Free Geography Tools

ScribbleMaps is one of the slickest Google Maps apps I’ve ever seen. Draw and/or place any of the following on a Google Map view:

• Freehand lines
• Straight lines
• Circles
• Rectangles
• Arbitrary shapes
• Text
• Images (needs a web link to the image)
• Standard Google Map/Earth placemark icons (select from multiple sets):

You also have control of the color, opacity and line thickness from the toolbar, along with the ability to search for locations:

Once the shapes are created, you can move them, modify them by shifting vertices, rotate them, or erase them. Once done with your map, you have multiple export options:

• JPEG
• Print directly from browser
• Embeddable widget (no Google Maps API key required):

• Facebook map
• Regular Google Maps view
• Google Earth plugin (though this didn’t work for me)
• KML file (for viewing in Google Earth)

• GPX (for export to your GPS); only exports points and lines, the only geometric shapes that GPX files support

You can also save your map for future editing, and get a dedicated web link for it; you choose a password for it so that only you can edit it, or delete it later.

Very slick, and very cool; I’m putting ScribbleMaps into my main bookmarks list.

USGS Topo Maps, Aerial Imagery, And Scanned Maps On Your Garmin GPS!

Choose The Right Option For Your Garmin Handheld Model

Actual screenshots from a Garmin Oregon!

G-Raster For The Garmin Colorado/Oregon/Dakota Series “… great (tool) for creating custom maps ...” GPS Tracklog Blog “… easy as 1, 2, 3.” gpsinformation.net “Works great!” GPSFix "Holy crap; this looks amazing.” GPSFileDepot Click here for more info on G-Raster

Actual screenshots from a Garmin 60Cx!

Moagu For The 60C(S)x, 76C(S)x, And Some eTrex Models "... Moagu rocks! This really is revolutionary!" GPS Tracklog Blog Click here for more info on Moagu

Related posts:

1. ScribbleMaps Goes Pro
2. Digipoint 2: Export Of Google Maps Points In Multiple Formats, And Elevation Data
3. Put USGS Topographic Maps, Aerial Imagery, And Other Raster Imagery On Your Garmin Handheld GPS
4. Exporting KML Data From Google Maps MyMaps To A GPS
5. G-Raster Updated: Raster Imagery In Garmin Handheld GPS Units
6. GPS TrackMaker: A Better Solution For GPS Export/Import With Google Earth
7. GPS/GIS/Google Earth Import/Export With OziExplorer
8. Draw/Label On Google Maps, And Generate GPX/KML/Embeddable Maps
9. Export Shapefiles To Google Earth II – Shp2KML Converter
10. Converting Google Earth KML Files To Shapefile Format
11. High-Res Garmin Topo Maps For CO, WY, and UT (also Argentina, Uruguay and Chile)
12. Digipoint, Export Of Google Maps Point Coordinates, Upgraded To Version 3
13. Exporting Data From Garmin's MapSource Program To Google Earth
14. More Garmin Maps From Open Street Map Data
15. Real-Time GPS Tracking With Google Earth – Paid Options