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Now you can use GPS Insight to import and store/distribute your custom mapping overlays.
This is useful when you have better aerial photographs, site or subdivision plans, or custom maps to use with your GPS data.
Here are 2 example pictures of a custom map (in this case an Army training map):
Here is how you use the new Overlay capability:
Choose Mapping:Landmarks:Overlays from the GPS Insight menu to bring up this capability:
You can create an Overlay in Google Earth by choosing “Add→Overlay”
Then browse to the picture you wish to incorporate:
Then size and rotate it:
You can adjust the translucency/opacity with the slider to make it more “see-through” if necessary.
When you have it correctly positioned, right-click/save it to disk as a .kmz:
And then upload it using the GPS Insight Overlay management screen:
Now any user on your account can download and use the overlay by clicking on it:
