Saturday, April 23, 2011

Planimetric Map

Planimetric Map

Plain and simple, planimetric maps show no relief. These types of maps, such as the one below of a portion of Tallahassee, only offer one dimension. Planimetric maps can be useful in figuring out direct road routes, but since they show no topographic features, this could be a problem if one needs to get around hills on their bike for instance. They show accurate horizontal distances between features and locations, but they lack topographic information.

http://www.emapstore.com/maps/tmfl3592.html

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