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Mapping Google Maps

Posted by timothy on from the topography dept.

jgwebber writes "Google Maps is starting to cause a bit of a stir as Google makes the browser do still more backflips than most expected. In the tradition of dissecting Google Suggest and GMail, I've done a little dissecting of this newest service."

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  1. Re:what about plotting waypoints on the map? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Have you tried usaphotomaps from JDMCOX?

    USAPhotoMaps downloads aerial photo and topo map data from Microsoft's free TerraServer Web site, saves it on your hard drive, and creates seamless maps from it. You can:
    1. See the latitude/longitude
    2. Add waypoints, routes, and text
    3. Jump to any waypoint or latitude/longitude in the U.S.A.
    4. Transfer waypoints, tracks, and routes to and from most GPS receivers
    5. See your GPS location
    6. Scroll and zoom

    And it's free.