Thursday, Jun 18, 2020 at 17:01
Hi Greg and bludger.
Firstly to Greg.
For a good number of years, I have sent David emails on important track updates, suggestions on map details and from my part, mostly fell on deaf ears.
One road that I have commented on a few times is the main road out from
Paringa through to the Customs House in the Riverland of South Australia. All
EOTOPO updates still show the last section of the road as still dirt, a fact that it has been bitumen for
well over 20 years, and I have pointed this out but fell again on deaf ears, as the very latest 144K version still has it dirt....how many times do I have to keep pointing out these details that are very incorrect.......???????
I suggested to both David and Michelle the following, as with thousands of members from all corners of our great nation, put out a request for anyone travelling on the road, or in their local area, to please
check what is displayed on the
EOTOPO maps, compared to what is there in real life. I even suggested that those that offer to help, be given a detailed descriptions of what is required to collected accurate map detail updates. This collected information would then show accurately (Not the Travellers App, as this would be far from accurate for collecting data.)
In the past I have collected data for Hema and they were very specific on how that data was collect, it had to be done with OziExplorer and GPS, with data collected at a rate over every 30 metres, with all track surfaces recorded, dirt, bitumen, single two wheel drive tracks, and major feature that was not on their maps. So from my past experience, I do know what I am taking about on just how accurate map data should be collected something that is not happening with
EOTOPO.
Now to bludger.
In my first map image , it is taken from maps produced by the South Australian Government and by the Department of Environment ,Water and Natural Resources. The cost is not cheap, the map set cost $150, but broken down to all the major areas of South Australia, then detailed maps for all major towns in South Australia. I can not comment about other state, but I would dare say the our states equivalent bodies in other state would product these same type of maps, as in our state, these are the most detailed maps available are our Emergency
Services, Fire,
Police, SES and Ambos rely on accurate maps.
You only have to look at the map detail and it speaks for itself. Even with the Hema map, it shows various road service details, while the
EOTOPO just have red dashed? How can anyone distinguish what is a dirt track and a major dirt road???? The road from Orrorro through to the outer reaches in that area are major access roads , but this major road is no different to the single two wheel track that goes to the
cemetery.
Credit where credit is due, Davids colour is far superior. David would have spent countless hundreds of hours creating these maps, but without first hand on the ground verification these errors will continue to happen.
Seeing that Hema has been sold, I do not know if they are going to keep their maps up to date, and if that is the case, David should now concentrate on making his map the best, as with everyone help, it should be not that hard.
If I was David, I would be purchasing as many other detailed topo maps like the one I have, compare in details, what tracks are there, what are not, what are good dirt roads and what are two wheel drive tracks.
I will say it again, but it is Davids project, but if he wants to keep it the best, hems take note of what people are saying and he will have the NO1 Map set in Australia.
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