I am planning to build Web pages and Wiki pages that include maps. I was wondering if anyone can recommend a good source (such as Google, Mapquest, Maptech, etc.) for both general (town & highway) and topographic (landform) maps? They need to be free of charge, so I don't mind their logo on the map somewhere. The maps can be either "live" from a server (allowing the visitor to pan and zoom) or "static" (I paste in a copy).

I don't want to cut and paste maps and then get into copyright troubles. For one set of maps, I'd like a regional overview map (say, northeastern US), one or two smaller scale maps zooming in to more detail, and finally a closeup topo quad sheet where they can see the hiking trails and campsites. It would be nice to be able to annotate the maps with push-pins or an arrows "we parked here, we camped here, we ran into moonshiners here, etc.".

What maps sources satisfy these requirements? I see other Web pages with maps from various sources, but I don't know if the site is paying a fee (this is a noncommercial site for a small group). As an alternative, are there any good map servers I could run that serve the same function (very limited coverage, and what are the map data sources?)? Any suggestions? Thanks!

Well, it sounds like I'd be violating the ToS on the free Google Maps for the particular site I described (the site is not public; although it is not pay-for-play, it is password-controlled access). I would probably have to use the for-pay Enterprise version, which is massive overkill for a site with a dozen or so visitors. I could probably use the free version for my main site, which is publicly accessible (if I can think of any reason to have a map on it). Looking at the regular Google maps, I see "Link to this page", which may prove useful (I'll have to play with it -- it looks like it will embed a map into a page using an iframe).

A not-as-pretty alternative would be to just have several links to map sites, if I can specify the coordinates and scale of each map. Anyone out there using maps in this way?

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