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What is it ========== Mkmap is a map maker by downloading map tiles from online map services, like google maps, and combining into a single large picture file. It accepts the latitude and longitude coordinates, then downloads and merges map tiles. The point of mkmap is to generate a larger map than the size of a browser screen. So the map could be easily printed or viewed in an off-line device. Mkmap support both Unix-like and MS Windows system. Release Notes ============== See ChangeLog. Install ======= Mkmap can be built in Linux and MS Windows system. It uses the very simple make files so a manual modification is more or less required. In the Linux/Unix system, Mkmap requires following packages: libcurl libgd libfreetype libjpeg libpng libz Then type ./configure ./make It should be done automatically. In the Win32 system, all the required libraries have been precompiled and shipped with the Mkmap package already. The MinGW is recommanded being the building platform. Copyrights ========== The mkmap applies GNU General Public License version 3.0. The precompiled libraries are not part of mkmap, supplied only for convenience. Please consult their official websites for licensing details. http://curl.haxx.se/libcurl http://www.boutell.com/gd http://www.freetype.org http://libjpeg.sourceforge.net http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/libpng.html http://www.zlib.net The icon came from Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map_making_conventions_logo.svg The map tile servers have different policies. Please consult their official websites for licensing details before using their services. http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tile_servers Latitude and Longitude ====================== The following information was extracted from http://support.google.com/maps/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=18539 It explained how to find the latitude and longitude to feed into mkmap: "If you're browsing Google Maps and want to know the coordinates of a location, just right-click on the map and select <What's here?>. The coordinates will automatically pop up in the search box." Examples ======== You may use the command to test it: mkmap -f -33.815025,150.886059 -t -33.906967,151.115141 -z 12
