online mapping services Sites such as google earth, multimap and ordnance survey that enable you to preview detailed mapping and imagery for events areas. Of use in pre-event preparation and the production of mapping .   Web Link Hits      multimap Use the old website via this link, or the new one by clicking the 'use new site' link. The new site is much like google, live and 192 in using smooth-scrolling scaleable vector maps, but at the expense of OS 1:50K which is not on the new site. 268      Streetmap Uses OS 1:50K mapping at a lower scale than multimap, but has no aerial photography. 244      Google Earth Pro: 2D, 3D, flythroughs and integration of oads of data Cons: you need to install the software and have a decent broadband connection! 345      FreeMap Freemap is a project to create free and annotatable maps of the countryside using OpenStreetMap data together with other freely-available data such as NASA SRTM contours and Geograph photos. Handy for providing royalty-free contour information. 320      OpenStreetMap OpenStreetMap is a free editable map of the whole world. It is made by people like you. OpenStreetMap allows you to view, edit and use geographical data in a collaborative way from anywhere on Earth. 287      Google maps Allows map/imagery hybrid images just like multimap and live, but imagery cover varies from them in places - always best to check at least two. 323      MAGIC - hi-res UK government map info MAGIC : Multi-Agency Geographic Information for the Countryside is a GIS tool. It fuses mapping and land use data in multiple layers and, as a battle winner, allows the user to drill down to 1:2,500. Copyright guidelines are more flexible than the OS 308      Ordnance Survey Get-a-map OS provides small (2km x 2km) sections of mapping with restrictive copyright regulations. However - uniquely - this is the only site you can currently view full-colour 1:25K OS mapping. 329      live.com The Microsoft search site's mapping and imagery service is very similar to Google's browser-based offering but has the edge in some areas. Use both to complement each other, particularly where their imagery is taken during different seasons. 330      192.com 192's mapping service is not as flexible as others but it does have an imagery resolution advantage over multimap, streetmap and google. Uses similar imagery base to live.com but you can zoom in further. 326   Multi-day events   (7) online mapping services   (10) Training advice, analysis and map skills   (4) Orienteering blogs (training and news)   (4) Long O and Mountain Marathons   (9) training and news forums about orienteering   (7) Route choice and splits comparisons online   (3) Fixtures listings (UK and overseas)   (5) A selection of 'O' kit and equipment retailers   (4) Organisations and groups that make the sport of orienteering tick   (6) [ Back ]