roadrunner wrote:Slightly off-topic, but why do sprint maps have to be digitally printed? What's wrong with offset printing for them as well?
DJM wrote:My understanding is that this is more to do with lead times than anything else as digital map printing can be delayed longer than for offset, meaning that last minute updates are more likely to be complete.
Laser printing is manadatory for sprint because it's not possible to show the course marking symbols (especially control numbers) correctly using offset printing.
see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jk7Ek5eZfw from about 1.26:40
(DJM obv also correct that offset maps must be left to dry so can't be used for last minute changes)