I hope you find this site useful.  It is my intention to assist you to "know how to get to where you want to go".

 

Purpose

The primary purpose of this site is to allow the user to view an interactive map of the Philippines showing the location of resorts, hotels, beaches, buildings, government offices and other places (waypoints).  The map also contains streets within the province of Metro Manila and some other key cities.  It is interactive because one can zoom in/out or pan the map.

 

The secondary purpose is to allow registered users to download customized GPS maps designed for the Garmin brand of GPS.  As a GPS and mapping enthusiast, I provide the GPS maps for free.

 

What You Can Do

  • Participate and discuss in an online Forum on topics such as where to download Garmin Custom Maps, how to upload maps to your Garmin GPS, Sharing GPS data you have, etc..  The Forum can be found here.  You need to register to participate.
  • Search the RPMap database for a place, city or street.  The database contains close to 15,000 "waypoints".  Once you have found the place you are interested in, you can click on the link to view it on an interactive map of the Philippines.
    • The interactive map uses the google map api.
    • See the place using the google street map or enhanced with a satellite view on the background.
    • View the surrounding streets and places as you pan and zoom the map.
    • If you are a GPS user, get the coordinates (latitude and longitude) of the searched item.
    • Assist others in finding a location or street by copying the url of the searched item. The following is an example of a link.  Copy the url address that is within the enclosed quotes and paste it in your browser "http://lrgalvez.homedns.org/rpmap3/ggl_search/default.asp?ID=3430".
  • View places using Google Map.
    • Currently RPMap has four (4) versions of Google Map.

       

      • Google Map for plotting your own waypoints - If you have the coordinates (latitude and longitude) of a place, you can view it in Google Map.  This version allows you to enter the coordinates for viewing.  If you don't have the coordinates, you can click anywhere on the Google map.  Each time you click on the map an icon will appear to mark the point.

       

      • Google Map for Metro Manila Transit System (MRT/LRT) - This google map shows the three rail lines (LRT1, MRT2 and MRT3) and the location of their stations.  This version is still incomplete.  Once finished, the buildings, schools, shopping centers and other points of interest in the surrounding area can be searched and viewed to make it easier to identify the closest station one should get on or off.

       

      • Google Map for Naga City - This google map was created for the GIS department of the Naga City government.  All data (waypoints, district areas and streets) were supplied by the GIS team through the assistance of Mr. Senen Ebio.  As of this writing, I am not aware of any other LGU who has shared their mapping data with the public.  I hope other LGU's will follow suit.

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    Acknowledgement

    This site would not have been possible without the waypoint and track contributions coming from the members of www.waypoints.ph.  It's webmaster, Mr. Ed Garcia, has generously shared his time and expertise in developing this site.

     

    The list of contributors can be found here.

     

    Begin Your Exploration

    To begin, select from the menu at the top of this page or proceed to the waypoints list.

     

    Enjoy!