Comments on: Printing Maps; Twin Mountain DRG

By: JRF

JRF — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:50:23 +0000

Adobe Illustrator will tile large images on what ever paper size you desire.

Guido (from Boston) — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:18:51 +0000

fvanderbiest — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:33:13 +0000

Hi Chris,

For easy map printing, MapFish now does a perfect job …
See for instance http://demo.mapfish.org/mapfishsample/trunk/examples/print/simple.html

crschmidt — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:19:54 +0000

Dylan:

To me that looks like a violation of “I also don’t want to spend all day cropping and fighting with tools.”

And thanks! Just finishing packing now (almost missed the marshmallows!)

dylan — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:12:59 +0000

Hi Chris,

For custom map production, I usually use GMT (the Generic Mapping Tools). Here is a quick example:

Making maps from DRG data isn’t hard, just search on the GMT mailing list archives for some ideas. The results are PS/EPS files.

Have fun camping!

AB — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 19:41:31 +0000

For the map book, you could consider trying: http://www.blockposters.com/
(no affiliation, just thought it might fit your needs).
Also, http://datagateway.nrcs.usda.gov/GatewayHome.html will likely have a county-scale DRG mosaic that can be downloaded in mrsid format for your hiking area…
AB