{"id":90,"date":"2008-02-29T13:41:00","date_gmt":"2008-02-29T06:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.4amexpat.com\/?p=90"},"modified":"2010-07-09T11:01:42","modified_gmt":"2010-07-09T04:01:42","slug":"ultimate-map-resource-guide-of-bangkok","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.4amexpat.com\/ultimate-map-resource-guide-of-bangkok\/","title":{"rendered":"Ultimate map resource guide of Bangkok"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are a lot of great map resources for Bangkok these days.  Let&#8217;s have a look at some of the best map resources for checking out Bangkok.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:130%;\">Satellite imagery maps<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f=q&amp;hl=en&amp;q=bangkok&amp;layer=&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;t=h&amp;om=1&amp;ll=13.730047,100.500011&amp;spn=0.14241,0.215607&amp;z=13\">Google Maps<\/a> &#8211; The clear winner, although sometimes annoying because place names only in Thai.<br \/><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.4amexpat.com\/uploaded_images\/google-map-detail-722925.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"cursor: pointer;\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.4amexpat.com\/uploaded_images\/google-map-detail-722920.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/maps.live.com\/default.aspx?v=2&amp;cp=13.74939%7E100.509109&amp;style=r&amp;lvl=10&amp;tilt=-90&amp;dir=0&amp;alt=-1000\">Windows Live<\/a> &#8211;  Less resolution than Google on satellite imagery.  Less place names.<br \/><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.4amexpat.com\/uploaded_images\/msn-map-detail-718113.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"cursor: pointer;\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.4amexpat.com\/uploaded_images\/msn-map-detail-718110.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/maps.yahoo.com\/#mvt=h&amp;lat=13.72635&amp;lon=100.641418&amp;mag=8&amp;q1=bangkok%20thailand\">Yahoo Maps<\/a> &#8211; Same satellite data as Windows Live. Terrible road view coverage.<br \/><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.4amexpat.com\/uploaded_images\/yahoo-map-detail-780170.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"cursor: pointer;\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.4amexpat.com\/uploaded_images\/yahoo-map-detail-780167.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some great <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/\">Google Maps<\/a> overlays:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wikimapia.org\/#lat=13.730047&amp;lon=100.500183&amp;z=11&amp;l=0&amp;m=a&amp;v=2\">Wikimapia.org<\/a> &#8211; A wiki for places on a map.  Many places (many in Thai) are described in Bangkok, and you can add your own.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.panoramio.com\/map\/#lt=13.75&amp;ln=100.5166667&amp;z=4&amp;k=2&amp;a=1\">Panoramio<\/a> &#8211;  Users upload photo&#8217;s and place them around Bangkok. Great to if you want to see what stuff really looks like.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.panoramicearth.com\/252\/Bangkok\/Bangkok_Map\">PanoramicEarth.com<\/a> &#8211; Find full panoramic photos of Bangkok.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bangkokrecorder.com\/google-map\/bangkok-map.html\">Bangkok Recorder<\/a> &#8211; An overlay of around 100 popular tourist spots, restaurants and hotels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:130%;\">Other resources<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thaiwaysmagazine.com\/bangkok_map\/bangkok_map_metro.html\">Thaiways<\/a> &#8211; Thaiways publishes some good paper based maps. Some of their specialist maps include <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thaiwaysmagazine.com\/bangkok_map\/bangkok_skytrain_metro_map.html\">Metro &#038; Skytrain<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thaiwaysmagazine.com\/bangkok_map\/bangkok_map_sukhumvit.html\">Sukumvit<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thaiwaysmagazine.com\/bangkok_map\/bangkok_map_rattanakosin.html\">Rattanakosin Island<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For nightlife, check out these maps with many bars, pubs and massage:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bangkok2night.com\/maps\/new_petchburi_road.shtml\">New Petchburi Road Massage Parlors Map<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bangkok2night.com\/maps\/ratchdapisek.shtml\">Ratchapisek Road Massage Parlors Map<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bangkok2night.com\/maps\/sukhumvit.shtml\">Sukhumvit Area Map<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bangkok2night.com\/maps\/soi_cowboy.shtml\">Soi Cowboy Area Map<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you really want to get into it, the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bma-cpd.go.th\/\"> Bangkok Metropolitan Authority Department of City Planning<\/a> has some map data, but mostly in Thai.<\/p>\n<p>If you are using Google Earth, you&#8217;re going to need these helpful overlays.  If you are curious <a href=\"http:\/\/worldwind.arc.nasa.gov\/download.html\">NASA WorldWind<\/a> is a similar product (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/downloads\/details.aspx?familyid=0856eacb-4362-4b0d-8edd-aab15c5e04f5&amp;displaylang=en\">.Net<\/a> required).<\/p>\n<p>If you have <a href=\"http:\/\/earth.google.com\">Google Earth<\/a>, check out these KMZ files:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bbs.keyhole.com\/ubb\/download.php?Number=69329\">Thailand Placemarks 7.2<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bbs.keyhole.com\/ubb\/download.php?Number=94750\">40 Bangkok Spots<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bbs.keyhole.com\/ubb\/download.php?Number=74294\">Subway and Sky Train<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are a lot of great map resources for Bangkok these days. Let&#8217;s have a look at some of the best map resources for checking out Bangkok. 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