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Thread ID: 52760	2004-12-29 06:30:00	Mapping software	Prescott (11)	Press F1

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308543	2004-12-29 06:30:00	hey there, i need to make a map of our farm, usually i have to draw it in paint and this just takes too much time, is there any mapping software that can assist me in making a farm map? free of course :)	Prescott (11)
308544	2004-12-29 06:46:00	I don't know of any free mapping software Prescott, but I have to create quite a few property maps and I make them in MS Publisher. I have set up templates with 0.5 cm & 1cm grids and I choose the appropriate one according to the scale I need. I find it quite quick to draw maps provided I have reasonable site measurements. It gets fairly hairy if the site is hilly but a good representation can be achieved with a bit of work plus reference to the official land records to get the bird's eye view. Cheers Billy 8-{) :stare:	Billy T (70)
308545	2004-12-29 06:49:00	I don't know of any free mapping software Prescott, but I have to create quite a few property maps and I make them in MS Publisher. I have set up templates with 0.5 cm & 1cm grids and I choose the appropriate one according to the scale I need. I find it quite quick to draw maps provided I have reasonable site measurements. It gets fairly hairy if the site is hilly but a good representation can be achieved with a bit of work plus reference to the official land records to get the bird's eye view. Cheers Billy 8-{) :stare: i need one that will make simple paddocks, basicly squares and lines, but the area would be nice, looks like im back to paint.......	Prescott (11)
308546	2004-12-29 07:49:00	Why don't you grab a copy of the last farmfind directory Scan your property to the size you want then use an editor to overlay your paddock structure etc. Not sure when the last edition came out but young farmers should be able to help with a back issue	PcNut (6639)
308547	2004-12-29 08:15:00	is this also on the net? thanks for your suggestion	Prescott (11)
308548	2004-12-29 08:21:00	No, as far as I'm aware it's not on the net I don't know how long ago the last one was produced but I have seen them for sale in some garages around & about I have 100 copies of Canterbury but they won't be any use to you	PcNut (6639)
308549	2004-12-29 08:55:00	Hi Prescott. Check around your friends in the deep south for anyone with a Rotorua produced programme called TUMONZ. I live in the Nelson area and can zoom in on my own section. Not free, but magic.	Scouse (83)
308550	2004-12-29 09:47:00	Try your Local Authority's website. Most district/city councils (and some regional councils) have their GIS (Geographic Information System) available online and you can usually take screenshots or similar of these. If you're a high-school student (who cares if its for school or not :p) some councils also give this sort of information in other formats to schools/students for nothing or for small donations, so they might be able to extract the data from their GIS in a format you can use (PDF, JPG, TIF, DXF, or similar). Give them a call (hopefully they're open at this time of year). If you were in Tauranga I might have been able to help ;) You could also try a local surveyor, as they often have local boundary etc. information available and might be willing to help (although possibly will want some kind of payment)... However all this might not be what you're wanting as you probably want internal boundaries and stuff which the council or surveyors might not carry (I have no idea if that sort of info is kept by local authorities). HTH Mike.	Mike (15)
308551	2005-01-02 11:19:00	Hi Yes there is free mapping software avaliable which would be more than suitable to make a map of your farm Visit www.ocad.com and you will be able to download version 6 of the program. Its a few versions back from the current, but is still useable. Its vector based so you can print/display it at any size without distortion. I use the current version to make orienteering maps superoman	superoman (6703)
308552	2005-01-03 03:47:00	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	Prescott (11)
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