage charts for aircraft. they > have a lot of the roads on them (but not city streets), even some of > the more prominent side roads. and lots of features and altitudes. not > as good as delorme or road maps, but possibly adequate in the wide > open up there. > > check with www.sportys.com/takeoff/ ... click on Pilot's Shop, then > scroll down on the left to Charts, Aviation. > > then on Canadian charts. > and take your pick. there's one for the alaskan highway ...sort of a > strip map along the road. but that might be in the Alaskan chart > section. > > anyway, the ones you want are the en-route low-altitude charts. > but to find out which ones you want/needs, go back out to the Charts, > Aviation and click on the general enroute low-altitude charts. it has > a diagram of which chart numbers cover which area. the charts are in > pairs, one map on one side, the adjoining area on the opposite side of > the map. kinda hard to work with sometimes, but ok. > > for $6/map (two charts), it's not soooo bad. ;) > > hope it helps. good luck! > joel > |
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