For hiking and bicycling, I don't think shades replace contour lines, because the former give a much more precise idea of what elevations are to be encountered. And when off-trail, they give some idea of what is a plausible route, and what isn't.
On Thursday, November 17, 2016 at 7:53:17 AM UTC-8, Anders Hedelund wrote: > > Can anyone explain why the relief layers are made with hill shades as if > the sun is shining from the north? > > All slopes are dark grey on the south side. See this example with hill > shades + contour lines to give the elevation.. > . > Weird! > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Osmand" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
