Land mapping resource

[Guest Gimlet]

Can anyone point me to a simple mapping app/website I can use for hedgerow surveying? 

 

I just need a field map of farms (with enclosure names ideally) so that I can zero in online, save and print. Sounds simple but nothing I've found so far is really ideal. the old OS online maps which you could print off at will would have been ideal but you can't do that anymore.  

I really need to go in close so I can annotate each field boundary in detail as required and supply copies to landowners and stewardship agents.

I've used brilliant maps before that farm clients have supplied themselves, but they tend to be downloads from their satellite systems and printed on A3. I could do with a free to use online system so I can zone in on any land anywhere. I don't mind buying an A3 printer if I have to  

 

I'm using Magic DEFRA at the moment but I find it a bit clunky and not that user-friendly.

 

 

Magic Map Application

MAGIC.DEFRA.GOV.UK

 

[Stere]

Have you seen this big libary of old os maps and you can print if you like (take a screen grab)

 

National Library of Scotland - Map Images

MAPS.NLS.UK

 

Edited April 14, 2022 by Stere

[Guest Gimlet]

That's quite good but as far as I can see mapping only goes up to the year 2000. Where I'm looking there's been two housing estates built since then..

[Dan Maynard]

So the free ones are not good, and the good ones are not free?

 

I pay the OS map subscription, for having the proper OS map of wherever I go in the country (in my pocket) and being able to print pages off I reckon £25 a year is good value.

[openspaceman]

26 minutes ago, Dan Maynard said:

So the free ones are not good, and the good ones are not free?

 

I pay the OS map subscription, for having the proper OS map of wherever I go in the country (in my pocket) and being able to print pages off I reckon £25 a year is good value.

Does that get you better than 1:25k? I have the leisure map subscription but don't have access to any larger scale mapping.

[Mark J]

Depending on how well you know your way around a computer:

1) Download QGIS: 

Welcome to the QGIS project!

WWW.QGIS.ORG

2) Spend some time reading/watching online tutorials that explain how to do what you want to do with QGIS and OS OpenData.

3) Download the OS OpenData map you require, 'Zoomstack' is up to 1:10,000 scale:
 

OS Open Zoomstack | OS Tools & Support

WWW.ORDNANCESURVEY.CO.UK

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Support for OS Open Zoomstack including frequently-asked questions, user guide, release note and other useful...

OS Data Hub

OSDATAHUB.OS.UK
 

4) If you wanted to you could export the area you need as a geo-referenced 'DXF' file, which can be handy.

All the above is free.

 

Edited April 14, 2022 by Mark J
1:10,000 scale.

[Dan Maynard]

7 hours ago, openspaceman said:

Does that get you better than 1:25k? I have the leisure map subscription but don't have access to any larger scale mapping.

No it's the leisure maps as you say, 1:25k. 

[Guest Gimlet]

I don't mind paying, but I'm not tech-savvy or tech-interested. I just want to zoom in, click print and go. 

[Mark J]

Download Google Earth Pro from here: https://www.google.com/earth/download/gep/agree.html?hl=en-GB.

 

Google Earth

WWW.GOOGLE.COM

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Google Earth lets you fly anywhere on Earth to view satellite imagery, maps, terrain and 3D buildings, from galaxies in...

 

Zoom into the site location, go to File menu, then Print, select A3 from the top drop-down menu at the top of the page.
 
Write on and stick white stickers to the map to annotate boundaries/field names/specs etc.

You can also save the current screenshot so that you can open the image as a pdf and annotate it that way but stickers will do the job.

 

 

Edited April 14, 2022 by Mark J

[daveatdave]

don't know if this would be any good for what you are after Find Lot Size

local councils have definitive maps on line