Hope everyone had a great Christmas and New Year! I have a late present for you today: the Topo feature I eluded to in an earlier post is now available for all on Bouldr!

Viewing Topos

Topos are integrated with the Explorer, but are only available when zoomed-in. You can see all topos listed for a region on the right of the explorer, and you can zoom in to view a topo simply by clicking it’s name.

Creating a New Topo

If there is a topo missing for your local crag, then please do add it for everyone to see! Zoom in on the location you want your new topo, and click on the ‘Add new Topo’ button on the right of the screen.

Updating an Existing Topo

Once you have found the topo you want to edit, click on the ‘Edit’ link next to it’s name in the list on the right hand side of the explorer.

Using the Topo Editor

The topo editor is the thing you’ll be using to create and update topos. To keep things simple, we have defined a few tools that you can use to markup your topo, namely:

• Boulders – blue, filled shapes
• Paths – yellow lines
• Edges (or faces) – cyan lines
• Car Parks – red filled shapes
• Trees – green filled shapes

We may add more tools to the system as it becomes apparent that they are needed, but for now, that’s it.

To draw your topo, click on a tool, then single click the map to add a point. Drag a point to move it or just click on it to delete it. You can optionally give the shapes and lines you draw names in order to differentiate them when they are on the explorer. Save each shape once you are finished with it.

Once you have drawn all of the shapes you need, Give your topo a name, and click ‘Save’. If all goes well, you will see your topo displayed in the explorer.

Examples

• Stanage Plantation
• Wimberry
• Burbage
• Curbar

More Information

If you need any more help, please consult our new help section:

• Viewing Topos
• Adding and Updating Topos