Mrs. Mecomber's Scrapbook Talking technology, computers, and the Internet… for the average computer user

This is SO COOL. It’s called Click2Map. It’s like a “skinning” program– a software editor, really– for the very popular Google Maps. I love Google Maps, I admit. I use it all the time, especially to map out my travels for my travel blog. I have a very nice map of all the places we’ve traveled, complete with reviews, photos, and tourist information. I’ve put a lot into my Google Map. But it is kind of clunky, and I’ve always wished I could add more features to my Map. I saw a very cool video explaining what Click2Map can do with Google Maps– you have got the see the video! The speaker is a little difficult to understand (Click2Map is from France), and the video moves very quickly, but the demonstrations are just amazing. This is so cool!!

You can visit Click2Map here.

So, with Click2Map, you can FINALLY create custom-made map markers (something I’ve been wanting for a while), password-protect your maps, make a personal database, make templates for your markers, importa and export XML and KML files, and more. And you can add urls into the footer– perfect for me who is a travel blogger; I use maps to promote my website and tell the stories of where we have been.

Of course, if you just like to fool around and play with maps, Click2Maps is great for that, too. And I’ll bet this would be perfect for geocachers and people who travel frequently for business. The entire program is just amazing. Check out the website for pricing– there’s a free 30-day trial version, as well as very beefy versions for corporations or the hard-core map aficionado. You can get more information at the signup page here.