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Mapwing: The next best thing to being there
by Dolores Parker Feb 15th 2007 at 8:30AM
Mapwing is a neat little application that allows you to create your own virtual tours from digital photos and then share them online. If you're familiar with IPIX for watching video online tours of real estate, etc., then Mapwing is a very similar tool, but done with photos instead of video. Best of all, the basic package is free and you can create the tour yourself using Mapwing's online tutorials.When you watch a Mapwing tour, not only do you see photos, but you also view a side by side map of the scene. Each photo corresponds to a location on the map (provided by you), so the viewer gets a comprehensive spatial tour. To get started, Mapwing recommends the following equipment:
- 1+ megapixel camera with enough memory for at least 60 pictures
- Flash unit
- Tripod
- Clipboard, paper, and pencil
- Map or floor plan of the area (if available)
- Compass (optional)
- A modern operating system (Windows, Mac, Linux)
- An up-to-date Web browser (Firefox, Safari, Internet Explorer)
- Adobe Flash Player 7 or higher (Flash Player 9 is required to create virtual tours)
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The mechanics of the game are very simple. You are a small red square, ...
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Bill said 10:30AM on 2-15-2007
This is a very cool app and I would use it except the "maps" have to be hosted by them. I wish there was a way for me to download them so I can host them on my own server. I can see me not paying the monthly bill on time one month and losing all my map shows. I'd rather pay a fee for the right to host it myself.
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Andrew Hagenbuch said 11:12AM on 2-15-2007
Hey Bill, I work on Mapwing. You can download the Premium tours and put them on a CD or your own server.
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Bill said 9:33AM on 2-16-2007
Oh...well okay then. I didn't see that feature. Maybe change the "Download tours for burning to disc" to say something like "Download tours for burning to disc or uploading".
Thanks for the note though. Maybe I'll check it out.
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