Worldwide Soaring Turnpoint Exchange Maps
This link should present you with maps of the area covered by the control points
for this site, with the control points indicated. For large waypoint
collections, the density of points may render the view a bit of a mess,
but it should give you a rough idea of the area covered, and confirms that
there are no distant outliers.
displays a map
displays an Adobe Acrobat version
takes you to a
GoogleMap with satellite imagery and a map overlay where available.
- Single left click on a waypoint to see information associated with it
- Double left click on a location to move it to the center of the viewing area
downloads a Google Earth kmz file.
Google Earth
(http://earth.google.com) provides a
free viewer
(http://earth.google.com/download-earth.html)
that allows you to view the area around
a contol point, from different
elevations and perspectives, but requires a fairly hefty PC and good internet
connectivity. Try turning on the following "layers" in the menu on the lower left-hand side of the display:
place populated places, airports/transportation, and roads.
