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| Thread ID: 52760 | 2004-12-29 06:30:00 | Mapping software | Prescott (11) | Press F1 |
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| 308553 | 2005-01-03 09:14:00 | thanks for all the ideas and suggestion guys, i just go back arrowtown for new years and i will check out the what you guys have posted, cheers Hi there, I am a Cartographer by profession. Your best bet is freeware called AccuGlobe 2004. About 12MB download. You draw different things on different layers. Then you can make streams, tracks or buildings visible/invisible at will. Areas are automatically calculated for polygons. I've only had a brief play with it. It's reasonably similar to MapInfo (costs plenty) which is what I use every day. If you ever want your map used in other programs without redigitising the lines and polygons, it will export/import common formats. If you want accurate paddock areas, track lengths etc, I recommend drawing your paddocks over a georeferenced orthophoto (a photo that has been "rubber sheeted" using contour data, to take out distortions). If you need to discuss with me further - contact me: ross@forestrymaps.co.nz |
rossnixon (584) | ||
| 308554 | 2005-01-03 09:19:00 | Ross,I would suggest you hit that edit button and remove your email,if the window of opurtunity is closed then ask a mod to remove it. Bots are indexing this site 24 hours aday,and very soon your email addy will become part of google...... .....Thats a bad thing...... |
Metla (12) | ||
| 308555 | 2005-01-03 09:20:00 | for polygons. I've only had a brief play with it. It's reasonably similar to MapInfo (costs plenty) which is what I use every day. If you ever want your map used in other programs without redigitising the lines and polygons, it will export/import common formats. If you want accurate paddock areas, track lengths etc, I recommend drawing your paddocks over a georeferenced orthophoto (a photo that has been "rubber sheeted" using contour data, to take out distortions). Now that's language I understand :D However at the place I work we call MapInfo "the dark side" ;) Having never used/seen MapInfo I couldn't really comment any further however. There is a woman in our team who has joined us in the past year and she's a longtime MapInfo user and often talks about how much better it is than what we use. We just all have a go at her (and she's been limited to one mention of "MapInfo" per week :p Mike. |
Mike (15) | ||
| 308556 | 2005-01-04 09:02:00 | i just tried out OCAD and im just giving that a wirl, and just about to get AccuGlobe 2004, that OCAD seems pretty simple, its nearly just like ms paint | Prescott (11) | ||
| 308557 | 2005-01-04 09:38:00 | jus u se powerpoint dude... squares & lines & other stuff too.. its all u need for maps & layout diagrams :cool: :thumbs: | jus.need.help (6704) | ||
| 308558 | 2005-01-04 23:59:00 | I am also using Tumonz for all property information, need to have Property Boundaries module installed. Its quite good but maybe ask for a trial first to make sure it does what you want. Good luck Sergio |
Sergio (928) | ||
| 308559 | 2005-01-05 00:18:00 | i cant seem to find what i need to download from the Tumonz, there are quite a few downloadable files but which is the one i need? | Prescott (11) | ||
| 308560 | 2005-01-05 03:43:00 | "Lands and Survey" used to produce maps in 1:50000 scale which showed all the property boundaries. Is the term "cadastral"? Farm land often had fencelines and hedges shown, and paper roads, too, just to confuse you.:D How many thousand acres did you say? Square miles? Of course L&S have been privatised, so ... :annoyed: |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 308561 | 2005-01-05 04:03:00 | Is the term "cadastral"? It is. Of course L&S have been privatised, so ... :annoyed: As far as I know LINZ and/or Terralink (The old DOSLI/L&S) hasn't been privatised... still a govt dept, but run more like TVNZ... even worse I suppose ;) Mike. |
Mike (15) | ||
| 308562 | 2005-01-05 04:33:00 | Hi Prescott. Re Tumonz..... you need the basic programme and then the boundary add-on. Modest prices really. Have a look HERE (sal.neoburn.net) for the various add-ons available. :cool: |
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