Self Made Maps

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This was one of our top requests. Scribble Maps Pro now supports the ability to upload your own image to use as a map, you can now scribble all over blue prints, hand drawn maps, or even a random image. This is different then photo overlays, with this new feature the image you upload actually acts like a map, with full zooming/panning functionality. It can be found under account, as indicated in the image below.



Just upload an image then hit the blue cross to set the map type, below is a sample map I made use an image of earth at night:



We can't wait to see what you can make with this new feature!

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