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My next mapping project
Ive been fantasizing about this one for years, and now Ive decided to go for it. Odem forest, on the Golan Heights, is something special, as can be seen in the aerial photo below - a patchwork of woods and small meadows, with few paths and lots of stony ground…
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(granite). Its different from any map I ever made, and Ive never seen anything similar abroad either. This map is a challenge. Its further from home than my previous maps (70-75 minutes driving), which is significant for a weekend mapper like me, so Ill be putting in whole days of mapping, 8-10 hours of work, instead of my usual 4-6 hours. Technically it will also be tough, but thats the fun part.The forest itself is large enough for at least three national level maps. Ill go there within a couple of months to scout around and check the summer vegetation,…
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