A new version of the Virtual Earth map is now online:
http://www.ecomapcostarica.com/map/index_ve.shtml
(Click on the map image to reach the main map application)
This version is a completely native Virtual Earth application and does not use OpenLayers or MapServer WMS. The map is now full-window sized, without the header and side bars. You can zoom in much more than the original version, and it also now supports the Virtual Earth 3D control! Yes you can fly around a reasonably high resolution 3d Volcan Arenal, or soar along the Leaves & Lizards ridge.
The above map will probably become the main map in the next few weeks.
The satellite image was tiled using Microsoft's MapCruncher, and the tiles are stored on Amazon S3 servers and distributed using CloudFront. I shall be publishing a how-to article at GeoWebGuru about this on Monday.
http://www.ecomapcostarica.com/map/index_ve.shtml
(Click on the map image to reach the main map application)
This version is a completely native Virtual Earth application and does not use OpenLayers or MapServer WMS. The map is now full-window sized, without the header and side bars. You can zoom in much more than the original version, and it also now supports the Virtual Earth 3D control! Yes you can fly around a reasonably high resolution 3d Volcan Arenal, or soar along the Leaves & Lizards ridge.
The above map will probably become the main map in the next few weeks.
The satellite image was tiled using Microsoft's MapCruncher, and the tiles are stored on Amazon S3 servers and distributed using CloudFront. I shall be publishing a how-to article at GeoWebGuru about this on Monday.
The Virtual Earth map has been updated to include an aerial photo in addition to the ASTER satellite photo. Steve & Debbie believe it was taken around November/December 2006 - after they built the first three cabins but before the first teak plantations were planted.