bicykillgaz Posted July 13, 2012 Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 Hi I'm sure his has probably been covered but I'll ask anyway, I'm off to see about some new land and want to go armed with a map for the chap to mark his land on as it's not all one plot. My sister in-law use to be able to print off maps which was just a black outline showing roads, buildings and field boundarys she's no longer my sister in-law know though so that's gone out the window, does anyone else know where I need to be looking? I've looked at google maps, bing maps, OS maps and various other sorts and not found anything similar, she worked at a builders so I don't know if it was specific to that industry or not. Any help would be appreciated. Atb Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aled Posted July 13, 2012 Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 I needed to do the same, and i think i just put "Free Maps UK" into google, or you could try google earth they do have a map section. Tight Lines Aled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkey monkey Posted July 13, 2012 Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 http://maps.google.co.uk/ is this any help? its using google maps in satlite view? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerboy Posted July 13, 2012 Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 I would go the Ordance Survey route, it shows footpaths, bridleways etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bicykillgaz Posted July 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 That's pretty much all I've found so far too, it was literally a plain piece of paper with everything outlined in black, It made it so much easier, just coloured in each land owners land in a different colour and marked out footpaths and other potential hazards in red then laminated. I would go the Ordance Survey route, it shows footpaths, bridleways etc. I can't find one with detailed field outlines, any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Harry Posted July 13, 2012 Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 You could go to your local ordinance survey office. They will print whatever map you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fo5ter Posted July 13, 2012 Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 You could go to your local ordinance survey office. They will print whatever map you want. Or if you want it free and easy, ordnance survey maps are on bing. Just select from the drop down menus on the map and voila! Free OS maps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bicykillgaz Posted July 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 Non of the OS maps are any good, it's going to be printed off in black and white at work and any satellite pics don't show clear boundarys between the fields. I'm after a bog standard map that looks as if it's been drawn with a pencil/pen it just shows roads, buildings, fields, footpaths and woods Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penfolio Posted July 13, 2012 Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 (edited) Maybe you can get what you need from DEFRA's interactive Magic Map tool? DEFRA - MAGIC Sample... Edited July 13, 2012 by Penfolio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted July 13, 2012 Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 google grid reference finder, there is even a measuring tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carson Posted July 13, 2012 Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 Being in the IT profession, I stumbled across a way of being able to save/capture very large zoomed in maps (larger and more detailed than what Google, Bing or OS normally allow you to print). By tricking the Google, Bing or OS map website into thinking its displaying on a HUGE internet browser instead of a small screen, you can get large scale A0 size maps fully zoomed in. Its a little hard to explain exactly how it works unless you understand the basics of Web page programming/coding, but you use whats called an iFrame set to the size of a map you want. So say I wanted an A1 sized map... A1 paper in landscape is 841mm x 594mm or 33.1" x 23.4", so... For prints at 150ppi, we set the iFrame to 4965 pixels by 3510 pixels; and for prints at 300ppi then we set the iFrame to 9930 pixels by 7020 pixels. (The same principal applies to all sizes of paper). We then set the iFrames source property to the home page of whatever mapping system we want, so we end up with something like this for Bing maps in landscape A1: <html> <head> </head> <body> <iframe src="http://www.bing.com/maps/" width="4965" height="3510"></iframe> </body> </html> This code is then saved as a plain text file using something like notepad on Windows and called, whatever.html...the .html bit being the most important! We can then open the large scale maps in a normal smaller web browser and use web page screenshot plugins (FireShot plugin for FireFox for exampele) to capture and save the full map. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Harry Posted July 14, 2012 Report Share Posted July 14, 2012 Or if you want it free and easy, ordnance survey maps are on bing. Just select from the drop down menus on the map and voila! Free OS maps! The OS offices don't just do standard OS maps. They do every level of mapping including down to houses and fields. They will also print off OS maps for you centered on where you want. This an be handy if you live/shoot on the corner of a map. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bicykillgaz Posted July 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2012 Being in the IT profession, I stumbled across a way of being able to save/capture very large zoomed in maps (larger and more detailed than what Google, Bing or OS normally allow you to print). By tricking the Google, Bing or OS map website into thinking its displaying on a HUGE internet browser instead of a small screen, you can get large scale A0 size maps fully zoomed in. Its a little hard to explain exactly how it works unless you understand the basics of Web page programming/coding, but you use whats called an iFrame set to the size of a map you want. So say I wanted an A1 sized map... A1 paper in landscape is 841mm x 594mm or 33.1" x 23.4", so... For prints at 150ppi, we set the iFrame to 4965 pixels by 3510 pixels; and for prints at 300ppi then we set the iFrame to 9930 pixels by 7020 pixels. (The same principal applies to all sizes of paper). We then set the iFrames source property to the home page of whatever mapping system we want, so we end up with something like this for Bing maps in landscape A1: <html> <head> </head> <body> <iframe src="http://www.bing.com/maps/" width="4965" height="3510"></iframe> </body> </html> This code is then saved as a plain text file using something like notepad on Windows and called, whatever.html...the .html bit being the most important! We can then open the large scale maps in a normal smaller web browser and use web page screenshot plugins (FireShot plugin for FireFox for exampele) to capture and save the full map. lost on me im affraid but thanks anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkfanz Posted July 14, 2012 Report Share Posted July 14, 2012 lost on me im affraid but thanks anyway howdy i have fugawi ordnance survey maps in my pc,so what i do for the fields we shoot on nppc i print said area i need then go to google earth and draw in the corresponding fields that we can shoot useing grid references,the fields will change with crop rotation so will do new ones next season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyfrog Posted July 14, 2012 Report Share Posted July 14, 2012 I went to a local printers who have the copyright to print off OS maps, I showed him my permission and he then zoomed in and out and adjusted the map to suit my requirements, it is 1:10000 scale, it shows field and woods boundaries, paths, roads, Golf Courses, Houses and buildings, old ruins, canals, railways,etc etc... It is in Black & White so clear to read Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bicykillgaz Posted July 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2012 I went to a local printers who have the copyright to print off OS maps, I showed him my permission and he then zoomed in and out and adjusted the map to suit my requirements, it is 1:10000 scale, it shows field and woods boundaries, paths, roads, Golf Courses, Houses and buildings, old ruins, canals, railways,etc etc... It is in Black & White so clear to read That's just what I'm after mate now I just need to ind a local printers Cheers for that Atb Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the enigma Posted July 14, 2012 Report Share Posted July 14, 2012 The landowner should have field maps,if he's claiming subsidy,and if the scheme is similar to the one over here.Our equivalent to DEFRA sent out aerial photos of all our land this year...... very handy for measuring ranges as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bicykillgaz Posted July 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2012 The landowner should have field maps,if he's claiming subsidy,and if the scheme is similar to the one over here.Our equivalent to DEFRA sent out aerial photos of all our land this year...... very handy for measuring ranges as well. Unfortunately the guy has just taken on a keeper so no longer needs my services ........but on on the plus side I tried a number I was given ages ago and he's happy for me to shoot his land It surrounds my exsisting pieces of land and is fantastic for crow, pigeon and rabbit I'm well chuffed I've got to go see him this coming week and he's sorting me out with the map and a letter and were gonna discuss what I can and can't shoot, hopefully I can finally get a variation sorted for .22hornet now Thanks for all the info gents Atb Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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