Why not use the Thomson Directories Maps?

What do you do when you are capturing new roads in a town or city and you have forgotten the name of the road? Have you ever come to a road in a town and could not remember what it was called, but want to capture this road and the surrounding the area! ................so what do you do?

Leaving the road blank is not ideal and copying it from other mapping sources is strictly forbidden and illegal!! You can check if the road is listed in the "Out of Copyright Map". If not, you can request the Thomson Directories Town and City maps from the People's Map to use as a reference. We have access to over 400 electronic English and Scottish town and city maps and as part of our agreement with Thomson Directories, we can send you these maps to copy the road data from and capture this in Peoples Map. Below is an example of one of the Leicester maps.

These maps cover 361 English and 54 Scottish Towns so the one you are looking for is bound to be there. Just send us an email at info@peoplesmap.com requesting the specific area you are planning to digitise and we will send you the digital copy of this specific map. You can also use your local Thomson Directory as this also have local maps listed.

Please note that the Thomson Directory Maps usually only covers the main town centers and surrounding areas, but this is a good starting point and provides other contributors with a base to work from. Some contributors already requested maps for Milton Keynes and Coventry, but don't worry, there are still 412 towns to choose from! Good luck!!