David's Computer Stuff Journal: Google Maps' terrain view now has contour lines

Google Maps' terrain view now has contour lines

David N. Welton — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:41:00 -0700

Amongst other things, I have long had a passion for maps. I remember what a nice discovery USGS topo maps were as a kid, and as I developed an interest in cycling, all the cool places I've found over the years by poring over maps. There's also an element of discovery in getting detailed information about a place you've never been. So I'm excited to notice that Google Maps' terrain view now has contour lines to show elevations, rather than just shading.

Here's the mountain north of Innsbruck, for example.

Or Oregon's North and Middle Sisters

Steens Mountain, Little Blitzen and Big Indian gorges

Cool!

"Google Maps' terrain view now has contour lines" by mark@purcell.id.au

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 03:28:45 -0700

Hey,

The Openstreet Map Cycle Map has terrain contours.

http://www.gravitystorm.co.uk/osm/

"Google Maps' terrain view now has contour lines" by David Welton

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 15:19:34 -0700

Maps for free looks nice on a large scale, but doesn't scale down, compared to Google's maps.

"Google Maps' terrain view now has contour lines" by marcus

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 05:03:44 -0700

The relief maps of maps for free[1] are very nice too. In some aspects better than google.

And openpistemap [2] maybe worth a look too.

I guess openstreetmap you already know..

[1] http://www.maps-for-free.com/ [2] http://openpistemap.org/