GPS Visualizer now features very-hi-res U.S. city maps

Hi all,

If you didn't already know, TerraServer (terraserver-usa.com) has
recently made available some 2002 very-high-resolution (as high as
0.25m/pixel!) color aerial photography for 36 urban areas in the U.S.

The reason I'm bothering to announce this is that GPS Visualizer --
http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/ -- is able to use this new imagery as
background maps for your GPS data. Just look for "US: USGS Urban Area
aerial photos" in the backgrounds menu when you draw a map.

Here are the cities where you can get the fancy new maps (if your area
isn't listed, you'll just get a blank white background):
Albuquerque, Amarillo, Anchorage, Atlanta, Baton Rouge, Charlotte,
Chicago, Colorado Springs, Dallas/Fort Worth, Detroit, El Paso,
Fort Wayne, Fresno, Houston, Jackson, Knoxville, Lexington, Lincoln,
Lubbock, Mobile, Modesto, Montgomery, Oklahoma City, Orlando,
Portland (OR), Providence, Raleigh-Durham, Sacramento, Saint Louis,
Seattle, Shreveport, Springfield (MA), Stockton, Tampa/St. Pete,
Tucson, Washington.
(More cities will be coming in the future, but they don't have a
specific timeline.)

Not much else new to report... I continue to try to stomp out bugs as
they come up. (For instance, the interactive features now work with
the v6 beta of Adobe's SVG Viewer, meaning you can use GPS Visualizer
with Windows Mozilla.)


And the usual introductory blurb for those who are wondering what on
earth I'm talking about: GPS Visualizer is a free, web-based,
platform-independent program that takes your GPS data files, in a
variety of formats (including GPX, OziExplorer, Geocaching LOC, IGC,
plain text, etc.) and generates customizable maps or profiles as
standard browser-viewable SVG drawings. Its URL, once again, is:

http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/

Have fun, and let me know if you have any problems.


Adam Schneider
adamschneider.net



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