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Old 06-27-2010, 11:46 AM   #4
Mike L
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Originally Posted by fjtorres View Post
Been ages since I actually looked at an atlas (even though I have over a dozen of the things) that is one business the web has really decimated.
Maybe. But there's nothing on the web (that I know of) that can compare with a high-quality printed topographical map. Google maps and their kin are great, but at base they are little more than road maps. I've yet to see an on-line map that can hold a candle to a 1:50,000 O.S. Landranger, for example.

Admittedly, an interactive map has useful features such as distance calculators and driving directions, but neither of those are of any practical use to me.
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