[OSM-talk] re contours

[Adam Schreiber]

On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 6:05 AM, Steve Hill <steve at nexusuk.org> wrote:
>  with altitude anyway - if you're cycling (for example) at an altitude of
>  600m, a 100m high hill is just as significant to you as it would be if you
>  were cycling at sea level, but in the former case it wouldn't show up on
>  the map at all whilst in the latter it would be very obvious.

Another example is when orienteering, knowing where a draw, saddle or
point is accurately becomes important.

Also, if contours are given, relief shading is a bit redundant.  It's
fairly easy to tell a valley from a mountain in context.  However,
distinguishing between a mesa and a valley might be a bit tricky.

Cheers,

Adam