Need to Trace this Location Map

[mumford]

Hi

I need to trace this location map www.clientpreview.co.uk/necr/map.png, I have downloaded Illustrator CS2, as it had the trace command with it, I have tried it and the result is not bad, but I dont know what to do next.

How do I edit certain paths etc, am I better off tracing the example by hand using the pen tool (although my illustrator skills are novice!), it just seems a very daunting task using the pen tool to do such an area.

Any help, or suggestions with this is really appreciated, as I need to crack this as soon as poss.

Thanks fo ryour help!

[mumford]

anyone - i have to 9 different maps to do!

[KDLA]

Why are you tracing it? Is it to get the street outlines without the text? Or, to eliminate the colors?

I find, sometimes, it's easier to erase things, than trace them.

[CrazyMerlin]

you could use a color select tool to get rid of what you don't want, then try a "find edges" type filter