Online large-scale maps

mick bashed at the keyboard and said:

Does anyone have any URLs for similar sites to this?
Lancashire County Council run it and it includes aerial photos & historic
(1st edition OS) maps. Unfortunately it only covers Lancashire. It would
be nice to be able to get a few more areas.

http://mario.lancashire.gov.uk/

I wish, thats superb! Better than the OS "getamap" thing!

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Mike.

Mike Thompson said:

mick bashed at the keyboard and said:

Does anyone have any URLs for similar sites to this?
Lancashire County Council run it and it includes aerial photos & historic
(1st edition OS) maps. Unfortunately it only covers Lancashire. It would
be nice to be able to get a few more areas.

http://mario.lancashire.gov.uk/

I wish, thats superb! Better than the OS "getamap" thing!

OS cover the country quite well in urban areas: detail at better than
1:25,000 in rural areas seems to be limited to man made structures,
rivers (not streams) and lakes (not ponds). The summit of Cadair
Idris is labelled but not pinpointed, the summit hut is clearly
marked, the lakes are drawn.

http://www.election-maps.co.uk/

And that seems to be the source for Mario.

mick said:

Does anyone have any URLs for similar sites to this?
Lancashire County Council run it and it includes aerial photos & historic
(1st edition OS) maps. Unfortunately it only covers Lancashire. It would
be nice to be able to get a few more areas.

http://mario.lancashire.gov.uk/

Not sure if this is what you're after.

http://www.nls.uk/digitallibrary/map/index.html

druidh

On Tue, 27 Sep 2005 21:53:28 +0000, druidh burbled:

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mick said:

Does anyone have any URLs for similar sites to this? Lancashire County
Council run it and it includes aerial photos & historic (1st edition OS)
maps. Unfortunately it only covers Lancashire. It would be nice to be
able to get a few more areas.

http://mario.lancashire.gov.uk/

Not sure if this is what you're after.

http://www.nls.uk/digitallibrary/map/index.html

Thanks. Those are some rather pretty maps - but mainly of interest to
cartographers I think! No, I am really looking for maps produced during
the last few years. Mario will let you overlay a transparent 1st edition
OS map over a recent aerial photograph, so you can use it to find out what
happened to early roads & pathways. I've found out that there used to be a
path right through where our house currently stands!

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http://www.election-maps.co.uk/

And that seems to be the source for Mario.

Looks like quite a good 'un! One for the bookmarks, methinks. :-)

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mick said:

Does anyone have any URLs for similar sites to this?
Lancashire County Council run it and it includes aerial photos & historic
(1st edition OS) maps. Unfortunately it only covers Lancashire. It would
be nice to be able to get a few more areas.

http://mario.lancashire.gov.uk/

Not sure if this is what you're after.

http://www.nls.uk/digitallibrary/map/index.html

Thanks, Druidh. Very helpfull indeed. Especially the 10 bits GR's.
I once read that the right point for descending Aonach Beag (or better Stob
Coire Bhealaich) ESE towards Sgurr Choinnich Beag is difficult to find.
Anquet only gives a 6 bit GR and that might be *tricky* in a white-out.
I think the GR is NN 20700 70750. Correct me if I'm wrong.

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mick said:

Does anyone have any URLs for similar sites to this?
Lancashire County Council run it and it includes aerial photos & historic
(1st edition OS) maps. Unfortunately it only covers Lancashire. It would
be nice to be able to get a few more areas.

http://mario.lancashire.gov.uk/

Not sure if this is what you're after.

http://www.nls.uk/digitallibrary/map/index.html

Thanks, Druidh. Very helpfull indeed. Especially the 10 bits GR's.
I once read that the right point for descending Aonach Beag (or better Stob
Coire Bhealaich) ESE towards Sgurr Choinnich Beag is difficult to find.
Anquet only gives a 6 bit GR and that might be *tricky* in a white-out.
I think the GR is NN 20700 70750. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Anquet will give 10 figure accuracy if you want it to -
Tools...Options...Coords...Grid Precision. However, as it's still based
upon your base date (say OS 1:50,000) then that may not help much. The
1:10,000 data in the NLS site certainly helps in this regard.

druidh

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mick wrote:

>Does anyone have any URLs for similar sites to this?
>Lancashire County Council run it and it includes aerial photos &
>historic
>(1st edition OS) maps. Unfortunately it only covers Lancashire. It would
>be nice to be able to get a few more areas.
>
>http://mario.lancashire.gov.uk/
>

Not sure if this is what you're after.

http://www.nls.uk/digitallibrary/map/index.html

Thanks, Druidh. Very helpfull indeed. Especially the 10 bits GR's.
I once read that the right point for descending Aonach Beag (or better
Stob Coire Bhealaich) ESE towards Sgurr Choinnich Beag is difficult to
find. Anquet only gives a 6 bit GR and that might be *tricky* in a
white-out.
I think the GR is NN 20700 70750. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Anquet will give 10 figure accuracy if you want it to -
Tools...Options...Coords...Grid Precision. However, as it's still based
upon your base date (say OS 1:50,000) then that may not help much. The
1:10,000 data in the NLS site certainly helps in this regard.

Thanks for the info. Much appreciated. On the NLS site I already found a
footbridge near Tom an Eite that is not shown on the OS 1:50000 map. *If*
there isn't going to be a familyholiday next year there might be a little
chance to go to Scotland alone and I'm preparing for a circular route around
Glen Nevis going over the Aonachs, the Grey Corries and the Mamores.

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Theo
www.theosphotos.fotopic.net

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mick wrote:

>Does anyone have any URLs for similar sites to this?
>Lancashire County Council run it and it includes aerial photos &
>historic
>(1st edition OS) maps. Unfortunately it only covers Lancashire. It would
>be nice to be able to get a few more areas.
>
>http://mario.lancashire.gov.uk/
>

Not sure if this is what you're after.

http://www.nls.uk/digitallibrary/map/index.html

Thanks, Druidh. Very helpfull indeed. Especially the 10 bits GR's.
I once read that the right point for descending Aonach Beag (or better
Stob Coire Bhealaich) ESE towards Sgurr Choinnich Beag is difficult to
find. Anquet only gives a 6 bit GR and that might be *tricky* in a
white-out.
I think the GR is NN 20700 70750. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Anquet will give 10 figure accuracy if you want it to -
Tools...Options...Coords...Grid Precision. However, as it's still based
upon your base date (say OS 1:50,000) then that may not help much. The
1:10,000 data in the NLS site certainly helps in this regard.

Thanks for the info. Much appreciated. On the NLS site I already found a
footbridge near Tom an Eite that is not shown on the OS 1:50000 map. *If*
there isn't going to be a familyholiday next year there might be a little
chance to go to Scotland alone and I'm preparing for a circular route around
Glen Nevis going over the Aonachs, the Grey Corries and the Mamores.

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Theo
www.theosphotos.fotopic.net

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>mick wrote:
>
>
>>Does anyone have any URLs for similar sites to this?
>>Lancashire County Council run it and it includes aerial photos &
>>historic
>>(1st edition OS) maps. Unfortunately it only covers Lancashire. It would
>>be nice to be able to get a few more areas.
>>
>>http://mario.lancashire.gov.uk/
>>
>
>Not sure if this is what you're after.
>
>http://www.nls.uk/digitallibrary/map/index.html

Thanks, Druidh. Very helpfull indeed. Especially the 10 bits GR's.
I once read that the right point for descending Aonach Beag (or better
Stob Coire Bhealaich) ESE towards Sgurr Choinnich Beag is difficult to
find. Anquet only gives a 6 bit GR and that might be *tricky* in a
white-out.
I think the GR is NN 20700 70750. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Anquet will give 10 figure accuracy if you want it to -
Tools...Options...Coords...Grid Precision. However, as it's still based
upon your base date (say OS 1:50,000) then that may not help much. The
1:10,000 data in the NLS site certainly helps in this regard.

Thanks for the info. Much appreciated. On the NLS site I already found a
footbridge near Tom an Eite that is not shown on the OS 1:50000 map. *If*
there isn't going to be a familyholiday next year there might be a little
chance to go to Scotland alone and I'm preparing for a circular route around
Glen Nevis going over the Aonachs, the Grey Corries and the Mamores.

I'm not convinced that there is a footpath where you indicate - assuming
you mean around NN 224205 769255. That whole area is actually a very
large, very wet bog, riddled with peat hags (have I put you off yet?)
The paths marked on the map are somewhat scant in real life. The FB is
not marked on the Harveys 1:25k either.

As regards your route, it might be better to head down to Luibeilt -
where the river can be crossed - and up the Mamores from there. Or just
grin and bear it as you swim across the peat.

druidh

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>mick wrote:
>
>
>>Does anyone have any URLs for similar sites to this?
>>Lancashire County Council run it and it includes aerial photos &
>>historic
>>(1st edition OS) maps. Unfortunately it only covers Lancashire. It would
>>be nice to be able to get a few more areas.
>>
>>http://mario.lancashire.gov.uk/
>>
>
>Not sure if this is what you're after.
>
>http://www.nls.uk/digitallibrary/map/index.html

Thanks, Druidh. Very helpfull indeed. Especially the 10 bits GR's.
I once read that the right point for descending Aonach Beag (or better
Stob Coire Bhealaich) ESE towards Sgurr Choinnich Beag is difficult to
find. Anquet only gives a 6 bit GR and that might be *tricky* in a
white-out.
I think the GR is NN 20700 70750. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Anquet will give 10 figure accuracy if you want it to -
Tools...Options...Coords...Grid Precision. However, as it's still based
upon your base date (say OS 1:50,000) then that may not help much. The
1:10,000 data in the NLS site certainly helps in this regard.

Thanks for the info. Much appreciated. On the NLS site I already found a
footbridge near Tom an Eite that is not shown on the OS 1:50000 map. *If*
there isn't going to be a familyholiday next year there might be a little
chance to go to Scotland alone and I'm preparing for a circular route around
Glen Nevis going over the Aonachs, the Grey Corries and the Mamores.

I'm not convinced that there is a footpath where you indicate - assuming
you mean around NN 224205 769255. That whole area is actually a very
large, very wet bog, riddled with peat hags (have I put you off yet?)
The paths marked on the map are somewhat scant in real life. The FB is
not marked on the Harveys 1:25k either.

As regards your route, it might be better to head down to Luibeilt -
where the river can be crossed - and up the Mamores from there. Or just
grin and bear it as you swim across the peat.

druidh

Bitstring <[email hidden]>, from the
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Thanks for the info. Much appreciated. On the NLS site I already found a
footbridge near Tom an Eite that is not shown on the OS 1:50000 map.

Beware, 'The map is not the territory' (Isn't that a rallying call from
general Semantics or something?). I can provide you a whole long list of
10 figure grid refs for FBs that do not exist on the ground (although
careful inspection may reveal the odd footing), and many more that you
wouldn't want to let you pet mouse walk across - not without a safety
net.

Get someone to confirm it is there before planning a walk across it (or
be prepared for wet and difficult crossings).

--
GSV Three Minds in a Can
Contact recommends the use of Firefox; SC recommends it at gunpoint.

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Quoted message said:

Does anyone have any URLs for similar sites to this?
Lancashire County Council run it and it includes aerial photos & historic
(1st edition OS) maps. Unfortunately it only covers Lancashire. It would
be nice to be able to get a few more areas.

http://mario.lancashire.gov.uk/

Excellent! I too would love to have this sort of map available on line.
Whenever I'm free to go to the library to look at the old and large
scale maps there, it's closed. And conversely, when the library's
open...

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>
>Thanks, Druidh. Very helpfull indeed. Especially the 10 bits GR's.
>I once read that the right point for descending Aonach Beag (or better
>Stob Coire Bhealaich) ESE towards Sgurr Choinnich Beag is difficult to
>find. Anquet only gives a 6 bit GR and that might be *tricky* in a
>white-out.
>I think the GR is NN 20700 70750. Correct me if I'm wrong.
>

Anquet will give 10 figure accuracy if you want it to -
Tools...Options...Coords...Grid Precision. However, as it's still based
upon your base date (say OS 1:50,000) then that may not help much. The
1:10,000 data in the NLS site certainly helps in this regard.

Thanks for the info. Much appreciated. On the NLS site I already found a
footbridge near Tom an Eite that is not shown on the OS 1:50000 map. *If*
there isn't going to be a familyholiday next year there might be a little
chance to go to Scotland alone and I'm preparing for a circular route
around Glen Nevis going over the Aonachs, the Grey Corries and the
Mamores.

I'm not convinced that there is a footpath where you indicate - assuming
you mean around NN 224205 769255.

? That's somewehere in the Leanachan Forest. The footbridge I mean is
crossing the Abhainn Rath at NN 23795 69095, close to the dam splitting the
river Nevis and the Abhainn Rath. Perhaps it doen't exist anymore.

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That whole area is actually a very large, very wet bog, riddled with peat
hags (have I put you off yet?) The paths marked on the map are somewhat
scant in real life. The FB is not marked on the Harveys 1:25k either.

As regards your route, it might be better to head down to Luibeilt - where
the river can be crossed - and up the Mamores from there. Or just grin and
bear it as you swim across the peat.

I didn't know it was possible to cross at Luibelt. Are there rocks in the
water or do you have to wade through (also if the river is in spate) ? It's
certainly a better option than crossing wet bog.

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Thanks for the info. Much appreciated. On the NLS site I already found a
footbridge near Tom an Eite that is not shown on the OS 1:50000 map.

Beware, 'The map is not the territory' (Isn't that a rallying call from
general Semantics or something?). I can provide you a whole long list of
10 figure grid refs for FBs that do not exist on the ground (although
careful inspection may reveal the odd footing), and many more that you
wouldn't want to let you pet mouse walk across - not without a safety net.

Get someone to confirm it is there before planning a walk across it (or be
prepared for wet and difficult crossings).

I know bridges can flush away any time of year, even roadbridges like the
one at Edinample. That's why *local* info on urw comes in handy :-)

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Bitstring <[email hidden]>, from the
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Quoted message said:

Thanks for the info. Much appreciated. On the NLS site I already found a
footbridge near Tom an Eite that is not shown on the OS 1:50000 map.

Beware, 'The map is not the territory' (Isn't that a rallying call from
general Semantics or something?). I can provide you a whole long list of
10 figure grid refs for FBs that do not exist on the ground (although
careful inspection may reveal the odd footing), and many more that you
wouldn't want to let you pet mouse walk across - not without a safety net.

Get someone to confirm it is there before planning a walk across it (or be
prepared for wet and difficult crossings).

I know bridges can flush away any time of year, even roadbridges like the
one at Edinample. That's why *local* info on urw comes in handy :-)

Yeah but when a road bridge flushes away it makes the news and generally
someone fixes it. FBs vanish and nobody even notices many times (if the
locals happen to be the farmers owning the land, they just cheer).
Typically you get 'ROW closed' notice nailed to a few posts, until they
blow away, and that's your lot. Would be really neat if the Council(s)
would keep status of closed ROWs on the WWW somewhere.

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As regards your route, it might be better to head down to Luibeilt -
where
the river can be crossed - and up the Mamores from there. Or just
grin and
bear it as you swim across the peat.

Quoted message said:

I didn't know it was possible to cross at Luibelt. Are there rocks in the
water or do you have to wade through (also if the river is in spate) ? It's
certainly a better option than crossing wet bog.

I don't know about the present but in 1972 there wasn't a bridge at
Luibeilt. My trip report for the Scottish 4s records "I had to ford the
river at Luibeilt". I can't actually remember the event so it was
unlikely to have been hazardous.

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New - 27 (Marilyns 13, Nuttalls 5, Outlying Fells 10)
Repeats - 26 (Marilyns 10, Nuttalls 17, Wainwrights 12, Outlying Fells 0)

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As regards your route, it might be better to head down to Luibeilt -
where
the river can be crossed - and up the Mamores from there. Or just
grin and
bear it as you swim across the peat.

Quoted message said:

I didn't know it was possible to cross at Luibelt. Are there rocks in the
water or do you have to wade through (also if the river is in spate) ? It's
certainly a better option than crossing wet bog.

I don't know about the present but in 1972 there wasn't a bridge at
Luibeilt. My trip report for the Scottish 4s records "I had to ford the
river at Luibeilt". I can't actually remember the event so it was
unlikely to have been hazardous.

I crossed the river there a few weeks back, while cycling from Corrour
Station to Fort William (via Loch Treig, Luibeilt, Loch Eilde, Mamore
Lodge, then the WHW).

No sign of any bridge, so I waded across. I think it was about knee deep
(and very cold).

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Quoted message said:

I know bridges can flush away any time of year, even roadbridges like the
one at Edinample. That's why *local* info on urw comes in handy :-)

Yeah but when a road bridge flushes away it makes the news and generally
someone fixes it. FBs vanish and nobody even notices many times (if the
locals happen to be the farmers owning the land, they just cheer).
Typically you get 'ROW closed' notice nailed to a few posts, until they
blow away, and that's your lot. Would be really neat if the Council(s)
would keep status of closed ROWs on the WWW somewhere.

Or a map (on the www) with symbols showing the current situation of roads,
bridges, treefelling, shooting, closed (or open) pubs-hotels-campsites,
landslides affecting walking, etc.,etc.. Something for a company like
MultiMap ?

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