With Google Earth you can specify the cache size (make it big) and then zoom around the area you want while you're connected and you'll be able to see that area offline. Be careful - if you reconnect and zoom around someplace else you'll flush the good stuff out of the cache.
Greg On Dec 12, 2009, at 9:35 AM, lakel...@gbcx.net wrote: > Is there a versiom of Google maps that is freestanding that can be used on a > laptop or PC without an Internet connection? I just need a small region like > NYC or Washington DC Metro. > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > > -----Original Message----- > From: Brian Webster <bwebs...@wirelessmapping.com> > Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2009 01:06:32 > To: WISPA General List<wireless@wispa.org> > Subject: Re: [WISPA] OT, help with mapping stuff > > The suggestion to convert to Google Earth/Google Maps kml/kmz file > format is probably best. The issue most will have is that different GPS > companies can format the data differently for their particular GPS and even > the same company can format it differently for various models. The Google > mapping file formats seem to have become a defacto standard that most of the > software packages support and can import and export. > Converting to kmz will also allow the data to be shown easily in Goggle > Earth and with a little programming can also be displayed in the Google Maps > API on a web site. Nice thing about the Google Maps API is being able to > display street maps, aerial images as well as terrain relief. There are > plenty of ways to skin this cat and I am sure others with suggest their > favorite tools of the trade. Whichever you chose just realize that you > should do whatever supports the most brands of GPS's possible. > > > Thank You, > Brian Webster > > > > On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 6:18 PM, D. Ryan Spott <rsp...@cspott.com> wrote: > >> If Mr Webster does not speak up. Perhaps I can help! >> >> ryan >> >> >> >> On Dec 11, 2009, at 2:58 PM, "Marlon K. Schafer" >> <o...@odessaoffice.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi All, >>> >>> I'm working on a trail system for our local Chamber of Commerce. We >>> know >>> the routes to be used etc. >>> >>> I've got a Garmin Etrex Summit and we've used that with TopoUSA to >>> map the >>> routes. I can't seem to figure out how to get that data into a >>> format that >>> others can use to download into their own GPS units and come out >>> here to >>> follow our routes. >>> >>> Ideally I'd like to find a way to get the GPS data off of the GPS >>> unit and >>> upload that to a file that others could import into their own GPS, >>> Google >>> maps, TopoUSA or whatever. >>> >>> Or, I could draw out the routes on Google maps, but I don't know how >>> to do >>> that or to export that data to something others could download. >>> >>> Anyone here good with such projects? >>> >>> thanks! >>> marlon >>> >>> >>> >>> --- >>> --- >>> --- >>> --- >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >>> http://signup.wispa.org/ >>> --- >>> --- >>> --- >>> --- >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >>> >>> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >>> >>> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
