Bob,
>>It is also pretty well known that the ROKs have "adjusted" most of their
maps and what appears on the map does not necessarily correspond with the
ground. In the Western Corridor, many "temple/tombs" are over a
kilometer off, there are other building features and villages that are
also "misplaced". One of the few manmade features that we knew were
accurate were helicopter landing pads. If we could find those, we could
then make sure where we were. This was in the mid 80s prior to GPS being
readily available.
Bob Dennis<<
The same was true of Korean War era maps. Many of the main terrain
features shown were 1-2 miles from the actual position. This was
especially true of mountains in the Taebaek, Sotaebaek & Chiri Mountain
chains. Another failing was contour lines often did not reflect the actual
shape of the mountain/hill. Trails, paths, streams, and sometimes major
rivers, wouldn't be where shown.