Here is the same area of Somerset as depicted by four different maps:
GBOpen (in Basecamp) : | Map compiled from Open Street Map with added contours (in Basecamp) |
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| Ordnance Survey 'Landranger' paper map 1:50000 | Ordnance Survey 'Explorer' paper map 1:25,000 |
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| Crook Peak on the Mendips is quite popular with walkers and, therefore, with Open Street Mappers. Go to somewhere less popular such as this area on the England/Wales border near Knighton and the advantages of the comprehensive OS mapping are clear: | | |
A peak in North Wales as displayed on an Etrex. On the left is GBOpen, on the right is Garmin UK Topo Lite
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