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Survey of India maps for trekking
Hi together,
Seems it will be easier for locals to purchase Survey of India maps... Read my post here: Map availability in India Gives new experiences from Indian trekkers with Survey of India, especially with digitized PDF files? *without ulterior motives* AndreasW trekkingforum.com |
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Andreas, I read the newspaper article the same day... I am waiting for the Survey of India to implement it. There was something along those lines [though not so specific] around three years ago [i still have the cutting] and I am waiting, waiting, waiting, waiting... and hopefully not falling asleep... zzzzzz
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Hi Avid,
isn't it possible to use this online-order (now or in future for you)? http://www.surveyofindia.gov.in/MTR/.../soi/login.htm Curious... AndreasW |
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Veda Chanting & Mantra Yoga teacher
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The unrestricted maps paper copy was quite cheap [14 rupees per 1:50000 sheet], in fact 110 rs is expensive !!! Oh well, we have google earth and the "old" US Army online maps Make do with these... |
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http://www.topomaps.eu/asia/asia500k.shtml OK, OK... Let's hope! AndreasW |
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Join Date: Oct 2004
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I bought a great map years ago in Naini Tal at the tourist office that covered the whole western indian himalayan range.
And also a Survey of India map of Gangotri-Yamnotri. |
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Calcutta
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Hi Andreas
Great to see you back! How was your trip to Himachal? You know, I've been hunting the net for the soviet topos like a mad dog but without success. And here you show up and provide the link like it is just there to be clicked! You really are a genius! cheers joe |
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a vagabond of sorts
Join Date: Feb 2007
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They are a little dated, but the US Army maps at on the University of Texas website are the most detailed maps of India I have found online. If nothing else they may be interesting from a historical point of view.
Cheers. |
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Though I just briefly went to the sit of US Army maps they seem OK. They can still be of help for remote treks.
Thanks |
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Hi all! For Ladakh the maps made in Switzerland by Olizane(www.olizane.ch) can be very useful. Excellent maps of the nepalese and tibetan Himalaya are made by the Chinese Institute of Glaciology.
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Hi together,
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You "googled" wrong! Google understand Cyrillic too: Индия - (India) and Топографические карты - (Topographic maps)...![]() OK... Let's create the ultimate "IndiaMike - Trekking map - thread" here! Russian maps: The Russian cartographers, old friends of India, was quite busy in the seventies! 500k maps are available here (online): TIFF - high quality: http://www.topomaps.eu/asia/asia500k.shtml JPEG - lower quality: http://mapy.mk.cvut.cz/data/Centr._A...o%20maps_500k/ or here: http://blankonthemap.free.fr/3_geogr...carte_rus2.htm 200k and 100k maps are rare and not available online. Perhaps Russian IM'ers could help with digitized files?!! For example one 100k map: Spiti/Ladakh "Parang La" ![]() India 1:200,000 Topographic Map Index, north part: http://www.omnimap.com/cgi/graphic.p...r/6476525a.jpg ![]() -------------------------------------------------------------- US - 250k AMS maps (online): High quality: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/ams/india/ Lower quality: http://mapy.mk.cvut.cz/data/Indie-India/India_250k/ and here: http://blankonthemap.free.fr/3_geogr..._carte_us2.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ladakh and Zanskar: The 3 Olizane maps are the best, realy! http://www.abram.ch/mapping/lzmap/ Where to order the Ladakh Zanskar Trekking Maps: http://www.abram.ch/mapping/lzmap/series_order.php -------------------------------------------------------------- Garhwal & Sikkim: 150k Swiss Foundation for Alpine Research maps: http://www.alpineresearch.ch/alpine/en/geogr.html --------------------------------------------------------------- But the 50k Survey of India maps are still the best... Example: Pin Parvati PassAndreasW trekkingforum.com |
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Oo..wow nice work Andreas! ![]() Deciphering the Russian maps are a different issue though. Well, as you mentioned, Russian IM'ers could certainly help here too. Or else we may have to match them with the US Army ones side-by-side. Personally, I'm trying to consider only what is available on the net for free at the moment. Priced products are always 'there' for the asking. cheers |
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![]() For Kinnaur and Spiti we´re still stuck with the Leoman maps , right ? Last time around their main advantage was in improving my (abysmal) Hindi vocabulary.. ![]()
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