Google Maps Downloader is a nice app which you can use to create large, high detailed maps by piecing together downloaded images from Google Maps service.
Developer Description
Google Maps Downloader is a cute tool that can automatically download Google Maps' small tile map images and then combine them into one big map image. It supports multithreads, so the download speed is very fast. And it is very easy to use. All downloaded small images are saved on the disk. You can combine them after downloading or later. Isn't it very cool that you make your city's high precision map by yourself?
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