In the winter of 20/21 I explored 2000 km of beautiful hiking routes marked on the Survey of India maps…
In this short tutorial we will learn how to digitize trails from existing heritage maps using QGIS. We will use…
Survey of India (SOI) maps provide freely downloadable 1:50K topographic maps through its portal soinakshe.uk.gov.in/ (Note: Map download limited to…
Open Street Maps based exploration of the Himalayas
In this step-by-step tutorial I provide a quick overview on how to map human settlements in Open Street Maps. Settlements…
See also Part 1 – Using JOSM and adding Hamlets This short tutorial illustrates the steps to create a new…
Peter Van Geit had planned spend six months this year fast hiking 5,000km and exploring new passes across the Indian Himalaya.…
See also Part 2 – Mapping Hiking Routes The Western Indian Himalayas are a true hiking paradise. Unfortunately they are…