Any other map perverts on here?
 

Honestly, some days I could just spend several hours clicking through google maps..

My new thing is getting the pull-out mountain bike route maps from MBUK/MBR magazine (usually powered by memory map or garmin) and then checking out the routes on google maps with the terrain satellite imagery enabled so I can suss out where the route goes on the various paths.

Just about to put together a route for tomorra's shenanigans on the north york moors..

Just wondered if there's anyone else on here who gets excited at the prospect of sifting through maps?

Re: Any other map perverts on here?
 

only if theres gold to be had...but I recently had a go on google street view to visualized a possible cycle route to work

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Yup, as sad as it is I can spend quite a while browsing maps and familiarising myself. if I have to go anywhere I usually view the route on the map, streetview in to each major junction and by the time I actually go there I drive/ride as if I'm a local. Knowing what I'm looking for at each turn.

Surprisingly I have little time for google earth, whilst the 3d interactive terrain option is nice last time I looked it didn't have the nice simple maps and streetview that I really like.

Glad to know I'm not the only one.

MapsGL on google chrome is quite neat, makes dropping to streetview a little more seamless.

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If it wasnt for google maps you'd be the kind of people who built match stick empires.

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Got a few well soiled maps under my bed ;)

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Nah I'd build a fully working miniature V8 engine... The first one in the worl.... ah shiit.

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Ooooosh David, you norty boi.

Any good ones for Yorkshire Dales/North York Moors? You keeping well buddy?

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I love looking at maps of all kinds - roadmaps, maritime navigation maps, the railway track diagrams we use at work.

I think it stems from when I was a kid reading tourist maps of states and provinces to look at the different roadsigns, and when I'd exhausted that I'd move on to the map. (hey, it kept me entertained in the back seat)

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This.

I also use the satelite view on Google maps a lot. Got a very interesting book for Chrimbo about cycle/footpaths that used to be railways and it's amazing how many can still be followed fifty years after Dr Beeching wielded his axe.

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Im keeping well old buddy, old pal. You?

Have a look on 'Garmin Connect', its a Database of routes people have uploaded. There's a few on there for the Yorky Moors ;)