Looking to grab some detailed topo maps of a smaller area say the size of a MU or a couple, would I contact forestry or where is a good place to go?
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Looking to grab some detailed topo maps of a smaller area say the size of a MU or a couple, would I contact forestry or where is a good place to go?
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Hart Highway Hillbilly
Good luck, I don’t think they print the any more. Gave all mine to a low tech friend. Lots of apps out there that can load maps or even satellite images. Copy or screenshot and print your own.
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Resident Hunter
There are some places on the net you can order them from.
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I got some from a place in Calgary. Can’t remember the website, but they are pretty good. Printed on a waterproof type paper. They weren’t very expensive either.
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Can you please share the names of those apps. Everything I read as to backpacking and hiking is to use topo maps and compass but pretty hard learning to use together when they aren’t accessible. Thanks.Originally Posted by MRP
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there’s a place downtown Kamloops the will print off maps for you.
universal reproductions I think it’s called. They also sell good compass’s and other survey field supplies.
Hart Highway Hillbilly
Ihunter is a easy one, Canada maps, Canada topo, BAMB.
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When I need maps for a new area I:
1) use google maps to take a screen shot of the approximate area
2) create a more accurate square over the area I am interested in (from 1kmx1km to 50kmx50km large area)
3) send an email to Front Counter with my jpg image
4) list the features I want shown on the map
5) 1:20 contours, air imagery, lakes, rivers, streams, trails, roads, highways, private land, crown... a 500metre UTM NAD 83 grid, and georeferenced so it works on my Avenza app
6) I order two of the same maps, one with contours, one with air imagery.
Usually have it back in about 2 hours. Of course, I know what I want and I know a guy, who knows a guy.... might make a difference.
Umma Gumma
I have a bunch of 1:20,000 topos in pdf that I downloaded from somewhere. GeoBC I think, produced by the Ministry of Forests. If you know the area or map # you need, shoot me a pm & I'll see if I have it. An example of a map # is 082L034 which is just north of Vernon showing Swan Lake, Spallumcheen & north end of Okanagan Lake.
Or check these links & do some diggin'...
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/d...ster-base-maps
https://pub.data.gov.bc.ca/datasets/177864/pdf/
Last edited by mike31154; 05-09-2022 at 09:56 AM.
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I have bought them from here before. you can get them on tyvek or a waterproof poly.
https://www.canmaps.com/topo/buy-top.../250k/092p.htm
Back roads mapbooks also sells single sheets of map pages on a water proof/resistant paper. They are well detailed and a pretty good value.
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