(I checked in with the admin first and got the OK to post.)
OK, you are back home after a trip and now you want to post in a forum/blog/website somewhere and show people your GPS track and some waypoints you collected. You can do that with Gmap4 in three easy steps:
1. Put your GPS file online almost anywhere
2. Make a Gmap4 URL that points to your file
3. Paste that URL into your forum/blog/website post
Make your Gmap4 URL like so:
http://www.mappingsupport.com/p/gmap4.php?q=full_url_to_your_file
Here is an example showing a GPS track along roads through part of the Alps:
http://www.mappingsupport.com/p/gma...t/uploads/2011/05/RoutedeGrandeAlp-Stage3.kml
Now lets fly over the above map in 3D.
1. Click Terrain in the upper right corner and select Earth from the dropdown list.
2. In the window that appears, either click “Continue” or install the Google Earth browser plugin.
3. If you clicked “Continue” then the map will shift into 3D mode.
You can fly by doing right-click-hold and shift-left-click-drag. You can also use the controls in the upper left corner.
Wait - there is more. The next time you are writing about a particular place, here is how you can include a URL that will open a map and show a symbol at that place. Assume you want to say something about Liyn Cwn bychan in Wales. If you start Gmap4 without any URL parameters, then you get a world map:
http://www.mappingsupport.com/p/gmap4.php
Click Menu ==> Search. Gmap4 can search on addresses, place names and any reasonable way to write a latitude longitude.
Enter Liyn Cwn bychan and then click Search.
Tweak the map as you prefer (map type, zoom, pan).
Click Menu ==> Show map URL and copy that URL.
(optional) Delete the URL parameters that are set to their default values.
At the end of the URL add &symbol=pgs
Here is the finished URL:
http://www.mappingsupport.com/p/gmap4.php?ll=52.861512,-4.020774&t=h&z=12&symbol=pgs
Gmap4 is a browser app. There is nothing to download, nothing to install. It will run in the browser on most smart phones, desktops and anything in between. However, since Gmap4 is based on the Google map application program interface (API), the browser has to be online. Also, Gmap4 cannot (yet) read files from your local harddrive. If you do not have your own webspace for putting files on line, then both dropbox and Google sites provide free hosting. The Gmap4 Help file has step-by-step instructions for using Google sites.
Gmap4 cannot work offline and also does not have any way to let you download maps for offline use - although you can print maps.
Another think you can do is click the map to make tracks, routes and waypoints. You can download and save your work as a GPX file.
Here are some Europe sites using Gmap4:
United Kingdom - http://www.wowzers.webspace.virginmedia.com/walks.htm
Italy - http://patotato.it
Netherlands - http://www.dehulst.nl/ci-bin/gc_sub.pl?stylesheet=/XSL/stage0.xsl
If you are interested in maps of the USA, then Gmap4 can display three different sets of detailed topographic maps at a 1:24,000 scale. Here is a very high resolution (“t4 Topo High”) map for part of Yosemite National Park in California:
http://www.mappingsupport.com/p/gmap4.php?ll=37.74481,-119.582268&t=t4&z=14
The “t2 My Topo” maps include 1:50,000 scale topographic maps for Canada.
There is no cost for using Gmap4 for non-commercial use although donations are always gratefully accepted.
You can find out about the other features that I have not mentioned by visiting the Gmap4 homepage which has a new user FAQ, examples, a detailed pdf Help file, a links page with more examples, beta code with a phone ‘skin’ and a bit about me.
Gmap4 homepage: http://www.mappingsupport.com/p/gmap4.html
Mapping Support homepage: http://www.mappingsupport.com
Enjoy!
Joseph, the Gmap4 guy
Redmond, Washington State, USA
OK, you are back home after a trip and now you want to post in a forum/blog/website somewhere and show people your GPS track and some waypoints you collected. You can do that with Gmap4 in three easy steps:
1. Put your GPS file online almost anywhere
2. Make a Gmap4 URL that points to your file
3. Paste that URL into your forum/blog/website post
Make your Gmap4 URL like so:
http://www.mappingsupport.com/p/gmap4.php?q=full_url_to_your_file
Here is an example showing a GPS track along roads through part of the Alps:
http://www.mappingsupport.com/p/gma...t/uploads/2011/05/RoutedeGrandeAlp-Stage3.kml
Now lets fly over the above map in 3D.
1. Click Terrain in the upper right corner and select Earth from the dropdown list.
2. In the window that appears, either click “Continue” or install the Google Earth browser plugin.
3. If you clicked “Continue” then the map will shift into 3D mode.
You can fly by doing right-click-hold and shift-left-click-drag. You can also use the controls in the upper left corner.
Wait - there is more. The next time you are writing about a particular place, here is how you can include a URL that will open a map and show a symbol at that place. Assume you want to say something about Liyn Cwn bychan in Wales. If you start Gmap4 without any URL parameters, then you get a world map:
http://www.mappingsupport.com/p/gmap4.php
Click Menu ==> Search. Gmap4 can search on addresses, place names and any reasonable way to write a latitude longitude.
Enter Liyn Cwn bychan and then click Search.
Tweak the map as you prefer (map type, zoom, pan).
Click Menu ==> Show map URL and copy that URL.
(optional) Delete the URL parameters that are set to their default values.
At the end of the URL add &symbol=pgs
Here is the finished URL:
http://www.mappingsupport.com/p/gmap4.php?ll=52.861512,-4.020774&t=h&z=12&symbol=pgs
Gmap4 is a browser app. There is nothing to download, nothing to install. It will run in the browser on most smart phones, desktops and anything in between. However, since Gmap4 is based on the Google map application program interface (API), the browser has to be online. Also, Gmap4 cannot (yet) read files from your local harddrive. If you do not have your own webspace for putting files on line, then both dropbox and Google sites provide free hosting. The Gmap4 Help file has step-by-step instructions for using Google sites.
Gmap4 cannot work offline and also does not have any way to let you download maps for offline use - although you can print maps.
Another think you can do is click the map to make tracks, routes and waypoints. You can download and save your work as a GPX file.
Here are some Europe sites using Gmap4:
United Kingdom - http://www.wowzers.webspace.virginmedia.com/walks.htm
Italy - http://patotato.it
Netherlands - http://www.dehulst.nl/ci-bin/gc_sub.pl?stylesheet=/XSL/stage0.xsl
If you are interested in maps of the USA, then Gmap4 can display three different sets of detailed topographic maps at a 1:24,000 scale. Here is a very high resolution (“t4 Topo High”) map for part of Yosemite National Park in California:
http://www.mappingsupport.com/p/gmap4.php?ll=37.74481,-119.582268&t=t4&z=14
The “t2 My Topo” maps include 1:50,000 scale topographic maps for Canada.
There is no cost for using Gmap4 for non-commercial use although donations are always gratefully accepted.
You can find out about the other features that I have not mentioned by visiting the Gmap4 homepage which has a new user FAQ, examples, a detailed pdf Help file, a links page with more examples, beta code with a phone ‘skin’ and a bit about me.
Gmap4 homepage: http://www.mappingsupport.com/p/gmap4.html
Mapping Support homepage: http://www.mappingsupport.com
Enjoy!
Joseph, the Gmap4 guy
Redmond, Washington State, USA