Maprika Map Designer Help


Download Maprika Map Designer tool Login
  • Login with the same email/password you registered on your mobile device — select from menu "Server → Login…".
Start new map
  • 1. Check if map you want to add does not exist on Maprika — select from menu "Server → Server Maps…" and search for map name.
    2. Select picture. JPEG and PNG formats are supported. Please do not use screenshots from Google Maps, Google Earth etc.

    If you have PDF file you there are several options to create a map from it:
    1) use any PDF to JPEG converter, for example GIMP application (www.gimp.org) would work very well to convert PDF to JPEG — pay attention to "resolution" field in "Import from PDF" dialog (usually, it should be between 100 and 200).
    2) use snapshot tool of Adobe Acrobat — copy required portion of the PDF file and select "File - New from Clipboard" in Maprika Map Designer.

    Tip: you can use "View → Visualize…" from menu to see how your picture would look like on different mobile devices. This would help you to check if resolution of the picture you selected is OK.
Georeference the picture
  • To create a map from your picture, you need to match several points from the picture to their geographic locations.
  • Add points selecting "Add point" from "points" panel, then position pins to correct positions in "picture" and "google" panels.
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  • Right click on "picture" or "google"panel and select "add point" from popup menu — the point would be added at the place of the click, other panel adds point at calculated location, you can move them then.
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  • "Ctrl + left click" on "picture" or "google"panel.
  • Please set at least 5 points. The more points you add, the more accurately GPS will work on your map. This is especially true for "complex" maps such as ski resorts. Do not place all the points in one place — spread them across the map.
Check map quality
  • 1. Move mouse over "google" panel. The crosshair on "picture" panel will move to the calculated place.
  • 2. Use "View → Errors". It shows the residuals (in pixels). The higher values indicate either the point placed incorrectly or more points are needed.
  • 3. Use "View → Mesh". The mesh should have no knots or folds.
Add map information
  • Select from menu "File → Map info…" and fill in all fields. Please provide an appropriate map's name and short description (e.g. "ski trail map" or "campus map" )
Edit map thumbnail
  • You can edit map thumbnail Maprika users would see in map list — select from menu "File → Edit thumbnail…".
  • You can also edit the thumbnail in any image editor and replace automatically generated thumbnail. Thumbnail must be 96x96 pixels, JPEG format.
Upload to Maprika server
  • Select from menu "Server → Update server".