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Way to add 1km x 1km UTM grid onto online map service
Is there any exist services or way to add 1km x 1km UTM grid onto online map service such as Google Maps or OpenStreetMap?
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How to emulate this grayscale basemap look+feel in Google Maps
I love the design on the Development Seed homepage, where they've used a grayscale basemap with bold 3D-style graphic markers.
It appears that they've used the ModestMaps API to create a tiled ...
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Why has Web Mercator (auxiliary sphere) become the web map standard?
I understand what the difference is between the Web Mercator projection and Web Mercator Auxiliary Sphere (WMAS). I also understand that both Google and Esri have adopted this projection as their ...
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Converting projected coordinates to google maps pixels
I have a single polygon in a local projection system. I would like to convert that polygon into an image that can be used as an overlay on google maps. I understand that it may be better to use ...
