If you don’t have a large-format, or even medium-format, printer, you can still print full-size maps by chopping (tiling) the image into smaller subsections, and then taping all those subsections together to re-create the original map in large format. I’ve posted before about several ways to do that generically, and another option that lets you tile georeferenced images to a specified scale. For generic tiling, there’s another option: PosteRazor. Multiplatform (Windows/Mac/Linux), open source, runs by itself (no installation required). A simple 5-step wizard walks you through the process:
- Select the image
- Specify the paper size, orientation and margins
- Choose the amount and orientation of the overlap, the areas that are redundant on the printed sheets to compensate for cutting/taping errors
- Select the number of pages to print the image on, with a live preview of the print layou
- Save the tiled images as a multi-page PDF document for printing (it’s very fast at this last step)
Doesn’t have all the bells and whistles of some of the other options, but for a simple tiling operation, PosteRazor is fast and easy.
Other posts in the Cartography Tools series
- PDFCreator
- Printing Large Maps On A Small Printer
- Printing Waterproof Maps
- Public Land Survey Systems (PLSS) Shapefiles And Geocoding
- Screen Capture Programs
- Free Map Symbols
- In-Browser Web Page Image Capture
- Better Map Color Schemes With ColorBrewer
- New "Fixed" Versions Of SRTM-90 Data Available
- US/Global Terrain Shading Data And Landcover Imagery
- “Making Maps” Blog
- Highway Sign Fonts
- Analyzing Visual Clutter In Maps With Software
- Downloadable Cartograms From Worldmapper
- Creating Map Color Schemes With Kuler And ColorBrewer
- Additional Color Applications For Maps And Design
- One More Color Design Resource
- Tiling And Printing Large Maps To Scale On A Small Printer
- Recoloring Or Modifying GeoTiff Images
- More Color Design Resources
- Evaluating Map Graphics For Color-Blind Viewers
- Calculate New Coordinate Position From Current Position, Bearing And Distance
- Tiling Large Maps For A Small Printer With PosteRazor
- Free Surveying Software For Windows, Pocket PC And Palm
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