SA Topographic 1/250k and 1/50k series

[Kinnie]

Good morning,

Where can I download the South African 1/250,000 and 1/50,000 series maps?

Please advise.

Kind regards,

Kinnie

[biltong]

You buy it in a DVD set. 22 GB

Good morning,

Where can I download the South African 1/250,000 and 1/50,000 series maps?

Please advise.

Kind regards,

Kinnie

[Kinnie]

Biltong - OK, thank you. Where can I buy the DvD set?

[biltong]

https://www.mapstudio.co.za/product/...outh-africa-2/

[Olyfboer]

Biltong - OK, thank you. Where can I buy the DvD set?

The South African Department of Surveys and Mapping in Mowbray Cape Town. Their maps and CD's are cheaply available at production cost as all government information is freely available to the public as per the SA Constitution. I used to buy all my printed 1:250 000 and 1:50 000 maps by walking in. The were R10 a map a decade ago. They have CD's and also it seems downloads now.

Here is their web page. Scroll down for contact details:

http://www.ngi.gov.za/38-maps-and-ch...ter-or-printed

[Fluffy]

Biltong - OK, thank you. Where can I buy the DvD set?

More importantly, how do I convert a DVD set to readable DATA.

I don’t feel like going to the storage shed and digging up an old Laptop.

[koiduspook]

Good morning,

Where can I download the South African 1/250,000 and 1/50,000 series maps?

Please advise.

Kind regards,

Kinnie

Here is a very large selection for download : http://madmappers.com/ and you can view with this viewer : LizardTech GeoViewer

Have Fun!

[mikeml]

I have an older set, free to a good home. Organise a courier, or I can ship it via PostNet (R120 I think)



Edie: There are no 1:250k in there unfortunately

[Prof]

I have an older set, free to a good home. Organise a courier, or I can ship it via PostNet (R120 I think)



Edie: There are no 1:250k in there unfortunately

Dibs, please

[mikeml]

Dibs, please

I think it will be fair to give the OP first dibs. If he does not want, they are yours

[biltong]

It all depends of what you want to use it for.

Mine are as good as gold so far.

More importantly, how do I convert a DVD set to readable DATA.

I don’t feel like going to the storage shed and digging up an old Laptop.

[HendrikSmith]

Contact NGI in Cape Town and you can courier them an external hdd. They'll copy everything you want onto it for free. They also have a portal where you can download data here: http://www.cdngiportal.co.za/cdngiportal/ . Both the raster and vector data is available.

You can also view both the 1:50k and 250k maps online here: https://htonl.dev.openstreetmap.org/...-32.352/25.148

[mikeml]

I think it will be fair to give the OP first dibs. If he does not want, they are yours

I sent the OP a PM, but have not heard back. Prof, the CDs are yours. Please PM me your address details.

[Dr Jones]

I used to use planet GIS, they have the files for download

https://planetgis.co.za/download.php

[khotso]

You can download routable maps from the site below and use them on Basecamp.

http://www.gmaptool.eu/en/content/af...-topo-routable

[Spitz]

After 4 years of lurking around here, perhaps I'll take this opportunity to shamelessly plug my own product

I've tried to compile what is maybe the closest (free) Garmin map to the 1:50k series. It uses contours and drainage data from the NGI and farm boundaries from the SG. The (fully routable) roads and other vector data come from OSM, and SRTM DEMs are used for the elevation and shaded relief.

It's still a bit rough around the edges and coverage is somewhat limited now, but take a look -> http://gpstopos.co.za