Tag Archives: GPS basemap

Aldridge? We can see right through you…

Posted on April 24, 2012 by BrownhillsBob

Reader Mike Hawes requested that I do the Google Earth overlay trick with last weekend’s Aldridge Northwest 1914 map, so I’ve done just that. This was a very difficult one to align, as something seems erroneous about the drafting of … Continue reading →

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Mapping transparency

Posted on April 10, 2012 by BrownhillsBob

I’ve received a few requests to do the Google Earth overlay trick with yesterday’s Pelsall North and West Brownhills map, so I’ve done just that. Please bear in mind that this was a scan of a paper map, which is … Continue reading →

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