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Trails are usually dotted lines and contour lines are always solid lines, was this not the case here?
by cinntaile 5y ago
Trails are usually dotted lines and contour lines are always solid lines, was this not the case here?
- cinntaile 5y agoDownvoted by people not used to reading topographic maps I guess ;) In all seriousness though, not sure why it's being downvoted. Perhaps we are just misunderstanding each other? That's how topographic maps work so I'm asking if that was not the case here. Surely even the online topographic maps come with a legend?
- midasuni 5y agoI’m used to OS maps in the U.K., and yes, contours are quite obvious, and map reading is a basic skill learnt about age 8. However there’s no guarentee a give OSM render will show contours, footpaths, and different rights of way, in the same way as OS, or have a legend.
- javagram 5y agoThe article has a picture of the dotted line. It doesn’t appear to be a contour map at all.
- midasuni 5y agoThe article doesn’t mention OSM at all