Greg Franks wrote: > >>>>> "Kevin" == Kevin Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > [much interesting information on GIS] > > Kevin> So although the idea is great, and it would be fun for > Kevin> someone like me to do, I don't think that we are going to > Kevin> see OBC route maps on the internet anytime soon, or an > Kevin> official OBC hardcopy map for sale in the stores. Time to > Kevin> produce and cost of producing are just too prohibitive at > Kevin> this time. > > Actually, the OBC did sell a set of route maps and they were > available in stores years ago (I still have a set).
I mentioned before, we still sells our tour maps but they are not commercial quality - they don't need to be. I'm not sure if you mean OBC tour maps. Maps to be useful to tour leaders (specially new ones) must facilitate rapid identification of the names or numbers of the streets and roads we use. The ones I have from that era are scale 1:250,000, cover a very wide area, and because of that are necessarily cluttered. They are to be studied rather than read. (Some of us like to scan maps while in motion.) Then there were (are?) the Ontario Cycling Route map series - seven of them. They were published by the Ontario Cycling Association. The involvement of Les Humphreys and Bruce Timmermanns is acknowledged on them. The OCA maps were good in 1983 but were sold long beyond their useful life. Maybe as a result of some of the reasons listed by Kevin. (They were still on sale a couple of years ago and may still be available from the OCA.) > If I recall correctly, it > was spear-headed by Dwight Yachuk.> > > The technogoly was simple -- take an existing hard copy map (topo maps > if I recall), then draw the routes on with a pen. The nice part about > the maps was that they were done on tyvec (sp?) so that they weren't > ruined if they got wet (like in a jersey pocket) > > Beaconsfield's maps are on line. (http://www.clubcycliste.com) They > don't appear to be scanned, so perhaps they're using a more > sophisticated approach along the lines of a GIS system. ------------------------------------------------- For list help, please send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Club Office: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (613) 230-1064 Web/mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb Newsletter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb/Newsletter ------------------------------------------------- ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aVxiDo.a2i8p1 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
