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Title: Mapyx Software and maps
Post by: Typo-On on June 29, 2011
Am I being a numpty or can you not get any 1:25000 tiles for NI with this?
Title: Re: Mapyx Software and maps
Post by: suspectmonkey on June 29, 2011
Am I being a numpty or can you not get any 1:25000 tiles for NI with this?

Nope, you can only buy tiles for OSNI at 1:50k.  I assume this is because, as far as I am aware, we can only get 1:25k OSNI mapping for the areas you would find on the paper "Activity Maps".  All the Activity Map areas are available for QUO at 1:25k here (http://www.mapyx.com/index.asp?tn=shop2&c=353).  Personally I have 1:50k of all of Northern Ireland (http://www.mapyx.com/index.asp?tn=productview&pid=1248) and the 1:25k Mournes (http://www.mapyx.com/index.asp?tn=productview&pid=42873).  Well worth the money in my opinion!

If you are buying maps don't forget to use the 25% discount code, valid up until the end of June - MAP4U
Title: Re: Mapyx Software and maps
Post by: cerbera147 on June 30, 2011
How come the public can't buy 25k OSNI paper maps?  ???

Is this a government conspiracy, what are they trying to hide?  >:(
Title: Re: Mapyx Software and maps
Post by: RedLeader on June 30, 2011
You can install on 2 computers.
Info here : http://forum.mapyx.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=70&PID=63 (http://forum.mapyx.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=70&PID=63)

Can I put the map on multiple PC's? Or will it only let me put it on once?
Title: Re: Mapyx Software and maps
Post by: RedLeader on June 30, 2011
I thought you could get 1:25k paper maps for all Northern Ireland and it was only the digital ones that were only available for a few areas?

How come the public can't buy 25k OSNI paper maps?  ???

Is this a government conspiracy, what are they trying to hide?  >:(
Title: Re: Mapyx Software and maps
Post by: cerbera147 on June 30, 2011
I thought you could get 1:25k paper maps for all Northern Ireland and it was only the digital ones that were only available for a few areas?


The Discovery Series are 1:50,000 scale and the Activity Maps are 1:25,000 scale but only in certain areas.

http://maps.osni.gov.uk/SearchResults.aspx?SearchCat=Discoverer%20Series

http://maps.osni.gov.uk/SearchResults.aspx?SearchCat=Activity%20Maps

Title: Re: Mapyx Software and maps
Post by: RedLeader on June 30, 2011
That's very interesting. I have a collection of paper maps and every now and again I pick one up and wonder why I bought the 1:50k and not the 1:25k. This explains it and means I'm not a plonker after all :D

I thought you could get 1:25k paper maps for all Northern Ireland and it was only the digital ones that were only available for a few areas?


The Discovery Series are 1:50,000 scale and the Activity Maps are 1:25,000 scale but only in certain areas.

http://maps.osni.gov.uk/SearchResults.aspx?SearchCat=Discoverer%20Series

http://maps.osni.gov.uk/SearchResults.aspx?SearchCat=Activity%20Maps


Title: Re: Mapyx Software and maps
Post by: cerbera147 on June 30, 2011
So are the 1:50k maps worth the paper they're printed on?