Hello and welcome. I hope all is well with you. Ups and | |
downs here - I suppose it's the natural course of life. | |
Tomasino mentioned that a part of emergency preparedness are | |
maps [1]. This was followed by slugmax's [2] point that | |
paper maps are underappreciated. I concur with both these | |
points. Paper is a fantastic medium that is reliable and | |
doesn't require electricity to use. This is great in times | |
when electricity is a scarce resource. | |
That being said, electronic maps can be useful too. Much | |
like an ebook reader vs. paperbacks, digital maps can be | |
stored far more compactly than detailed paper maps for a | |
large area or areas. For example, my current and former | |
personal devices (phones/tablets) have APRSdroid [3] on | |
them, particularly the offline OSM version. KS9N created a | |
map of the USA [4] that is loaded onto each of these | |
devices. This provides me a general lay of the land and | |
paper maps obtained from the local ranger station renders a | |
detailed view. Now that I know about the availability of | |
USGS maps, I will add those too. | |
It's also important to stress familiarity with the area too. | |
The best map is the one that can't be separated from you or | |
destroyed. | |
On another note, it's cyclocross season! I went to a local | |
cyclocross race with a friend and we had a great time. The | |
community is friendly and inviting, so I can't wait to start | |
racing this weekend. There was also a rodeocross event on | |
Wednesdays that looks fantastic too. They light up the | |
course at night using generators and string lights for the | |
remote, dark areas and the course looks really fun! I've | |
convinced a friend to race with me and we'll bring up the | |
rear and have a good time. As kvothe noted [5], just get out | |
there and have fun! | |
Tags: #maps #aprs #osm #bicycling #cyclocross | |
[0] Text-only version | |
[1] gopher://gopher.black/1/phlog/20181007-maps | |
[2] gopher://circumlunar.space/1/~slugmax/cgi-bin/slerm?maps-and-bugout.post | |
[3] https://aprsdroid.org/ | |
[4] https://aprsdroid.org/osm/ | |
[5] gopher://circumlunar.space/1/~kvothe/phlog/2018-10-03-mediocrity |