Als je tot nu toe screenshots van Google maps hebt gebruikt maps.google.com voor je landkaarten voor print, zul je geïnteresseerd zijn om te zien hoe Printmaps.net het doet vergeleken met het printen van Google maps.
We hebben onderstaande vergelijkingstabel gemaakt om je een snel overzicht te bieden van een aantal van de belangrijkste functionaliteiten van de Printmaps editor en hoe ze opwegen tegen Google Maps screenshots voor je landkaarten voor print. (Try the editor here.)
| Printmaps | Google Maps Screenshots | |
|---|---|---|
| Resolution | 300dpi, which is high-resolution commonly used for print-products. Fully scalable in SVG format. | The resolution of screenshots was not designed for print-products, the resulting maps are therefore usually blurry when printed. |
| Legality | Creating printable maps with Printmaps is fully legal | Using Google Maps screenshots commercially without permission form Google is against the Google Maps Terms of Service, especially when used as printed navigational material. |
| Pricepoint | Maps start at around €7 | Free (but risking legal consequences) |
| Format | SVG, PSD, PNG | Low-resolution PNG or JPEG |
| Custom Data Tools | * Route Editor * Geographic Shapes * File Upload (GPX/KML/GeoJSON) * POIs (manually or copy/paste from Excel) | * Standard Google Maps routing and POIs |
| Show/Hide Map Features? | Yes | No |
| Rotate or tilt map? | Yes | Only on mobile devices |
Een aantal manieren waarop onze landkaarten worden gebruikt in print
The Printmaps editor produces high-res 300 dpi maps in PNG, PSD (Photoshop) and SVG format. All map features come in separate layers so you can edit map features without damaging any features underneath. see our screencast for more details.
Our customers use the Printmaps editor to effortlessly map routes – travel itineraries, hike and cycle trails, city walks or simply directions – and to overlay their points of interest on a map. The editor makes it really easy to create fold maps, maps for touristic folders and brochures or guide book maps.
Our cheap entry level pricing enables customers with very low print circulation numbers to afford our maps. Typical examples include real estate exposés and photo books, printed in low numbers but needing high quality location or route maps.
Many guide book publishers illustrate their travel guides and hiking guidebooks entirely with Printmaps maps. You can satisfy all typical mapping needs with our maps, ranging from overview maps and general location maps to activity maps with hiking or cycle routes, city maps / street maps to direction maps.
Probeer Printmaps
Met onze kaarteneditor maak je landkaarten voor print wereldwijd in een handomdraai.
