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Paul,

You mention using moving map software called basic Topo. I wish to have a look at such, but cannot find on net. Have you the internet address of it? Whilst I use Oziexplorer I do note there is becoming more such software as user base expands, am always keen to keep up with this tech.

ozi just made an update for oziexplorer pc it has a few useful additions and fixed a couple of bugs.

It now remembers your last position and map when you turn it off, and focuses in on the cursor better than before and has many other good changes.

Download the update for free from their website.

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Gold Hound, which map sets do you find to be the most useful for Ozi in Australia?

 

I've found some 1:200,000 but the detail is still a bit limited and the 1:100,000 only cover the edges of our island.

 

Also the geo maps on the Ozi site look interesting but are they any good?

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Gold Hound, which map sets do you find to be the most useful for Ozi in Australia?

 

I've found some 1:200,000 but the detail is still a bit limited and the 1:100,000 only cover the edges of our island.

 

Also the geo maps on the Ozi site look interesting but are they any good?

I make my own maps out of specialist satellite images, military topo's, satellite photos and findings from the field so can't comment on the ozi ones as I don't use or need them.

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I make my own maps out of specialist satellite images, military topo's, satellite photos and findings from the field so can't comment on the ozi ones as I don't use or need them.

and some sources for this material might be?

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Just to clarify, I'm not looking for a free ride here

 

I purchase 1:50,000 topo maps for my region's of interest then scan and calibrate them into Ozi

 

Just looking for a simpler way

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Just to clarify, I'm not looking for a free ride here

I purchase 1:50,000 topo maps for my region's of interest then scan and calibrate them into Ozi

Just looking for a simpler way

Go to the ozi site and look in the tutorials section on how to use your states government maps in digital format, you can buy them off the government and you just follow the instructions on the ozi site on how to convert them for use in ozi.
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Peteren, Lots of info on OZI site as Dale suggests. I have included a link below for QLD Mines map download. Understand you are in SA, believe SA mines have similar. These downloads are brilliant, will download with georeferencing for OZI. You add layers as you wish, zoom in to get area of interest, but it is very time consuming to get the hang of,(being a Govt site is not very user friendly) but very comprehensive mapping and a top resource. Plus they are a free download.

 

 I use this mainly with 1;50000 topos I`ve scanned, digital form maps are the way to go for this old codger, been doing it for 20 years plus, with a massive data accumulation of tracks and waypoints used in partnership of OZI on PC and OZI android app on smart phone, plus also use a Magellan Handheld Mapping GPS that you can download maps to from OZI.(again check out OZI website in particular Utilities) Hope this is of help.

 

https://minesonlinemaps.business.qld.gov.au/

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Paul,

You mention using moving map software called basic Topo. I wish to have a look at such, but cannot find on net. Have you the internet address of it? Whilst I use Oziexplorer I do note there is becoming more such software as user base expands, am always keen to keep up with this tech.

 

Norvic i may have mispoken calling this "moving map software" but you can check it out and see what you think it should be called---dont know if it would help you there,,,,,but it is put on by NatGeo...

 

 

 

http://shop.nationalgeographic.com/1/3/topo-mapping-software

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Paul, by my def, that certainly is moving map software. I have steered away from proprietary software, rather go for generic software like Oziexplorer which allows you to scan maps and source digital maps from anywhere providing they are in a format OZI handles, which will handle most formats except proprietary ones. This allows use on PC, Android devices, Mobile PC and Magellan Mapping GPS`s and probably soon Iphones and IPads. But NatGeo US certainly have given you folks a fairly large mapping resource.

 

Is great to see as such expands our detecting horizons. For me as important as the detector but not without hiccups, I have an experience where my faith in Moving Map Software nearly led to a tragedy. I`ll post this experience and a photo of an unusual gold find that experience led me to, once I`ve got it together.

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is there an iPhone app like backcountry navigator?

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