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Permalink Reply by John on May 1, 2009 at 5:28am

I've not yet advanced to GPS or KML tools, but have used or received maps from others who have used:

http://www.bikely.com
http://www.bikeroutetoaster.com
http://www.mapmyride.com
http://veloroutes.org/bikemaps
and of course Google Maps.

A crapload of others are listed in Bikehacks: http://bikehacks.com/55-free-bike-route-mapping-tools/

Must admit I am a fan of the hand-drawn maps, whether or not satellites were involved in their creation ;-)

Permalink Reply by Andrew Bedno on May 2, 2009 at 6:23am

From Wikipedia: Keyhole Markup Language (KML) is an XML-based language schema for expressing geographic annotation and visualization on existing or future Web-based, two-dimensional maps and three-dimensional Earth browsers. The KML 2.2 specification became an official Open Geospatial Consortium standard on April 14, 2008.

On-the-ground familiarity, mastery of data and tools, and artistic final product all matter.

Permalink Reply by payton on May 4, 2009 at 5:55pm

I haven't uploaded any of mine to Google Earth, but I do have various routes online. I've usually done mine with illustration software, since not sticking to scale and using digital type can make things much clearer. But many of my favorite CCM maps were done by accomplished hand illustrators -- oh, Dave Z, where art thou?

Wicker Park CM - Sep 07
WPCM - Nov 07
WPCM - Dec 07
A "green" tour for a college class

also, a classic CCM ride: