The maps take forever to load don't they? Is anyone using Google Earth to view this, rather than Google Maps? If so, forgive me for pointing out the obvious!

If you download and install Google Earth you get a copy of the global map on your hard drive. By opening the grapes map in Google Maps and then clicking 'View in Google Earth' you can download the place markers (ie where all our plots are) and view them on your own saved version of the map.

This way you are using map data off your hard drive rather than off the web, so it loads almost instantly - about as fast as I can scroll. The online data changes whenever anyone adds or updates a data point, but as long as you go through the downloading process via Google Maps each time you view (only takes a few seconds) rather than just viewing the saved grape data from your hard drive, you'll stay up to date.

I think that's how it works anyway... Wayne?!

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