[talk-au] Hikers on this list?

[Peter Ross]

On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 10:58 AM, Peter Ross <peter at emailross.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 7:57 PM, John Smith <deltafoxtrot256 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Some of us were discussing making a custom hiking map styles on IRC
>> earlier so we can print out such maps or use them in presentations to
>> show bush walkers the potential of what they can get back out of OSM.
>>
>> I don't think any of us has had much to do with hiking maps, so is
>> anyone on this list an experienced hiker that could help us come up
>> with a suitable hiking map style sheet?
>>
>> I've also been playing with contour lines on OSM map tiles, but I
>> think instead of cluttering up the common mapnik rendering this would
>> be better in a hiking style.
>>
>> http://maps.bigtincan.com/?z=14&ll=-27.097,152.532&layer=B0000000000TT
>>
> I would suggest using the orienteering map style
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orienteering_map
> http://www.orienteering.org/i3/index.php?/iof2006/content/download/866/4026/file/International_Specification_for_Orienteering_Maps_2000.pdf
>
> The advantage of the orienteering map style is that it emphasises
> features which can be used for navigation and route planning.
>
Here is a simpler link to the various features

http://www.bendigo-orienteers.com.au/mediawiki/images/2/2b/OA_Map_symbols_for_Aust_maps_Jan_2004.pdf

ps thanks for inspiring me to go orienteering again.