How to Make a Better Google Map

Google Maps are a great way to add color and detail to your web pages and blog posts. It’s easy to create your own custom map to highlight the exact places you are discussing using your choice of text and icons.

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Building a Merlin or Orion Motorized Pano-head

There is a DIY alternative to the increasingly popular Gigapan unit, with wireless control, and SLR capabilities. Here is how to make yourself one.

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Manually Geotagging/Geocoding Your Images

We provided an overview of products for manually geotagging and geocoding your photos using online maps, focusing on Geosetter software. Geotagging, or geocoding involves the linking of photos to the place they were taken through latitude, longitude and altitude.
Photos can then be displayed on a map, and become searchable by precise location. It is a great idea for travel shots, but not an easy task for those of us without a GPS.

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