> On Friday 27 August 2010 05:34:00 John F. Eldredge wrote: >> That is, indeed, a highly detailed map, but since it doesn't show >> elevation >> contours (or at least not any visible at maximum zoom from my phone's >> browser), it would not be classified as a topographical map. By >> definition, a topographical map shows the three-dimensional topography >> of >> an area. > > So if you view the same area in the cyclemap it would suddenly become a > topographical map, because the cyclemap has contourlines. Except that you > still would not see them, because that area is as flat as a pancake. It > used > to be a swamp, before it was made into farmland. > >
In the place I live - the edge of the largest flattest plain on earth - the SRTM contours show false elevations which on the ground are large sheds or groupings of trees. _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
