Post by AegisIII on Jan 1, 2016 19:39:36 GMT -8
This may not quite be on-topic for this forum, but I think it's the closest fit for it.
I've recently made a small map of a nearby area where I've done some hikes. I realize that this is not a local forum, and so most of you have not been there (but some have likely been very close). I'm looking for suggests/critiques to make my map better. I produced it to look rather similar to a 7.5 minute quad, though of course a different size to fit on an 8.5x11" sheet. QGIS was used, thru many fits of frustrations, and at least one entire start-over.
I've already made a couple of changes which I've not yet transferred to the pdf map: the trailhead icons, in red on the pdf, are now dark blue. The trail distances, to the nearest 0.01 mi on the pdf, have been re-rounded to the nearest 0.05 mi.
Some questions:
I have no grid on the map, either lat/long or UTM. Should I?
The map is at 1:20k scale. Even at this scale, the trails appear close together. Should I make an expansion, probably 1:10k or thereabouts, to show the trails better? If so, I'd drop the distances from the 20k map.
Sideling Hill PDF map
I've recently made a small map of a nearby area where I've done some hikes. I realize that this is not a local forum, and so most of you have not been there (but some have likely been very close). I'm looking for suggests/critiques to make my map better. I produced it to look rather similar to a 7.5 minute quad, though of course a different size to fit on an 8.5x11" sheet. QGIS was used, thru many fits of frustrations, and at least one entire start-over.
I've already made a couple of changes which I've not yet transferred to the pdf map: the trailhead icons, in red on the pdf, are now dark blue. The trail distances, to the nearest 0.01 mi on the pdf, have been re-rounded to the nearest 0.05 mi.
Some questions:
I have no grid on the map, either lat/long or UTM. Should I?
The map is at 1:20k scale. Even at this scale, the trails appear close together. Should I make an expansion, probably 1:10k or thereabouts, to show the trails better? If so, I'd drop the distances from the 20k map.
Sideling Hill PDF map
