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Subject: Re: Advice on handheld GPS ?
From: "John Carroll"
Date: Wed May 4, 2011 12:05 pm ((PDT))

Thanks Chris for this helpful information.  I saw on the Swisstopo website =
that they are coming out with a new version of GPS topos for Switzerland an=
d have relaxed copyright restrictions (eg., for putting maps on non-commerc=
ial websites).   Thank you again!

John

--- In  "chrishails50" <> wrote=
:
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> Dear all,
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> Many thanks for the responses to my GPS question - there is a lot of conv=
ergence around your comments so it helped a lot.
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> John with respect to your question below I use this website to make and p=
rint my own custom maps:
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> http://map.schweizmobil.ch/?lang=3Den
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> and on this link:
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> http://www.schweizmobilcard.ch/web/cartesuissemobile/directives.html
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> it implies that with a CHF 30 Swissmobility pass you can make some kind o=
f exchange with GPS although it may only be with the coordinates rather tha=
n the full map. Once I have my gear I will be looking for sources and will =
post anything I find - there was a good link in one of the replies to my me=
ssage that had a map for the Valais, so check that too.
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> Thanks again all.
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> Chris
> http://www.wildechoes.org
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> --- In  "John Carroll" <carrolljohnl@> w=
rote:
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> > If anyone knows of good, affordable GPS map products for Switzerland th=
at would be very interesting.
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> > John
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