Do people even look at or use ..

[The_Don 0]

a map or Atlas anymore?

Just seems like it is a dead source of data.

I am NOT being loud.
I'm being enthusiastic!

[Skootz 0]

I have a Gazette map....it shows all the forest service road and remote lakes.

[The_Don 0]

Is it paper?

I am NOT being loud.
I'm being enthusiastic!

[Skootz 0]

Yep...it's paper and HUGE.....11x17...not very user friendly in that department.

[The_Don 0]

Thank you ! You are a god send.
ETA. And a rare person, I predict.

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I'm being enthusiastic!

[Southern_Man 0]

I have a Gazateer for at least three states--Virginia, WV, and WI. Invaluable resource for finding outdoor recreation spots.

"What if there were no hypothetical questions?"

[quade 4]

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a map or Atlas anymore? Just seems like it is a dead source of data.

All data is drifting toward 1s and 0s. However, maps printed on paper, just as books, will still be with us for awhile.

That said, the amount of data and the speed of distribution via GIS applications is very much a growing field.

quade -
The World's Most Boring Skydiver

[ryoder 1,590]

"I personally believe that U.S. Americans are unable to do so because, uh, some people out there in our nation don't have maps..."

"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

[The_Don 0]

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"I personally believe that U.S. Americans are unable to do so because, uh, some people out there in our nation don't have maps..."

Funny stuff!

I am NOT being loud.
I'm being enthusiastic!

[quade 4]

So now you have me curious . . . are you a cartographer, geographer, printer?

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The World's Most Boring Skydiver

[Bolas 5]

I used one this past weekend.

GPS's are great to get you places, not so much if you want to take a scenic or fun route along certain roads like The Dragon.

Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting
If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

[The_Don 0]

No. Just a curios old man.

I am NOT being loud.
I'm being enthusiastic!

[JohnRich 4]

If you get away from electricity, like while hiking or canoeing, you need a paper map. Batteries run out.
If you need real detail, like the locations of old mines or cemeteries, the only thing that you can take into the field with you that you can count on is paper.

I love the USGS 1:24k topo maps.
And those Delorme state atlas books.

Attached: a map from northeast Minnesoota where I'll be lake-hopping by canoe next week.

[JohnMitchell 16]

I like using maps, to get a good overview of where I'm going, and to see what's around and nearby. When I began my career in ATC, I only half jokingly said that I memorized maps for a living. Any controller can tell you the meaning of "Know the Map."

With that said, the maps I use these days are mostly electronic. Very rarely do I hold the paper in my hands.

[Squeak 17]

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No. Just a curios old man.

I love maps, i use them when ever i can,
just bought a national map book to travel coast to coast at Xmnas time, plan days milage and side trips with them, GPS takes all the fun out.

But for inner city driving a GPS is GOLD

You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky)
My Life ROCKS!
How's yours doing?

[theonlyski 8]

I have a GPS in my truck, but keep a paper map of the US and major cities/highways in the seatback of my seat... never know when GPS will fail.

"I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly
DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890
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[Welles 0]

I do.

I have a U.S. atlas in my car-good for the big picture -and a GPS- which until recently had crapped out- I think because I spilled a drink on my dash and blew the fuse in the cigarette lighter/charger.

And I just picked up a map of bike trails yesterday.

Again and Again....face to face with the sky - RMR

[Jbag 0]

i had to take a shit and it was all that was around.

IHYD

[theonlyski 8]

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I do.

I have a U.S. atlas in my car-good for the big picture -and a GPS- which until recently had crapped out- I think because I spilled a drink on my dash and blew the fuse in the cigarette lighter/charger.

And I just picked up a map of bike trails yesterday.

I installed a GM (delphi) nav unit in my truck... Funny thing about it was, the stealership swore up and down it wasn't compatible and it wouldn't work (I have an 03, the nav unit was from an 05)... I finally convinced them to spend the 5 mins with their tech-2 to remove the theftlock (only after paying in advance, with a no refund policy)

I got the key back and walked out to it, what do ya know, it works.

In their defense, it wasn't even an option until 04-05, so they just didn't know any better.

"I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly
DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890
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[theonlyski 8]

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i had to take a shit and it was all that was around.

If you would have read the map, you coulda found a place that had more around.

"I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly
DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890
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[nigel99 568]

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a map or Atlas anymore?

Just seems like it is a dead source of data.

Yes quite frequently but not for driving, I prefer to keep my eyes on the road and let the GPS take me to where I am going (even if it is not the ideal route).

But I use maps for radio sighting surveys and being printed and spread out on a desk makes them a hell of lot easier to use than a PC. Also have started taking the boys camping and we don't use GPS when walking but a map and compass.

Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

[Squeak 17]

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a map or Atlas anymore?

Just seems like it is a dead source of data.

But dont you need a dead source of data when dead reckoning

You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky)
My Life ROCKS!
How's yours doing?

[skymama 37]

I don't have a GPS, although it's been suggested I need one. I always download a map and directions from the internet when I go places. If I'm going across state lines, I go to AAA and get a real map for each state that I'll be in. Remember the old Tripticks they used to have?

She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man,
because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon

[Nutz 0]

I use maps. I don't have a gps. If you stop at the welcome center they have a map.
Edit: So see, you need a map to pee.

"Don't! Get! Eliminated!"

[OlympiaStoica 0]

The navigation system in my car rendered the us of a map absolete. With GPS so prevalent on our iPhones, Blackberries, etc, I doubt people still use paper maps. Got to move forward
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