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A source for Topographic Maps?
Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2014 11:36 am
by Mad Russian
Does anyone have a source for topographical maps?
Thanks in advance.
Good Hunting.
MR
RE: A source for Topographic Maps?
Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2014 12:14 pm
by Combatengineerjrgmail
ORIGINAL: Mad Russian
Does anyone have a source for topographical maps?
Thanks in advance.
Good Hunting.
MR
Scale, time frame and country?
RE: A source for Topographic Maps?
Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2014 1:41 pm
by DoubleDeuce
MR, check your PMs.
RE: A source for Topographic Maps?
Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2014 2:41 pm
by Mad Russian
ORIGINAL: combatengineerjr
ORIGINAL: Mad Russian
Does anyone have a source for topographical maps?
Thanks in advance.
Good Hunting.
MR
Scale, time frame and country?
Western Europe for sure. From WWII through current.
The Middle East if possible with an emphasis on the 1970's.
Southeast Asia 65-75
Korea from the Korean War to current
The Eastern Front in WWII.
I know that's not much but it should keep us busy for awhile. [:D]
Good Hunting.
MR
RE: A source for Topographic Maps?
Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2014 2:45 pm
by Combatengineerjrgmail
ORIGINAL: Mad Russian
ORIGINAL: combatengineerjr
ORIGINAL: Mad Russian
Does anyone have a source for topographical maps?
Thanks in advance.
Good Hunting.
MR
Scale, time frame and country?
Western Europe for sure. From WWII through current.
The Middle East if possible with an emphasis on the 1970's.
Southeast Asia 65-75
Korea from the Korean War to current
The Eastern Front in WWII.
I know that's not much but it should keep us busy for awhile. [:D]
Good Hunting.
MR
Scale might be the problem. However I've order 1\250000 direct from the German mapping agency:
http://gdz.bkg.bund.de/web_flowServer1/ ... tk200=true
These two companies sell a wider sourced and scaled number of maps:
http://www.omnimap.com/catalog/int/germ-100.htm
http://www.geospatial.com/store/type/co ... r/1000000/
RE: A source for Topographic Maps?
Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2014 2:52 pm
by Mad Russian
I was hoping to find them on the internet. That may not be possible.
It would only make sense to buy them if the game went in that direction with our maps. I'm not sure that's where we are going at this time.
Thanks for all the suggestions.
Good Hunting.
MR
RE: A source for Topographic Maps?
Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2014 3:07 pm
by mb4329
This is a source I have used in the past and they have a large collection of 1:2000000
Interface to various scales of maps 1:100000 to 1:1000000
http://maps.vlasenko.net/
or for just 1:2000000
http://maps.vlasenko.net/soviet-militar ... p200k.html
If so inclined you can georectify them and overlay them in a GIS with something like ASTERs or SRTM data for elevation. There will be some likely offset, but not enough to mater in game terms. Used that technique with some good results during a early project. Might have one or two more links, but will have to locate them.
Regards,
Merrick
RE: A source for Topographic Maps?
Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2014 3:21 pm
by Combatengineerjrgmail
ORIGINAL: Mad Russian
I was hoping to find them on the internet. That may not be possible.
It would only make sense to buy them if the game went in that direction with our maps. I'm not sure that's where we are going at this time.
Thanks for all the suggestions.
Good Hunting.
MR
This U-Texas collection is the largest internet 'free' collection I know of. Go to the Topo section. Not much Germany, not much below 1:250k. Very large however. I ended up with the sources I did just because of the lack of online actual maps that could be used for games. One of commercial ones above offered already digital, however they were about $20 a pop.
U-Texas Site:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/
RE: A source for Topographic Maps?
Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2014 3:24 pm
by Combatengineerjrgmail
Now if you were looking for Operational level map source:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/tpc/euro ... index.html
TPC would work.
RE: A source for Topographic Maps?
Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2014 4:41 pm
by Mad Russian
With people in the gaming business you just never know what they'll want! [8D]
Good Hunting.
MR
RE: A source for Topographic Maps?
Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2014 1:16 am
by WABAC
McMaster University has beautiful WWII topo maps from the British War Office at a link I can't post yet.
But you can only do screen shots. No downloads.
Landkartenarchive has a great collection of Euro road maps through time. Same issues.
RE: A source for Topographic Maps?
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2014 7:20 pm
by pzgndr
I cannot find this on the net anymore but still have a copy. Enjoy!
RE: A source for Topographic Maps?
Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2014 12:28 pm
by Combatengineerjrgmail
I just order this from the German Government:
http://gdz.bkg.bund.de/web_flowServer1/ ... op200=true
The DVD Top200 not only allows scrolling with the mouse seamlessly from the North Sea to the Alps, from the Rhine to the Oder and precise positioning over place names, but the Federal Republic of Germany can also be flown over interactively.
A digital terrain model clearly shows the relief of the terrain as an elevation profile or even in 3D (with enclosed 3D glasses). The drawing functions and bitmaps offered allow the creation of the user?s own thematic maps.
Contents
General Topographic Map 1 : 200 000
Topographic Map 1 : 500 000
Topographic Map 1 : 1 000 000
Digital Terrain Model
List of place names
Administrative boundaries
Sheet lines of the Topographic Maps