RESOUR> Free On-line Maps & Charts for Land, Marine & Air
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Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2000 12:32:39 -0500
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Subject: RESOUR> Free On-line Maps & Charts for Land, Marine & Air
From: Tina Koenig - Xpress Press(tm) <mailto:tko...@xpresspress.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2000 11:56:14 -0400
Subject: RESOUR> Free On-line Maps & Charts for Land, Marine & Air
Free On-line Maps & Charts for Land, Marine & Air See Maptech's MapServer
at http://www.maptech.com
View, Print, E-mail Images - The Largest Off-Road Mapping Resource Now
Available to Other Web Sites for Free
Andover, MA -- August 22, 2000 /Xpress Press/ -- Maptech adds official
aeronautical charts nationwide and high altitude marine navigation
photographs to its free online MapServer at www.maptech.com. The Maptech
MapServer is the largest online mapping resource for topographic maps and
charts for land, marine, and air. Simply enter a place name, select the
state and click "Go." You can view, print and email the online images for
free. Whether you're heading off-road or on the water check out the
MapServer.
Let's say you're taking a trip to a new location along the US coast, visit
the MapServer enter the place and state. What's the terrain look like?
Click the "Topo Maps" button. Since you plan to hike and also do some
fishing and kayaking around the same area, simply click "Nautical Charts"
and view the official chart. By clicking "Navphoto" you'll see aerial
shots along the coastline for the same area. Or maybe you're flying and
what to locate the local airports - no problem, just click "Aero Charts."
Even the virtual traveler will find this entertaining and the real outdoor
enthusiast will find it very cool and highly useful.
"We are constantly adding new mapping data and features to the MapServer,"
explains Martin Fox from Maptech. "The images on the MapServer are based
on Maptech's CD-ROMs for land, marine and air navigation - probably the
largest collection of its kind in the world available to the public. And
now we are starting to offer the MapServer to select web sites at no
charge."
The major differences between Maptech's CD-ROM products that are "for
sale" and the "free" MapServer is this. The actual CD products come with
powerful award winning navigation software that include GPS interface,
elevation profiling, line of sight tools and more. For complete product
features and information visit www.maptech.com
MapServer Major Highlights:
1. View Topo Maps - over 45,000 genuine, high quality USGS topographic
maps covering the entire US in 3 map scales: 1:250,000, 1:100,000 and the
most detailed 1:24,000. These images are based on Maptech's Terrain
Navigator Region CDs.
2. View Aero Charts - all the official NOAA (National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration) aeronautical charts for the entire US airspace
- over 200 charts based on Maptech's VFR AeroChart Packs.
3. View Navphotos - over 2,700 high altitude marine navigation photos for
the Atlantic and Pacific coastlines based on Maptech's Photo Regions CDs.
4. View Nautical Charts - official NOAA marine charts for US waters - over
3200 in scales from 1:10,000 to 1:2,000,000 based on Maptech's Digital
Chart CDs.
Maptech also offers the MapServer to other web sites at no charge.
Guidelines for "Link to Us" are on the home page. Selected web sites can
join the MapServer Business Affiliate Program, which provides a potential
source of ongoing revenue to the Business Partner. For details contact
Talbot Pratt at Maptech at 888-839-5551 Ext. 179 or tpr...@maptech.com.
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