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New WoW Map Uses Google Local API

Posted by Zonk on from the don't-forget-to-look-up-to-see-the-kobolds dept.

Lord Satri writes "The WarCry Network lead me to the world's only ultra-high resolution map of the World of Warcraft universe. From WarCry: 'The site leverages the powerful Google Maps API to create a revolutionary scaled map with detail and precision never before seen on the Internet. A user can display any number of ore, herbs, or, treasure. Currently there are more than 15,000 resources in the database. All this, on one easy to navigate page.'"

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  1. Donate by Onan · · Score: 3, Insightful


    If this seems like a cool idea, and something that you're glad someone did, give 'em a few bucks through that donation link on the right. Encouraging and facilitating nifty things helps produce future nifty things.

    (And no, I'm not affiliated with the creators or ISP here. Just sayin'.)

  2. Copyright Infringement by Sparr0 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Has anyone considered the legal ramifications of them ripping media from the game and distributing it online? Unless I am mistaken, this map is generated from the minimap's textures. Problems arose in the same sort of online maps for other games (EQ, DAOC, AO).

  3. Re:Site FARK'd by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Redundant? This was the second post on the article.

    Holy jeebus, meta-mods start your engines!