Bizer's annual survey of the lake

[Winnipesaukee]

Bizer,

I printed out the picture in this post and looked at it under a red light. Everything looks great. Because the difference in printers, etc, you should still verify that the actual map that will be sold has visible red buoys under a red light.
Heck, maybe you could even get your retailers to sell handheld red lights next to with your charts! Or red headlamps? The possibilities are endless. "Bizer's charts save your night vision!"

Something like:


http://www.amazon.com/Celestron-9358...8374805&sr=8-2

[Winnipesaukee]

In the interest of procrastination, here is an illustration of my point for your viewing pleasure. For those that don't know, red lights do not affect your night vision nearly as fast as an equally bright white light. Unfortunately I do not have a Bizer chart here with me.

The problem...when whatever you're looking at is exactly the same color as your red light...






...it disappears!

Very scary when you fly (at no more than 25mph) past 4 red buoys that "aren't on the map!"

[bkgoodman]

Just had to throw it out there...

The Bizer charts in the LakeWinni iPhone/iPad app have a "night mode" that let you view it with a darker, red light:




...just sayin'

[jrc]

Too bad that app isn't available for the Android...

[Bizer]

Originally Posted by Rattlesnake Gal

... why not publish two versions of the Bizer map and give the people what they want? ...

It's not that easy. In 2004, Bizer produced a smaller (9"x18", printed both sides) version of its map with a lot less detail. Very few retailers stock it because they don't want to confuse the customers. Retailers and customers simply want to buy a map. They don't have the time to do a cost-benefit analysis at the checkout counter. Also, the additional expense is sizable.

Originally Posted by Winnipesaukee

... you should still verify that the actual map that will be sold has visible red buoys under a red light. ...

I will not know FOR SURE until I look at the proof before actually printing the map. If I make any changes after the proof has been printed, I have to go back to square one and expend another $1150 for the plates and another proof. The best I can do is print on my ink-jet printer and hope that the final proof is acceptable.

Other: I have verified that the buoy on the north side of Sandy Island is still missing. It will be part of my letter to the Marine Patrol over the winter.

[upthesaukee]

Here is a link to Garmin's website's dissertation on the accuracy of GPS.

Maybe this will either fuel your fears of the level of inaccuracy, or alleviate them.

http://www8.garmin.com/aboutGPS/waas.html