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knowschad · Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 3:03 pm Post subject:

Here is a Greasemonkey script that will restore Google maps if you are using Firefox : http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/125938

It works great... give it a try! Groundspeak originally deleted the posts that linked to the script, but later restored them, so apparently this OK to use.

The speed issues seem to have improved, at least for me. But it remains to see what they will look like on Friday night.
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Hunter-Killer · Geocacher Joined: 25 Apr 2009 Posts: 222

Thanks, worked great. Nice to have Google's satellite view back

knowschad · Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 5:47 pm Post subject:

knowschad · Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 6:06 pm Post subject:

I loved this post that was made on the national forum regarding the maps:

Red_Devil35 · Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 7:11 pm Post subject:

dornole · Geocacher Joined: 03 Apr 2006 Posts: 353

Still have sat maps on the mobile, hope they don't change that as well.

Moe the Sleaze · Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 4:52 pm Post subject:

MNMizzou · Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:25 pm Post subject:

Aix sponsa · Geocacher Joined: 08 Dec 2008 Posts: 113

Thank you very much for my Google maps. I have what is referred to as broadband lite. You think your Mapquest maps load slowly... Much of the time I only get 2/3 to 3/4 of my map loaded with the rest being large gray boxes. Of course, the gray box is always where I want to see the map. I never had that problem with the Google maps.
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spd2662 · Geocacher Joined: 29 Nov 2008 Posts: 59

Just when life is moving along trouble free, everything goes and changes. I hope they get the maps to load faster. I could get used to them if that was the case. I still end up using Google Earth now to look up terrain since I also find that the gray boxes always end up on the area I want to see.

tonkaMN · MnGCA Board Joined: 10 Jun 2009 Posts: 544

I love the new maps. I love the new maps. I love the new maps.

If I keep telling myself that maybe I will not hate them some day!

qwerty2582 · Past MnGCA Board Joined: 03 Apr 2009 Posts: 457

I like the improved handling of pocket queries on the maps - No longer do I have to look at ALL caches and figure out which one have a lightning bolt by them.

I feel this is far improved over previous versions, even if the base maps are now different. I prefer the google, but I can deal with the provided options.

Red_Devil35 · Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 10:05 am Post subject:

Anyone else notice that mobile home parks are named, parks are not?
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Aix sponsa · Geocacher Joined: 08 Dec 2008 Posts: 113

Does anyone else miss the topo maps? Those who cache in the Arrowhead area and beyond know how important this can be. As an example should I cut across Bardon Peak or hike out and up another trail. Having the entire area on the map on the computer planning your trip ahead of time is much better than doing it on the fly zooming in and out with your GPSr. Swamps are another item up here. One can pick out a swamp on an aerial photo (more or less for those of us who are still perfecting the craft), but it is nice to have it corroborated with a Topo map. In addition, more than once what I thought was a trail that I was going to take has turned out to be a river as indicated on a Topo map. Is there a way to get mytopo maps just like we can get the Google maps?
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Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-
I took the one less traveled by,
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Moe the Sleaze · Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 1:52 pm Post subject: