Earth Survey Maps (ESMaps) Reference

This page describes a free application that runs in the Google Maps API. Please open the ESMaps window and return to this page to learn more.

See also Earth Survey Maps - Mobile (ESMaps-m).

ESMaps is an implementation of the Google Maps JavaScript API version 3. It includes an address geocoder and selected components from HCBM, NGSCS, PLSGE, and QUADS.


TITLE BAR

Click Toolbar, Status Bar, or Sidebar to toggle visibility. Click the Survey logo to toggle the Title Bar visibility. If the Survey logo is hidden, the Title Bar will be displayed.

TOOLBAR

Type or paste a URL in the input field and click Load URL to load KML content from the web. Loading another URL replaces the previous one. The default URL will load Hillsborough County Benchmarks (HCBM).

Type or paste an address, place name, or comma-separated latitude and longitude pair in the input field and click Fly To to search for the location corresponding to the given address or place name, or the address corresponding to the given location.

SIDEBAR

NGS Control Stations

Click Off  to disable NGS Control Stations.

Click Search Results to refresh the network link.

See NGSCS to learn more about NGS Control Stations.

Address Geocoder

Click Instructions to display this information in a balloon for quick reference.

Type or paste an address, place name, or comma-separated latitude and longitude pair in the input field and click Fly To to search for the location corresponding to the given address or place name, or the address corresponding to the given location.

Ctrl-Click on the map to search for an address corresponding to the given location.

Shift-Click on a geocoder placemark to remove it.

Alt-Click on a geocoder placemark to edit its name and description.

Drag a geocoder placemark to change its location.

Click Save As to save Address Geocoder placemarks as a KML 2.2 document.

Overlays

Click Off  to disable Overlays.

Click BLM Townships or Quarter Sections to refresh the respective network link. See PLSGE to learn more about these overlays.

Click National Hydrography, USGS Quad Index, or USGS Topo Maps to refresh the respective network link. See QUADS to learn more about these overlays.

Click Automatic Refresh to toggle the refresh mode.

Use the Transparency slider to control the opacity of overlays.

Layers

Click Borders, COTBM, HCBM, Landscapes, Places, Roads, Transit, or Water to toggle visibility.

Hillsborough County and City of Tampa Benchmarks are components of HCBM.

View

Click Loaded URL, Addresses, or Survey Logo to toggle visibility. Addresses comprises all Address Geocoder placemarks. If the Survey logo is hidden, the Title Bar will be displayed.

Click an Aspect Ratio selection to conform the current page size to various media in landscape orientation, including standard or widescreen video. Page content cannot be less than 670 px × 380 px.

Selection
Aspect Ratio
Minimum Page Size
Supported Media
Name
Size
 
letter (11 × 8.5)
1.294117647
776 px × 600 px
Letter
ANSI A
11 in × 8.5 in
legal (14 × 8.5)
1.647058824
906 px × 550 px
Legal
14 in × 8.5 in
ledger (17 × 11)
1.545454545
927 px × 600 px
Ledger
Tabloid
ANSI B
S11R
17 in × 11 in
Statement
8.5 in × 5.5 in
wallet (3.25 × 2.5)
1.300000000
715 px × 550 px
Wallet1
3.25 in × 2.5 in
3R (5 × 3.5)
1.428571429
714 px × 500 px
3R
5 in × 3.5 in
4R (6 × 4)
1.500000000
750 px × 500 px
4R
6 in × 4 in
S8R
12 in × 8 in
S10R
15 in × 10 in
S12R
ARCH B
18 in × 12 in
5R (7 × 5)
1.400000000
770 px × 550 px
5R
7 in × 5 in
2R
Wallet
3.5 in × 2.5 in
8R (10 × 8)
1.250000000
750 px × 600 px
8R
10 in × 8 in
12R
15 in × 12 in
DIN / ISO / JIS
1.414213562
849 px × 600 px
A4
297 mm × 210 mm
A3
420 mm × 297 mm
ISO B5
250 mm × 176 mm
ISO B4
353 mm × 250 mm
JIS B5
257 mm × 182 mm
JIS B4
364 mm × 257 mm
4:3 video
1.333333333
800 px × 600 px
Standard
320 px × 240 px
640 px × 480 px
800 px × 600 px
4D
6 in × 4.5 in
6R
8 in × 6 in
ARCH A
12 in × 9 in
16:9 video
1.777777778
960 px × 540 px
Widescreen
640 px × 360 px
800 px × 450 px
960 px × 540 px
 
1Sometimes called US Wallet, this is the Wallet size in Windows Photo Viewer.

Use the free TechSmith Capture desktop application to save an image of the ESMaps page for subsequent printing.

Help

Click Reference to open this page in a new window.

Click About to display copyright, date, and version information.

STATUS BAR

The ESMaps Status Bar displays the Google Maps API version number, ESMaps page size, and cursor coordinates.

All images and data are retrieved from remote servers. Data errors, accuracy, and availability are beyond the control of this application.

ESMaps is a component of
Earth Survey © 2007-