Map Menu

The Map menu contains commands that apply to the Street Map, Topo Map, Aerial Photo Map, and Scanned Map views in ExpertGPS.

Show Street Map: Show a street map. (Worldwide coverage.)
Show Aerial Photo: Show an aerial photo. (Worldwide Coverage.)
Show Topo Map (USA Only): Show a scanned, seamless USGS topographic map. (US Coverage.)
Show Nautical Chart: Show a scanned paper map or digital chart. (US Coverage.)
Show Scanned Map: Show a scanned paper map or digital chart.
Show White Background: Show a map with a white background.
Zoom Commands: Change the scale of the map.
Export Image: Save the map to an image file for use in a presentation or to display on your Web site.
Print Map: Select the area of the map to be printed.
Map Display Options: Change the way items are displayed on the map.
Enable Internet Map Image Retrieval: Allow ExpertGPS to access the Internet to retrieve topo maps and aerial photos.
Show Map Retrieval Status: Show the number of map images queued for retrieval from the Internet map servers.
Customize Map Server: Use your preferred mapping and imagery providers for the base maps in ExpertGPS.
Refresh Old or Broken Map Tiles: Download new map tiles to replace or repair the ones currently showing on-screen.
Add and Calibrate a New Scanned Map: Import a map in JPEG, PNG, TIFF, or BMP format.
Automatically Add a USGS Topo Map: Automatically download a pre-calibrated, high-resolution scanned copy of the USGS topo map for the location shown on the map.
Calibrate Scanned Map: Calibrate the scanned map by specifying the coordinates of two known points on the map.
Switch to Another Scanned Map: Close the current scanned map and load a new one in the same window.
Open Scanned Map Library: Manage your collection of scanned paper maps and digital charts.
Go to the Center of the Scanned Map: Recenters the map on the center of the scanned map.
Go to the Upper Left Corner: Recenters the map on the upper left corner of the scanned map.
Go to the Upper Right Corner: Recenters the map on the upper right corner of the scanned map.
Go to the Lower Left Corner: Recenters the map on the lower left corner of the scanned map.
Go to the Lower Right Corner: Recenters the map on the lower right corner of the scanned map.
Go to Calibration Point 1: Recenters the scanned map on the first calibration point.
Go to Calibration Point 2: Recenters the scanned map on the second calibration point.
Add to Map Legend: Add the selected item to the Map Legend.
Extract Map Features from OpenStreetMap: Automatically create vector shapes for the roads, trails, and other features in the area shown on the map.
Add a New Layer: Select a GPX, SHP, or DXF file to use as a read-only layer in ExpertGPS.
Organize Layers: Add, edit, or delete layers.
[Select a Layer]: Layers with a checkmark next to them will be displayed on the map. Click the layer name in the menu to toggle it on or off.

All menu commands

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Map Menu

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