Digital Maps

I have been working on how to get an accurate digital copy of a large format map into a single file. I bought a wand scanner two weeks back which did not work.  The concept was good.  Literally waving the tool across the paper on a flat table to get the best coverage.  The package was battered and seemed like a secondhand item, which Amazon assured could not be the case. Amazon are taking it back and refunding me.  But I still want to get the job done.  Reading more about it, I have tools already for the job.  I paid for an all singing all dancing photo editor with my new computer.  If you treat scanned map segments from a flatbed scanner as photos, and tell the editor that you want a panorama made out of them. Voila a complete map in a single copy.  This was a small map joined from two neat halves.  The test will be a full topographic map with maybe up to six pieces. The editor also lets me draw on the map so I can show the order of checkpoints taken.  The actual route in this case was to use the road network as much as possible then vere off when needed.  

with route added

I did this rogaine with James 30 yar ago, at age nine.  That means I have a few years yet to get my legs going again before Asher might want a try at this stuff.  We got 2nd place in a family category and walked about 10kms to get our 380 points.  I walked about 5kms the other day but that was on a pavement.