> On Mar 16, 2016, at 3:12 PM, Andy Townsend <[email protected]> wrote: > > . . . Another question - if not OSM, what maps do hikers in the area use now? > Something from the US Forest Service, or something else? The reason I ask > is that in GB the generally excellent "Ordnance Survey" mapping has been used > by hikers' clubs as a reason not to need OSM. My limited experience with US > outdoor maps suggests that they're not generally of the same quality. > Don’t know about the eastern mountains, but in the western U.S. the old USGS 7.5 minute (and decades ago the 15 minute) series of maps were the gold standard for anyone venturing out hiking or backpacking. For the search and rescue work I do, they are often still the base for any maps handed out to team members.
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