(This is an educational article. If you want to order a card, go here:)
In a previous post, I talked about how to capture a large image (map) piece by piece using screenshots and Photoshop. However, if there are tools for managing the card (API), then you can easily get a card of any size:
Why such a big map? Is it really impossible to scroll through it on the screen, or buy a map of the desired area, hang it on the wall and stick flags into it?
Using Yandex.Maps tools, you can place “smart” markers (for example, multi-colored ones), routes and any other information on the map. These operations can be performed manually or automatically. Then the map with the information is printed and hung on the wall: this is convenient because you can see the entire map at once, and not just part of it. After printing, you can still draw on the finished map.
Or here’s another idea: print out a card with crosses and stick real flags in them. If there are hundreds of objects, a lot of time is saved.
Capture a card in 2 steps
We need:
1) display a map of the required scale and size in the browser,
2) save the entire page as a picture (including fragments that extend beyond the screen area).
Step 1. Display a large map in the browser
We save the page as an html file on our computer (File/Save), then edit the necessary parameters with notepad and run this html file.
The insertion code changes from version to version, but it easily contains the necessary numbers that need to be replaced. In the example above, the following parameters are specified:
- size 12000×9000 (this is approximately 100×75 cm),
— center at a point and scale (zoom: 13).
If you need to save a map, satellite images of an area from services such as google or yandex, you are probably wondering how to do this? Or what program can you save a satellite photo, for example from Google Map? Many people ask such questions, because when saving with Internet Explorer, the entire image is not saved, only in small pieces 256 * 256. And we use the good workaround method like Alt+PrnScr for a very long time and not with high quality. In this article we will talk about how to save a google map in a convenient way and without loss of quality.
The task has been set. We need to make a map of the city based on Google Maps. How to implement this? As mentioned earlier, maps are stored on the servers of services such as Google or Yandex in the form of small images. When we are looking for a certain territory, our browser downloads pictures from the server that correspond to the coordinates of the area and glues them into one continuous image. To save a map of the area on our computer, we need a program that works on the same principle - downloads pictures and creates a map from them, which can later be saved in formats such as *.jpg and *.png.
On the Internet you can find many programs that can cope with the task. But there is one “But”. Google and Yandex maps are updated quite often, and the settings of the links through which map fragments are downloaded change. And many programs that can be downloaded on the Internet can no longer receive images. To work correctly, they constantly need to indicate relevant information. this moment map versions.
In this article, we will take a closer look at a program that saves maps from services such as Google or Yandex and no longer has problems with updating map versions. This program is SAS.Planet. In it, the developers have implemented many useful functions, which will help you quickly and easily save a map from Google, Yandex, etc. Download the program for saving maps maybe downstairs.
In addition to viewing and downloading, the program provides the following useful functions:
Working with a GPS receiver;
Route planning;
Measuring distances;
Display KML files;
Panoramio service support;
Generating a layer filling map - this function will allow you to look at areas on the map that you have already loaded into the cache or, conversely, that you do not have;
Saving part of the map into one image, which you can view and process in any graphic editor, and also used in other GIS applications, for example, OziExplorer (for which the program will create a binding file);
You can save places that interest you and later find them without any problems, and also make sure that they are always displayed on the map;
Browse map - will help you easily find out the location of the place you are currently viewing, as well as quickly move to any other place on the map;
Viewing the map in full screen mode - which is especially convenient when not high resolution screen;
Converting all previous ones from one layer will significantly reduce your Internet traffic, for example, you can download your city only at 18 scale, and form all the previous ones on its basis;
Ability to export maps to a format supported by iPhone maps;
The ability to export maps to a format supported by mobile Yandex.Maps version 3;
Loading and displaying Wikimapia objects;
Search for places using Google and Yandex;
Adding custom maps.
Sasgis program website
How to save a map - practice
Download, unpack and run the program.
This is the choice of the source from which the program will take maps. I can enter it from the Internet or from the cache.
We choose from the Internet. Otherwise the program will not work. Unless you have already visited the place from which you need to make a map, and it was saved in the cache.
After switching, the program immediately begins updating images.
For example, I will make a rectangular selection of the outskirts of the city.
After double-clicking the mouse, we get to the menu of operations with the selected area.
Go to the “Glue” tab. Here you will need to indicate the place where you want to save and the name of the future card, as well as the format in which you want to save.
If you want to make a map of the entire village, you can zoom out so that you can highlight the entire area. And already in the “Glue” tab you can simply set a larger scale, and the map will be with a higher resolution.
Click start, and after some time the program will save the completed map. There is a lot more in the program useful settings, you can study and use them. And if you can, briefly take a look at the useful techniques and functions available in the program that are not mentioned in the article. Maybe someone will find this useful!
Have you ever gotten lost while traveling? How well can you navigate on a map? With the development of technology, these issues are increasingly losing their relevance.
These days, almost everything modern phones equipped with sensors gps and support services Yandex maps And Google Maps
. Using such a phone as a navigator, you don’t have to worry about getting lost and will always reach your final destination, choosing the optimal route. But this phone function requires the use mobile internet. And you will have to pay a lot of money to use mobile Internet while roaming outside your country. But Google developers Maps has figured out how to save us money while traveling without letting us get lost. Now the desired section of the map can be saved for offline viewing (without an Internet connection). That is, you will be able to navigate the area without connecting to the Internet, but only using a GPS sensor.
So, a small master class on using the Google maps application:
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1. Find the desired area of the map.
2. B search bar enter the command " ok maps" and click the search button.
3. Wait for the map saving process to complete.
Currently, unfortunately, some areas of the map cannot be saved for offline viewing. And sometimes offline maps do not show various famous objects and road names. But we hope that the Google team will correct errors and improve this function, which is very useful for travelers.
The number and size of saved map areas depends on the memory capacity of your phone. If there is insufficient memory, saving a new map area may result in the deletion of previously saved areas.
How to check a saved card?
Just turn on airplane mode on your phone, launch the application Google Maps and move the map to the desired area.
Note: All saved map sections will be deleted if you clear the application memory or are unable to connect to the network for two weeks.
PS:
Travelers, don't be afraid to get lost, because it means you'll be free! Who knows, maybe you will discover attractions hidden from the eyes of tourists...
Have a nice trip!
Useful tips for travelers:
Now, to open the saved area, you need to:
Each of you has encountered a problem when there is no Internet access, but you really need to open the map on your device and study it in detail to clarify the route or just to show the nearest area to your friends and acquaintances. In this case, there are a large number of third-party cards in Google Play, which have the function of offline downloading of territories, but why go far when stock maps from Google with an intuitive interface can give us almost everything the same?
Google Maps is built into all Android devices equipped with the Google services package (GMS), however, the Nokia X2, although it does not have Silicon Valley services, includes proprietary maps from the ex-Finnish manufacturer Nokia Here Maps or something similar, if it comes about another manufacturer, be it cards from Yandex, which decided to compete with Google, but let’s not go off topic. In order to download maps to the device memory, you need to:
- Using the search, find the desired area or press a finger on a place, thereby marking it on the map;
- Click on the bottom bar with the name of the street, city, country;
- Tap on the menu button (three dots), which is located next to “Search”, if there is only a magnifying glass button, this area is not supported by maps for offline use;
- Next, select “Save offline map”.
- Swipe right to open the main menu;
- Select “Your places”;
- Scroll to the very end of the page and tap on your map or open the offline maps setting, from where you can save new map, rename, update or delete the old one.
This function appeared not so long ago, and it takes time for it to be fully operational. So, today not all territories are accessible, but only the most popular ones, for example, the territory of Russia is still “in the air,” as well as the territory of Lithuania and other European countries, not to mention Africa. However, this is only a matter of time; in the near future, our country will definitely become part of the offline map system.
The next drawback is a temporary limitation of 30 days, after which the saved maps will be automatically cleared from the device’s memory.
Separately, we note: this is not just saving a certain area, region, no, Google Maps saves only the area that you are viewing and where you were previously, this is convenient if, for example, you use navigation on the same routes every day, it sounds ridiculous, but we have no other explanation for the use of this function. Moreover, Maps do not save all levels of drawing the territory as you get closer/more distant, namely those levels at which you viewed the area; if you look closer, the map simply will not be drawn, showing only low-resolution textures.
Conclusions. Healthy? Of course, but it depends on who: if you are a bus driver or a taxi driver who wants to get to know the city roads better, then this function will certainly help the device not waste a large amount of resources, but if you want to use navigation in the long term, it is better to look towards real offline ones -maps, of which there are again quite a lot on Google Play.
Taking a screenshot of the Yandex map (click to enlarge)
In the last article, we figured out how to save a map from Google Maps. Methods 1 and 3 are universal and work great for saving Yandex maps. Here I will tell you another way.
How to save a large Yandex map without programs
Thanks to Ivan Titov for this method. I'll tell you how I will use it. We will need:
- Browser (I will use Google Chrome);
- Extension for creating screenshots (Nimbus Screenshot);
- Yamap.zip - which you will need to customize.
Launch Goolge Chrome, install the Nimbus Screenshot extension and download Yamap.zip. Unpack the archive and open the file using notepad or Notepad++. Content HTML file as follows. The arrows show places where adjustments are needed.
Options
center: , zoom: 17
You need to take it from here - http://dimik.github.io/ymaps/examples/location-tool/
Select the center of the area we need and copy the “Map Center” value to center: . Select the scale and set the value - zoom.
Parameter
style=»width:4000px; height:4000px"
set the size. That is, we change the width and height values so that the entire required area fits.
Save the Yamap.html file and open it in Google Chrome.
Save a screenshot of the entire page and click “Done” in the upper right corner.
We save the resulting image to the computer or print it immediately.
- How to print PDF file.
- How to print a page from the Internet.
Have fun typing.
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Saving a map from Yandex or Google services to a file with a specified size.
Saving a map from Yandex or Google services to a file with a given size.r_v_fMay 25th, 2012Many people use Google or Yandex maps, but not everyone knows that the map can be saved to disk not only by the tedious PrintScreen method + subsequent gluing of fragments.There is also a less expensive method. For these purposes we will use free program url2bmp, which can be downloaded from here.
Let's look at how to download a large map from maps.yandex.ru using any browser and the url2bmp program (downloading a map from maps.google.com is no different in principle).
1. Open the Yandex map web page using a browser and enter the name in the search window settlement, for which you need to get a map (in our example, this is Moscow, you can select your city), then click the “Find” button.
ATTENTION! When working, try to close all other programs, because... used when saving RAM and you need a lot of it. I can easily create a map with the smallest possible scale of 7000*7000 pixels.
I wish you all success.
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SAS.Planet or how to download a Google, Yandex map in high resolution
Often, as a background, you want to use satellite images or maps from the Google Maps/Yandex maps/OpenStreetMap service... At the same time, one screenshot is not enough here - the quality will not be the same and you will have to glue several images together.
To automatically download cards from popular services, the SAS.Planet program was created. You can choose any service, any quality and any area, even the entire city. The program is free and available in Russian.
Available google maps Earth, Google Maps, Bing Maps, DigitalGlobe, Kosmosnimki, Yandex.maps, Yahoo! Maps, VirtualEarth, Gurtam, OpenStreetMap, eAtlas, iPhone maps, General Staff maps, etc. Moreover, you can choose both satellite images and graphic maps.
So, in order
1. Installation of the program
2. Setting up the program
- Run the SASPlanet.exe file
- We select “Internet and cache” as the map source.
- If the buttons are not clickable, change the Windows settings display scale at 100%
3.Selecting the desired area
- Select the desired graphic or satellite map. If Sputnik (Google) does not work, try Sputnik (Yandex).
- If necessary, we connect additional layers, for example, plugs.
- Having found the desired place on the map, select the area that we want to download
4.Downloading the map
- In the window that opens, we make sure correct settings and click Start. When finished, click “Exit”. The scale of the map can be seen at the top left. The larger the scale, the longer the image will take to load and stitch together.
5. Saving the map
- Now we need to glue and save the loaded tiles. To do this, select “Previous selection”
- On the Glue tab, indicate the format, save path and scale in which you downloaded the tiles, start...
Tags: tip, general plan, program, working with the map
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Yandex.Maps constructor: High-resolution printing - Maps API Club
Today we released an update to the Yandex.Maps Designer.
When you print a map, all added objects are saved. Also, you can print a map with traffic jams included.
When saving a map for printing, you can adjust the image quality (96 or 300 DPI), size up to 1500x1500 px and select one of raster formats: png or jpg. The file with the map will be saved to your Yandex.Disk in a separate folder.
Please note that when saving a map for printing, there are a number of limitations, for example, the functionality is not available in all browsers, and only the diagram layer can be printed. More details about the restrictions can be found in the corresponding Help section.
update, map designer, news, designer
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Google Map Saver - saves maps to your computer
Google Maps is a convenient thing. However, the cards that this service issues are available only on the Internet, and often they are needed when the Internet is not at hand. To save the maps you need to your computer, you can use a convenient utility - Google Map Saver.
For example, you want to travel by car, and it is clear that there may not be an Internet connection. Google Map Saver will help you prepare maps in advance, saving them in the format you need and with the desired resolution, which you can then view on mobile phone or print it on a printer. The program saves maps in PNG (8-bit and 24-bit), JPG (low, medium and high quality), BMP and TGA. But the most interesting thing is the size of the saved cards. They are adapted not only for regular monitors and screens of huge resolutions (up to 12000X12000), but also for different screens mobile gadgets(QVGA, VGA, iPhone).
The program is very small and portable, but it does its job 100% - it can do everything it can Google service Maps: determine coordinates, show maps schematically, as usual, with the terrain, in the form of photographs; maps can be enlarged on a wide scale.
Download Google Map Saver: http://www.codres.de/google-map-saver.
P.S. The utility magically removes watermarks from cards.
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