Aerial photographs as a source of maps.

Submitted by Reverend on Tue, 09/15/2009 - 8:15pm

Here is a photo I found on-line and massaged into shape. It is hard to find them in high enough resolution or at an appropriate scale but it seems it can be a usable source for maps. What think the rest of you?

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http://rpgmapshare.com/index.

Submitted by Reverend on Tue, 09/15/2009 - 8:17pm.

http://rpgmapshare.com/index.php?q=gallery&g2_itemId=28895

This would be the link that wasn't in the post

As long as you are allowed

Submitted by Steel Rat on Tue, 09/15/2009 - 10:06pm.

As long as you are allowed to re-distribute the images, no problem. But I'll need proof that this is allowed, or else I'll have to delete them.

Steel Rat

Fair enough, I'll ask them

Submitted by Reverend on Wed, 09/16/2009 - 2:39am.

Fair enough, I'll ask them for confirmation

I have replaced the image

Submitted by Reverend on Wed, 09/16/2009 - 6:30am.

I have replaced the image with another one. This one has been cobbled together from Google earth which anyone can do.
http://rpgmapshare.com/index.php?q=gallery&g2_itemId=28895

It's not a question of

Submitted by Steel Rat on Wed, 09/16/2009 - 7:28pm.

It's not a question of whether anyone can do it, but whether Google allows for re-use of captured images, free distribution. They pay for the sat images, so they may not care for it. Need to know for sure.

Steel Rat

Bit of necroposting In my

Submitted by mjlush on Fri, 01/06/2012 - 9:31am.

Bit of necroposting

In my search for downloadable maps I came across this video

Which is a tutorial on how to extract large satellite view out of Google maps, a similar trick may work
with other sites

Now all I need is few good coordinates... any suggestions? Smile