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-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: Grabbling google map (et al) images out in the field
Date: Thu, 24 May 2012 06:32:19 -0800 (GMT-08:00)
From: [log in to unmask]
To: Air Photo Maps, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship <[log in to unmask]>
On the Android there are apps to pre-load map tiles (your choice of
service: google, OSM, 可能百度地图) for when you are out of your service
area so that you can use them. One is called Maverick and you simply
zoom in-and-out of your areas of interest before you leave home. I
imagine that will work with an Android tablet as well.
A bit more rigorous: on the Maverick home pages, there are descriptions
of an 'atlas' tool that let's you build a maps with all levels of zoom
for a given area and then upload the results to your mobile device.
This involves mucking around with your Android file system though--your
mileage may vary.
I suppose I'd be asking the person what sorts of things she/he wants to
do with their map. Is there a better option? Mobile GIS? Does the
person want to sketch on top of a map? There must be apps specifically
for that.
(and if there's not: one of you cleverer people can have that business
idea.)
-Jon Jablonski
chief smartphone tester
UC-Santa Barbara
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