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MapTiler is graphical application for online map publishing. Your map can create overlay of standard maps like Google Maps, Yahoo Maps, Microsoft VirtualEarth or OpenStreetMap and can be also visualized in 3D form by Google Earth. Only thing you have to do for publishing the map is to upload the automatically generated directory with tiles into your webserver. An example to demonstrate it’s power: Rendering of map (51025x73135 pixels) with raster reprojection on a standard computer with 16 cores against GDAL2Tiles:
MapTiler - Map Tile Cutter.
6 Chrome Extensions That Tell You A Lot More On Google Maps
It’s quite surprising that so much is devoted to taking you from Point A to Point B. Seriously, it’s not only about directions anymore. Take Google Maps for instance – our favored online map application comes with its own default set of tools like directions and place markers. But it hasn’t been able to satisfy a lot of people. You can see them displaying their (free) wares on the Chrome Web Store and telling Google Maps engineers what the online mapping application is missing.We have focused on making a tool that makes it ultra easy to draw on maps, we have polished the user experience using a large amounts of feedback from our users, and we continue to improve on a regular basis. The effort has paid off with Scribble Maps being used in grade school classrooms all the way up to Government agencies. In addition to being able to draw, with Scribble Maps you can:
Scribble Maps - Draw on google maps with scribblings and more!
Here is another cool Google Maps mashup that allows you to mark and draw on maps online. Using this site you can scribble, draw lines, arrows, add text, shapes and markers to any area map. Afterwards maps can be quickly shared with others by forwarding them a link or embedding maps on other webpages.
ScribleMaps: Mark & Draw On Maps Online
Distance Between Two Cities Places On Map Distance Calculator -
Type city or location names and hit measure button to measure the distance between cities or two places. Distance between cities calculated in miles and kilometers. I've changed maps version to 3 and distance calculation methods, distance between cities and places are faster and more reliable now. If you get 0 km distance measure please hit the button again. 2011.06.08
With the UT-Bureau Of Economic Geology’s Scale Calculator , enter a map scale and it calculates what a measurement on the map represents in reality, or what a unit distance translates to at that map scale: There are also links at the top of the page to other calculators for area/distance conversion, and decimal degree / deg-min-sec degree conversions (both ways).
Two Online Map Scale Calculators - Flock
Radius Around a Point on a Map
You can use this tool to find the radius around a point on the map. First type in the radius required in kilometers or miles and then click on the map at the center of where you wish the circle to appear. You can then create as many radii as you wish. [Zoom and Pan to find the required area on the map then click on the map to draw a circle] OR [Type a location into the text box and click Draw Radius] OR [Input the latitude and longitude of the location in decimal format]. Use the "URL to last radius" text box to find a URL that will show the most recent radius on this page when opened in a web browser. This URL can be sent to anyone if you wish to forward it on.
MetaCarta is the leading provider of geographic search and referencing solutions. MetaCarta enables documents from any sources to appear in any map. Whether you are using a high-end GIS like ESRI ArcGIS, a globe viewer like Google Earth, a mobile device, or a browser-based map with Microsoft Virtual Earth and an internal WMS, MetaCarta can display relevant map-based search results.