GPS for Dummies.pdf - Engineering Surveyor

Chapter 22: Ten Map Printing Tips341 Portrait prints the map lengthwise. This is the default for most printers. Landscape prints the map widthwise.Use the Print Preview command (if the software supports it) to see what theprinted map will look like. If the orientation doesn’t display as much of themap as you want, change the orientation to the other format.Beware of False EconomyI can remember when gas stations gave away road maps for free. (I sometimescatch myself saying, “Back in the days when maps were free . . . ” when I’mreminiscing.)It’s easy to think that the days of free gas station maps are back. You can downloadfree maps from the Internet or use inexpensive mapping software. Get adigital map, fire up the color printer, and you’ve got a map! (Just remember thecost of the paper, ink cartridges, printer wear and tear, and the time involved inprinting a map.)Here’s an expensive example. An entire USGS 7.5 minute topographic maptakes either nine sheets of 8.5 x 11-inch paper or six sheets of 8.5 x 14-inchlegal size paper if you’re printing at 1:24,000 scale. The costs add up whenyou’re using special paper and lots of color, which empties your ink cartridges.Compare this with shelling out six dollars for an official copy of theUSGS map.Sometimes paper maps for a few dollars can’t be beat.