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Andreas Bovens [PersonRank 3]

Saturday, January 6, 2007
17 years ago3,471 views

Just want to point to Google Map Creator, "a freeware application designed to make thematic mapping using Google Maps simpler."

http://www.casa.ucl.ac.uk/software/googlemapcreator.asp

Anybody experience with this tool?

The next version will also allow 3D output: http://digitalurban.blogspot.com/2006/12/google-earth-data-visualisation-sample.html

Btw, the digitalurban guys have more interesting stuff for Google Earth coming up. Check out their Panorama Viewer preview, for instance: http://digitalurban.blogspot.com/2006/12/digitalurban-announces-panorma-viewer.html

mapperz [PersonRank 0]

17 years ago #

Yes, a very useful application. This allows GIS users of ESRI software to create Web Mapping to the masses via Google Map Creator, rather than paying vast amounts of money for ArcIMS/ArcServer products.
It uses .shp (shapefiles) including.shx (index file) and .dbf (database/attribute file).
A quickly produces good results. There is room for expansion but for a first release excellent.
One note is you must have the data projected (.prj) with shapfiles so that it can be projected into WGS84 to overlay on the Google Map.

http://mapperz.blogspot.com/2006/12/thematic-google-map-creator.html
version 1.1 is now available.

Mapperz
http://mapperz.blogspot.com/

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