Inferring what the map doesn’t tell you

December 2013

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December 2013

Ace navigator Tim Farrant demonstrates how to glean more information from the map than it appears to be showing In New Zealand, navigating in the hills usually starts with the NZTopo50 series of maps. Developed, updated and published by Land Information New Zealand, these maps show geographic features in detail and are suitable for a […]
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