How to create a big map?

I have downloaded images of a small city in europe from google maps with google maps downloader with maximum zoom, and now when I combine all of images I downloaded (20k)with the program that came with google maps downloader the size of an image is 2 GB and I can't view it. Is there any program that allows me to put in ~40 pictures at ~20 000 x 20 000 resolution and that I can view them like in google maps?

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google pictures image maps program combine resolution

asked Jul 01 '11 at 13:22

Antonio_ExE
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Have you tried compressing the files?

answered Jul 01 '11 at 13:40

JB Tech Support
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How to do it without lousing image quality?

(Jul 01 '11 at 13:57) Antonio_ExE

Photoshop has pretty good quality control. Still nothing beats fooling around with the options. What works with one picture may not work as well with another.

(Jul 01 '11 at 15:38) Zbob750

0	What I need is a program or something that allows me to combine pictures (not in one) like they do in google maps, so I can zoom in and scroll trough them, toes something like that exist? answered Jul 01 '11 at 16:25 Antonio_ExE 1●1●1●1

I am able to open files that are over 20GB in size. why cant your system open something 2GB in size?

then again I use google maps when I drive. I don't need a BIG map as the GPS tracks where I am driving.

I have also printed maps before google existing using 18 sheets of 9.5" x 11 paper as well and hung it on a wall.. That image was under 1GB as well... I'm wondering if you are looking at images in full detail and linking them together as a targa or raw image, even with png/gif97a or jpeg compression it will be large in file size.

answered Jul 01 '11 at 16:35

jeff
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edited Jul 01 '11 at 16:38

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