Originally Posted by
Sam Rutherford
1. Charts don't break down, but they are also out of date the moment they are printed.
In the recent tragic Irish SAR helicopter crash, was it not the case that the electronic map they were following didn't have the island they hit marked upon it (despite the omission having been previously reported) whereas the official paper chart did?
Being electronic is no guarantee of accuracy or indeed currency.
I also agree about Google v. OS. Google can be handy at times but then I pick up even an old Landranger and once more marvel at its sheer detail. In some ways things have moved backwards.