GPS for Dummies.pdf - Engineering Surveyor

298Part IV: Using Web-hosted Mapping ServicesMaporamaWhen I’m going to travel outside the United States, one of my first stops isMaporama (www.maporama.com), the French company that maintains a freestreet map Web site to showcase its mapping products and services. AtMaporama, you can look up street maps from all over the world. The level ofdetail varies depending on how industrialized a country is; for example, youget better maps for Switzerland than you will for Swaziland.Street maps such as the one displayed in Figure 18-7, can be printed, e-mailed,or downloaded to a PDA. Maporama is one of the few mapping sites that letsyou select exactly what size to display the map and what colors you want themap shown in. For example, a grayscale color style is available for using mapson monochrome screen PDAs.If you ever need latitude and longitude coordinates for an address,Maporama displays the coordinates (beneath the map) of an address you’vesearched for. The latitude and longitude might not be as precise as standingoutside the location with a GPS receiver in hand, but they’ll be close.Figure 18-7:AMaporamastreet map.