Monday, August 10, 2009, 3:49:18 PM, you wrote: DF> Bob W wrote:
>> When you get off the road and out into the countryside following a map is a >> lot more difficult. The main difficulty is figuring out where you are if you >> do go astray. DF> That's when it's "helpful" to be able to visualize the terrain features DF> depicted on the map and match them up with the terrain features around DF> you. I don't think it's something that can easily be taught, other than DF> by taking someone to a spot, handing them a good topo map of the area, DF> and pointing out the real terrain on the one hand and the map's DF> depiction of that same terrain on the other. At the end, it seems like DF> the map reader largely has to figure out how to do it on their own, and DF> some folks just don't seem to "think visually". Of course, this 'visualizing' thing doesn't work too well in Kansas...no terrain features. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
