Scribble Maps Blog

Scribble Maps Blog

Animated GIF Support!

We just put in support for animated GIFs in Scribble Maps! Currently you can get an animated GIF into Scribble Maps by either importing KML, or by using the KML Editor in pro, and setting...

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Blend Modes!

We are very excited to announce blend modes! Blend modes allow you to modify how colors are displayed on a map, this makes it easier to color maps while keeping features of the map intact,...

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New Numeric Markers

We have just launched a new marker set, it is under "NumericTabs" under the marker selection window. This was a requested feature from one of our users, check out a sample of the markers...

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Google Maps Markers

For those of you using Scribble Maps to port out to Google Maps, and haven't done it in awhile, we just wanted to point out that we fixed a bug with marker positioning, so maps made in...

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Map Directory!

We're excited to announce the Scribble Maps map directory, which can be found here . It is also in the links found on the right. The directory is an easy way to look up maps, and also to see...

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URL Parameters

Scribble Maps now supports lat,lng,zoom,kmlpath,yaw,pitch, and maptype in the URL. Don't worry, just like before you can share a map with just the Scribble Maps Map ID, but now there is...

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Education, Scribble Maps, and an LCD

I came across a blog post that I found really interesting, a teacher used Scribble Maps on LCD projector with his students. A very interesting idea that might be useful for teachers...

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Scribble Maps hits 10,000 Public Maps!

We're very excited to announce that in the last month we crossed 10,000 line for maps made using Scribble Maps. Scribble Maps has come a long way in 10 months with the feedback of our users,...

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To Teachers Heads up - Map Listing

In the next 1-2 days we are going to be launching a new service for Scribble Maps which is essentially a directory of maps made on Scribble Maps. We are aware that this could affect some...

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Improved Rendering

We have improved rendering for more complex maps. Maps with a lot of items will render faster and more efficiently. We have also improved the KML parsing for KML files that have highly...

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OpenStreetMap & CloudMade Support!

We have recently implemented support for OpenStreetMap, and CloudMade in Scribble Maps (and the widget), visit scribblemaps.com or pro.scribblemaps.com to make your own OSM or CM map with...

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