Map Research - Moliagul Vic (example)

[loamer]

Here are examples of using on-line and purchased maps for use in mapping gold locations. This example is Moliagul Victoria - home of the 'Welcome Stranger' nugget. What I do is collate all this data, do conversions, usually from chains and/or miles to metres and create a series of re-aligned overlays and create a new map. To get best resolutions, i usually go for tifs and use the snipping tool to cut and paste my maps. Hope this is of interest. (Hope its not too big memory wise Nugget)
Sites used were:
Geovic http://www.energyandresources.vic.gov.au/earth-resources/maps-reports-and-data/geovic
Forest Explore 5 http://nremap-sc.nre.vic.gov.au/MapShare.v2/imf.jsp?site=forestexplorer
Google Earth
State Library of Victoria http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/
Energy and Earth Resources - Victoria http://www.energyandresources.vic.gov.au/
Trove http://trove.nla.gov.au/

Purchased data
John Tully
Doug Stone
Deep Leads Maps
1:25 000 Vic topo
1:100 000 Vic topo

Geovic

Energy and Earth

Energy and Earth

Energy and Earth

Forestry

Dunolly Deep Lead Map

Doug Stone's map book

John Tully's map book

Google earth

1 25:000 Map series

Trove/SLV

 

[goldrocks68]

hi there ive been looking at topo maps online ,is there any out there for free on the web? cheers john

 

[G0lddigg@]

Hey John,

you can download pdf maps for your phone and get maps here mate http://www.ga.gov.au/cedda/maps/279

 

[loamer]

I really don't know where you can get the 1 25:000 Vic maps for free on-line - be interested to see as the I paid a lot of money for the whole state.

 

[G0lddigg@]

I really don't know where you can get the 1 25:000 Vic maps for free on-line - be interested to see as the I paid a lot of money for the whole state.

http://www.ga.gov.au/topographic-mapping/digital-topographic-maps.html

NATMAP is free - files are bloody huge thought i'm yet to be successful at getting them it always crashes on me
geomaps is $99

http://www.ga.gov.au/topographic-mapping/digital-topographic-data.html

 

[deepblue]

The new 25:000 are being printed but they don't show the digging on them anymore.

 

[loamer]

The new 25:000 are being printed but they don't show the digging on them anymore.

That's a pity - I have found some beaut new ground on 'forgotten' gold diggings markings.

 

[G0lddigg@]

another good one for ozimaps http://craighall.info/vic/
if your lazy like me use firefox and addon "downthemall" to grab all files at once

 

[Hunting the yellow]

I really don't know where you can get the 1 25:000 Vic maps for free on-line - be interested to see as the I paid a lot of money for the whole state.

geo vic library has them for free to download too

 

[Hunting the yellow]

on here loamer http://www.energyandresources.vic.g...ports-and-data/download-reports-maps-and-data

 

[loamer]

Cheers Hunting. I have the 1 :25 000 Memory Maps series (Victoria) - its the one that also has the 3D modelling and lots of other stuff. 1:25 000 are the way to go. I noticed on some old Talbot/Amherst maps that they were created upside down!! Didn't that cause me to do some thinking. They were the original maps drawn up by possibly the first gold commissioner on site. On the bigger version of the old Moliagul map in my first post - Oate's claim is actually marked. I have stood on that spot many times - great historic site Moligaul and still some nice bits and pieces to be found around the surfacing.

 

[Hunting the yellow]

no problem m8 im on Facebook too m8 I sent u a friend request ages ago lol

 

[condor22]

I've seen VICMAP 1:25,000 using Oziexplorer and Ozi3D, it is the best detailed Topo out there.
Oziexplorer is also available as an Android App. So on a small tablet or something like a GalaxyS3 phone with an inbuilt GPS antenna, can be used in the field.

The Pc version of Ozi is $130 or $150 bundled with Ozi3D, larger scale maps Auslig 250k and Statewide 100k are $29 to $54. But for detail 25k are the best detail.
check out their web page for Australian pricing. The Android App is only $25, but does not have the same functionality as the PC version.

Comparatively Vicmap, is, I think a $200 hit, so more than the software.

I have no affiliation with any of the above products, but I am experienced in their use.

 

[goldrocks68]

Cheers Hunting. I have the 1 :25 000 Memory Maps series (Victoria) - its the one that also has the 3D modelling and lots of other stuff. 1:25 000 are the way to go. I noticed on some old Talbot/Amherst maps that they were created upside down!! Didn't that cause me to do some thinking. They were the original maps drawn up by possibly the first gold commissioner on site. On the bigger version of the old Moliagul map in my first post - Oate's claim is actually marked. I have stood on that spot many times - great historic site Moligaul and still some nice bits and pieces to be found around the surfacing.

hey loamer me and a mate camped at moliagul only 2 weeks ago ...he found a nice 6 gram nugget only 200 mtrs from the monument just up from bakers gully .......gold is everywhere