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01-19-2015, 12:10 PM
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| Printing maps
Anyone know of a good software/tool to print residential maps?
Can't do it through google/bing/mapquest since map shows up too small and it's inaccurate.
Besides scanning maps from a map book i couldn't find anything else.
Any other suggestions?
Thanks!
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01-19-2015, 12:28 PM
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#2 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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just go to a print shop and tell em you wanna print large scale maps
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01-19-2015, 12:50 PM
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i need maps the size of a regular sheet
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01-19-2015, 02:04 PM
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#4 | | フルコンボ
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why dont you just PrintScreen what you want and stitch it in paint or photoshop?
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01-19-2015, 02:46 PM
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because that would take forever when you need like 100 maps
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01-19-2015, 03:10 PM
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Specifically what kind of residential maps? How detailed?
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01-19-2015, 03:17 PM
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| Google Map Saver
Does the sampling and stitching for you, have used to many times for large format 300dpi+ projects. Depending on how large you're going you'll need a decent amount of ram (8GB+), and its not the most refined tool so if it hangs just let it do its thing.
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01-19-2015, 04:14 PM
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I've used Google earth to stich together roughly 100 square KM's aroubd my cabin. Took screen caps then used photoshop to stich them together, worked out great.
I then used the company's plan printer to print it out on about a 3 foot by 4 foot page then had it laminated
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01-19-2015, 05:44 PM
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Originally Posted by TOS'd  Specifically what kind of residential maps? How detailed? | Just all the street names and whatever parks/water in the area.
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01-20-2015, 12:08 PM
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01-20-2015, 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by AzNightmare What is this for?? |
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01-20-2015, 02:53 PM
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Wow, I suddenly feel old. Back in my day, sonny, we bought these here things called "books". You could even buy a whole book of maps! Each of them-thar streets was labeled, all them parks too. And gosh darn it, don't you know, they even printed those things with a whole city in one book. One book! It was like having all of one of them-thar cellyphone aps the kids talk about in a device which didn't need power. Oh sure, you couldn't search for the nearest soda-pop stand, but if you knew the address you sure could find it! 
Of course all of that could be meaningless if you have a reason for needing 100 of the same map...
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01-20-2015, 03:27 PM
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Books? That seems like some kinda magic voodoo mumbo jumbo
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01-20-2015, 10:39 PM
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I never had those map books... only had these stupid things that fold up into 30~ segments. 
My dad had tons of them in the family car, but they were old and torn at many of the creases...
Once I opened them, it was almost impossible to figure out how to fold them back the "proper" way, so I just: | |
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