[ Thanks to Tom
Wickline for this link. ]
“Google Map Saver is a portable software program that
feels more responsive and less complicated to use. The user can
enter a location or point of interest and the program will download
the available data from Google Maps. Then just click on the Go!
button and the map of the location will be displayed, this process
takes only a few seconds on a fast Internet connection. The usual
Google Maps controls are available including zooming in and out,
moving around with the mouse or switching between map, satellite
and terrain view. The ability to save loaded maps as images, so
that you can use them offline or take them anywhere with you is
really nice.“The zoom factor and map type can also be changed in pulldown
menus at the top. Just select the desired map size and output
format and click a button to save the map in PNG, JPG, BMP or TARGA
format. Images of the maps that are displayed can be saved in
various resolutions (e.g. window size, QVGA –
320×240, VGA-640×480,
iPhone-320×480, PAL-768×576,
NTSC-720×480, SVGA-800×600,
XGA-1024×768, WXGA-1024×600,
WXGA-1280×800, HD720-1280×720,
HD1080-1920×1080 or custom formats up to
10000×10000. Various output formats including jpg,
png, targa and bmp are available. The resulting images can be large
(40+ Megabytes) if the highest resolutions are selected.“Google Map Saver is an uncomplicated program that can be used
to save locations in Google Maps in a short period of time. The
program is portable and available at the
developer’s homepage. The watermark can be
removed by clicking on the globe in the upper right corner to get
to the about page and there on the Activate button which will
remove the watermark.”