Saturday, March 2, 2013

OruxMaps Lets You Go as Far as Your Mapmaking Skill Takes You

Have you ever considered becoming a cartographer? It's not as hard as you might think. I've been trying out OruxMaps, a map viewer for Android that functions two ways. One mode is online with the usual suspects like Google maps, OpenStreetMap, and so on; the second and more intriguing method is offline with maps you've created yourself. Creating your own maps, while not hard, is a project. Trip-ups stem from the fact that the Earth is round, while electronic screens and paper are flat, so you need to come to grips with projections.

Source: http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/632000/s/2918ffa1/l/0L0Stechnewsworld0N0Crsstory0C773980Bhtml/story01.htm

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