Free Gps Topo Maps for Canada
Last post in Italian was about topographic resources, both retail (pricey but precise) and free (with some known inaccuracies).
This time, here’s a resource for Canada Topo Maps free of charge.
Remember that on his site, Dale says that there are “some *known* inaccuracies”, so keep an eye on it and if you find something, send an email back to him. At the same time, don’t take for granted what is sold in the retail sources, cd and dvd topos you can buy from big brand such as Garmin – there are known inaccuracies too (thanks for the “hands-on preview, Goaty). Anyway, never forget your compass and topo anyway, but you all know this.
They are provided by Dale Atkin on his site, here’s what they cover.
Go to Dale’s site to get them. Dame, Martin, Lyndon, i think you can find this useful if you don’t have it already :)
—-> Dale Atkin’s Site HERE: http://www.ibycus.com/ibycustopo/ THANKS DALE!
Becase Topo Canada isn’t full of inaccuracies and out of date info! The roads in Atkin’s data are far more precisely placed than in the Topo Canada dataset.
Thanks for the info!
The point is that i basically reported what is written in both sites, in the Canada Topo they say it’s accurate and in Dale’s site he says there are some “known inaccuracies” but its amazing to see that the passionate work of someone produced a work that is even better then some commercial release.I’ll update the post, thanks again!