Questions tagged [maps]
Visual representations of an area, mostly used to depict geography.
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Alternative paper map for Michelin North & West Africa 741
Is there an alternative paper map to the Michelin North & West Africa 741 map? With similar scale (1cm -> 40km)
I asked Michelin and they said "Celui-ci ayant été arrêté." (I think ...
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Looking for a site that shows major Japanese train routes and their speed/duration
Inspired by this question. Is there something similar for Japan?
Thinking map of rail links among major cities. Speed and duration optional. Instead may be more helpful to indicate ticket requirements....
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How can I be informed of the presence of streets closed to cars during some time of the day?
Some streets are closed to cars during some time of the day, e.g. when more pedestrians are expected to frequent the street or when the tide is up. How can I be informed of the existence of such ...
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How to tell Google Maps to avoid bad neighborhoods in San Francisco?
A couple I know will travel from Greece to San Francisco for their honeymoon, and then visit other places too; it's their first trip abroad.
I remember when I first came to SF, I used Google Maps to ...
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What Coordinate format does the UNESCO web site provide?
I found a strange coordinate format in UNESCO site
Hyllestad Quernstone Quarries
N6810014 E20551 (zone 32)
Google maps does not accept N6810014 E20551. How to decode this coordinate?
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Is there a tool that shows a map with destinations and travel time from a train station?
Essentially a map like this walking and public transport distance x travel time calculator but for UK and international rail journeys.
There is the direkt tool by DB which is great but it only has ...
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Matrix of traveling time between multiple locations
I'm looking for some online resources that would allow me to select 10 locations (e.g., 10 cities or 10 landmarks in a city), and would return the time it takes to drive/walk/use public transportation ...
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Where can I view a map with buildings/businesses that were present sometimes in the past?
From time to time, businesses (e.g., restaurants) close or buildings are destructed. Where can I view a map with buildings/businesses that were present in a given point in the past? (e.g., "show ...
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Drawing a path on a map and having a navigation software on my phone following it
I plan to drive in a city. I would like to decide to decide my exact route by drawing it on a map, then have a navigation software help me navigate to make sure I follow the route.
Which solutions ...
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How can I see what the fastest driving route is that goes through n places?
I'll soon visit some places in the US by car. I'd like to visit n places. How can I see what the fastest driving route is that goes through all these n places?
Google Maps allows users to indicate ...
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Where can I find a map of the Underground City (Beijing)?
Dìxià Chéng ("Underground City") is a network of bunkers covering around 85 km² under Beijing where 100k to 1M people live. Where can I find a map of it? E.g., tunnels, entrance points, ...
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How can I learn map reading for navigation?
I don't know if anyone will relate but I can't read google maps to navigate. I have to ask 20 people to get to one location. Getting to a new location is always a hassle for me. Because of this reason,...
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How can I view the shortest distance between two islands? [closed]
I wonder whether there exists a convenient way to view the shortest distance between two islands. For example, can some of the commonly used online mapping resources, and if so, how? Ideally, I'd ...
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Why are world maps cut off? [closed]
I'm afraid that this isn't strictly a travel question, but I scoured the list of StackExchange sites and couldn't find any that seemed more appropriate.
When I look at a world map, I always need to ...
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Good Apps for travelers between cities in Europe especially
I travel a lot using mainly trains and buses sometimes also need taxis when i travel between cities.
My question is what's the best mobile app (or others) that could help guide me when I'm in the ...
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