Map Maker

Map Maker Senior Scouts Badge 1958 to 1964

The Map Maker Badge was part of the Collective series “Open Air”

To earn this badge a scout must do the following * 

(1) Make a map on the ground, by triangulation using prismatic compass or plane table, of an area of about 40 acres, chosen by the Examiner, at a scale of 114000 approx. The area should include fields, a building and a pond or equivalent features.      

(2) Make a road map, with compass and field book, of two miles of road, showing all main features and objects within a reasonable distance on either side, to a scale of four inches to one  mile. The field book must be produced for inspection. 

(3) Enlarge such portions of a 1-inch O.S. map as the Examiner may determine, to a scale of three inches to one mile. 

(4) Draw a simple cross section from a 1-inch Ordnance map. (Line chosen to include varied features, gradients etc.).

(5) Show a working knowledge of metric scales.       

.*The Requirements for each badge varied through issues of POR