France Maps and Satellite Images via Geoportail.fr
France’s National Geographic Institute (IGN) and Office of Geological and Mineral Research has launched Géoportail (literally translated as Geoportal) which features Google Earth or Google Maps and Windows Live Local Maps style localization positioning and map search services which will enable users to view high resolution images of location throughout mainland France and its territories.
Geoportail.fr allows users to zoom in on map images to a maximum resolution of just 50cm, which provides about the same detailed resolution if not better resolution provided by Google Earth in the US. Geoportail.fr online map service will have 400,000 images from aerial photographs taken over the past five years, along with 3,700 detailed maps. The maps can be viewed for free, but the higher resolution may need a license fee.
Unlike Google Earth which is a application based mapping program, Geoportail.fr is a web map service which has to access online. Similar to Google Earth mapping program, Geoportail.fr offers various views and users can switch from aerial views of a site to detailed view, charts, topology maps and geological data. Features earmarked for the future include more geological data and 3-D images.
View detailed maps and images of France with Geoportail.fr.
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