[Talk-GB] Fwd: [CARTO-SoC] Priced out...

[Andy Allan]

I would have thought if he was scaling down 1:25000 to 1:50000 then
he's looking for something specific in the cartography such as field
boundaries.

Still, interesting to see just how expensive the OS are.

Cheers,
Andy

On Dec 4, 2007 5:46 PM, Mark Williams <mark.666 at blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
> I presume someone's told him... Was it in time?
>
> Or have we not done his area yet, I wonder?
>
> Mark
>
> Richard Fairhurst wrote:
> > Interesting comment on the CARTO-SoC list.
> >
> > Richard
> >
> > ----- Forwarded message from mapset at blueyonder.co.uk -----
> >      Date: Tue,  4 Dec 2007 13:25:43 GMT
> >      From: Gary Haley <mapset at blueyonder.co.uk>
> > Reply-To: carto-soc at sheffield.ac.uk
> >   Subject: [CARTO-SoC] Priced out...
> >        To: Multiple recipients of list CARTO-SOC <carto-soc at sheffield.ac.uk>
> []
> > There doesn't seem to be any way of getting a
> > better quote from OS so needless to say we won't
> > be using any map products on this occasion.
> >
> > This episode has made me wonder how many other
> > products are being produced in the UK each year
> > without maps where the use of a map would add
> > considerably to the readability of the product.
> >
> > I reckon this is a missed opportunity at best and
> > at worst contributes to the demise of print-based
> > cartography in the UK.
>
>
>
>
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