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Pancakes
26th October 2007, 10:39
So wises has crapped out on me and lots of the maps I've found don't have many area's out of the centers loaded. Whats some names or links to online maps for browsing at new routes of finding the longest, wiggliest way from A to B via s or R or something? Maybe post the link and what area's or features are best on that map. Awesome, post away!
Hitcher
26th October 2007, 10:56
Google Maps. The "directions" facility is awesome. I haven't found anything better.
sAsLEX
26th October 2007, 11:15
Google Maps. The "directions" facility is awesome. I haven't found anything better.

You haven't used a Tom Tom or similar with the John Cleese voice overs then.....
unhingedlizard
26th October 2007, 11:58
smaps is good if A your looking for a street and B youve got broadband
WWW.smaps.co.nz
Usarka
26th October 2007, 12:26
+1 Google Maps. i just lurve the hybrid sattelite image mode

eg: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=wellington+new+zealand&ie=UTF8&ll=-41.08016,175.209489&spn=0.022159,0.038838&t=h&z=15&om=1

or the same in sattelite only: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=wellington+new+zealand&ie=UTF8&t=k&om=1&ll=-41.08016,175.209489&spn=0.01108,0.019419&z=16&iwloc=addr
discotex
26th October 2007, 14:03
+1 Google Maps. Has great coverage of NZ not just the cities.
imdying
26th October 2007, 14:18
Yep, got Googlemaps on my PDA, works luverly, even with NZs shitty mobile broadband, and even when using the satellite mode... shame the mobile edition doesn't have hybrid yet.
Pancakes
26th October 2007, 18:37
Cool, Googlemaps looks like a winner, just having a play now. Have tried Smaps (http://www.smaps.co.nz) ,MapQuest (http://www.mapquest.com) and NZ Maps (http://www.nzmaps.co.nz) so far but the out of town resolution is crap or maps aren't there, big files for dial-up etc.
johnnyflash
26th October 2007, 19:20
Another is Quikmaps.com similar to google..eg.. http://www.quikmaps.com/show/41593
rainman
26th October 2007, 20:06
And yet another is zoomin (http://www.zoomin.co.nz), not bad for coverage outside of the cities.
Bren
26th October 2007, 20:32
Google maps is great....but ya gotta love GOOGLE EARTH....I know I do....its a 3d sim of the earth in case ya aint figured it out....Type a street and town in the search box and it will do the rest...I love the "tilt" function so you can get a look at the Geography in rendered 3d...like a fly-over...Try looking at for example the Hoover dam in that mode...it is awesome!