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A topo map would be too busy. Also, the steepness of roads and the surrounding land can be different, so a topo map could also be less informative at first glan
by fmoralesc 8y ago
A topo map would be too busy. Also, the steepness of roads and the surrounding land can be different, so a topo map could also be less informative at first glance.
- arethuza 8y agoIn the special case of Edinburgh, Ordnance Survey maps are quite misleading about some streets as there are quite a few streets that are actually bridges built between hills - the map gives the topography of the underlying ground not the street - so some streets look steep on the map but are actually built to be level.