Online map archive / analysis

[Becks]

I've been bought a scanner for my birthday and am quite taken by the idea of putting scans of my maps online so that I no longer feel the need to file a load of paper. Ideally I'd like somewhere I can comment and analyse my routes too, but I'm not bothered about other people being able to access it (in fact with this OS nonsense it's maybe best that they can't). Can anyone suggest a good way to do this? Could upload to flickr to keep full resolution scans but the notes wouldn't be great - is the best bet to upload to there (I'm too technophobic to have my own webspace as I have no idea what I'm doing) and maybe link to that in a blog? What do other people do?

Cheers!

[Angry Haggis]

I've been bought a scanner for my birthday and am quite taken by the idea of putting scans of my maps online so that I no longer feel the need to file a load of paper. Ideally I'd like somewhere I can comment and analyse my routes too, but I'm not bothered about other people being able to access it (in fact with this OS nonsense it's maybe best that they can't). Can anyone suggest a good way to do this? Could upload to flickr to keep full resolution scans but the notes wouldn't be great - is the best bet to upload to there (I'm too technophobic to have my own webspace as I have no idea what I'm doing) and maybe link to that in a blog? What do other people do?

Cheers!

How about a Wordpress hosted blog? You can store up to 3GB of pictures on the service.

...or if you do get your own webspace, you can always install your own personal Routegadget on it.

[paul]

Checkout DOMA also http://www.matstroeng.se/doma/?version=2.0 - from the same guy who wrote QuickRoute. Again you'll need somewhere to run it - either your own PC or some webspace.

[andy]

I use DOMA

and if you didn't mind having it on my domain I think I can set up a separate username for you...

[Paul Frost]

Warning! Warning! Warning!

If any map that has ANY Ordnance Survey data is available online and could be seen by anyone you will run into problems with the OS.
There is a licence that allows it but it is quite restrictive.

[andy]

Warning! Warning! Warning!

If any map that has ANY Ordnance Survey data is available online and could be seen by anyone you will run into problems with the OS.
There is a licence that allows it but it is quite restrictive.

I'll remove my link then

[Freefall]

Scanning maps seems such an obvious thing - why did I not think of it? In the old days (and my maps go back to the early 80s) they were protected by map cases. Current waterproof maps are covered in blood and mud so present a health hazard.

Though we like to squeeze maps onto A4 many of my maps (especially since I started using 1:10000) are huge so looks like lots of scanning and stitching together required. I use a brilliant programme called Panavue Image Assembler - free version has a watermark but pay a bit of money for the watermark free copy.

Any good reason for keeping old maps in a box/drawer if scanning is an option?

[mharky]

Having an A0 scanner helps

[ricardito]

Any good reason for keeping old maps in a box/drawer if scanning is an option?

Same as for photographs - paper copies are a lot easier to riffle through idly and get nostalgic over while lying in bed on a wet Saturday morning

[Big Jon]

its a bit of a hassle to take a computer when you fancy a run on an old area you have the map and a course for. Paper any and every day for luddite me.

[Gross]

Ahhhh... but you always did believe in apples

[rocky]

Add them as layers in google earth....

[harry]

Why online? Can't you just save the scanned files and some associated files with analysis. An external hard drive for back up takes up less space than lots of ring binders and no bother with copy write laws.
Or on flickr (and probably a lot of other solutions) you can set privacy options so that only you can see the images, also gets round copy write gash.

[Becks]

Solely online because it's more reliable than my ancient old computer (which takes 4 or 5 goes and a couple of disk checks just to switch on these days!) and I can't afford a decent external hard drive!

[ryeland of doom]

Can I say a big thank you to all those of you who are putting maps up, from Routegadget downwards. It is such an advance from the days when to see many maps you had to swap them at events, or hope to intercept somebodies throw out.

Being a map nut is so much easier now. Great fun looking through the blogs and finding the odd treasure - especially current versions of areas remembered from childhood.

As for keeping copies of your own maps, I have mine pride of place in the bookcase - my life is documented there - open a volume and the memories return - thanks to being reminded of various struggles through the year.