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Posted by 3D Peruna on August 13, 2007, 9:59 pm
JD wrote:
> Not to bitch, but what the hell happened to this group?
>
> Anyway, what are you guys using for vicinity maps? The big 3 (mapquest,
> google, yahoo) suck all of a sudden... hmmm, forgot to try mapsonus.
>
> The resolution when I insert into ACAD is so bad you can't read street
> names.
>
> In these times, it would be ridiculous to have to draw maps and I sure don't
> want to pay for them.
My monitors are at 1680x1050, with a dual monitor setup. Usually, I use
Google (just habit), maximize the browser to full window, then do a
CTRL-PRINTSCREEN, open Photochop, past, crop, grayscale, and insert.
Usually, the vicinity map is small enough that I get at least 1600
pixels across, and at 150 dpi*, that translates to just over 11" wide,
more than enough.
This trick works on every search engine. Just have to be a little
smarter than the search engine.
Tried Google Earth for image output?
* We did some extensive research regarding image resolution vs. print
resolution. After lots of plots and lots of people looking at the
images, we decided that with most modern inkjet printers, you can scale
down to about 100 dpi print resolution without a discernible difference
at about 3 feet. Images printed at 100 dpi, 150 dpi, 200 dpi on the
same printer were more than close enough to not waste the time with
larger file sizes.
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Posted by Michael Bulatovich on August 14, 2007, 7:34 am
> JD wrote:
>> Not to bitch, but what the hell happened to this group?
>>
>> Anyway, what are you guys using for vicinity maps? The big 3 (mapquest,
>> google, yahoo) suck all of a sudden... hmmm, forgot to try mapsonus.
>>
>> The resolution when I insert into ACAD is so bad you can't read street
>> names.
>>
>> In these times, it would be ridiculous to have to draw maps and I sure
>> don't want to pay for them.
>
> My monitors are at 1680x1050, with a dual monitor setup. Usually, I use
> Google (just habit), maximize the browser to full window, then do a
> CTRL-PRINTSCREEN, open Photochop, past, crop, grayscale, and insert.
>
> Usually, the vicinity map is small enough that I get at least 1600 pixels
> across, and at 150 dpi*, that translates to just over 11" wide, more than
> enough.
What site do you use? The sites I know of have the map as a small area
within a larger browser window. I don't get 1600 pixels, and don't think JD
would be bitching if he/she did.
--
MichaelB
www.michaelbulatovich.ca
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Posted by 3D Peruna on August 14, 2007, 11:57 am
Michael Bulatovich wrote:
>> Usually, the vicinity map is small enough that I get at least 1600 pixels
>> across, and at 150 dpi*, that translates to just over 11" wide, more than
>> enough.
>
> What site do you use? The sites I know of have the map as a small area
> within a larger browser window. I don't get 1600 pixels, and don't think JD
> would be bitching if he/she did.
maps.google.com I just did it, to prove it-- and I conceed, I lose some
with the sidebar, but could make up for it if I stretched the whole
image across two monitors...(and I did a test to confirm this works).
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Posted by Charles Jones on August 15, 2007, 2:44 pm
says...
> Michael Bulatovich wrote:
>
> >> Usually, the vicinity map is small enough that I get at least 1600 pixels
> >> across, and at 150 dpi*, that translates to just over 11" wide, more than
> >> enough.
> >
> > What site do you use? The sites I know of have the map as a small area
> > within a larger browser window. I don't get 1600 pixels, and don't think JD
> > would be bitching if he/she did.
>
> maps.google.com I just did it, to prove it-- and I conceed, I lose some
> with the sidebar, but could make up for it if I stretched the whole
> image across two monitors...(and I did a test to confirm this works).
My procedure is:
- Bring up maps.google.com
- Type the address you want mapped
- Hit F-11 to maximize the browser
- Click the faint blue arrow on the center inside edge of the sidebar
on the Google page to get rid of the sidebar
- Click the arrow in the lower right corner of the inset graphic in
the lower right corner to get rid of the overview map
- Cut-n-paste
--
Charles Jones [ charlesj@frii.com ]
Loveland, Colorado, USA
AIM: LovelandCharles MSN: charlesj68@passport.com
http://www.myspace.com/charlesj68
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Posted by Michael Bulatovich on August 15, 2007, 3:04 pm
> says...
>> Michael Bulatovich wrote:
>>
>> >> Usually, the vicinity map is small enough that I get at least 1600
>> >> pixels
>> >> across, and at 150 dpi*, that translates to just over 11" wide, more
>> >> than
>> >> enough.
>> >
>> > What site do you use? The sites I know of have the map as a small area
>> > within a larger browser window. I don't get 1600 pixels, and don't
>> > think JD
>> > would be bitching if he/she did.
>>
>> maps.google.com I just did it, to prove it-- and I conceed, I lose some
>> with the sidebar, but could make up for it if I stretched the whole
>> image across two monitors...(and I did a test to confirm this works).
>
> My procedure is:
> - Bring up maps.google.com
> - Type the address you want mapped
> - Hit F-11 to maximize the browser
> - Click the faint blue arrow on the center inside edge of the sidebar
> on the Google page to get rid of the sidebar
That helps a bit! Thanks.
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